JOHN AMON KORANTENG vs. JUSTICE APPIAH LANDS COMMISSION NATIONAL SECRETARIAT CANTONMENT, ACCRA [2019]DLHC8965

JOHN AMON KORANTENG vs. JUSTICE APPIAH LANDS COMMISSION NATIONAL SECRETARIAT CAN... [2019]DLHC8965

Date	2019-04-05
Suit No.	SUIT NO: LD/0368/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC8965

ALEXANDER OSEI TUTU J. (SITTING AS A JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT)

ESI COBBINAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF

NICHOLAS ADDAE-TWENEBOAH FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT

[2019]DLHC8965
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JOHN AMON KORANTENG<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE APPIAH<o:p></o:p>LANDS COMMISSION<o:p></o:p>NATIONAL SECRETARIAT
CANTONMENT, ACCRA<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[HIGH COURT
(LAND DIVISION 5), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
NO: LD/0368/2018&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE:
5TH APRIL, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ESI COBBINAH FOR THE
PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NICHOLAS
ADDAE-TWENEBOAH FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

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OSEI TUTU J. (SITTING AS A JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT)<o:p></o:p>

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</div>The Plaintiff commenced this action on
the 22nd March 2018 seeking the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
Declaration that the Deed of Gift registered by the 2nd Defendant as
AR/5660/2004 dated 15/11/1993 purportedly made between the Plaintiff as donor
and the 1st Defendant as donee is a forged document procured by
fraud and of no legal validity or effect.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order to the 2nd Defendant to produce the said Deed of Gift to the
Court for cancellation of same.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order directed at the Second Defendant to expunge the said purported Deed of
Gift registered by the 1st Defendant aforementioned from its
official records.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Legal
costs.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
second Defendant entered an appearance on 11th May 2018, but did not
file any defence. The first Defendant on his part defaulted to enter an
appearance. Pursuant to an application filed by the Plaintiff on 25th
October 2018, this Court entered interlocutory judgment against the 2nd
Defendant on 20th November 2018 and directed the Plaintiff to file
his witness statement. It is trite that where the Plaintiff’s action is for a
declaratory relief, the Plaintiff is duty bound to mount the box to prove his
claim. See the cases of Rev. Rocher
d-graft Sefa &amp; Others v. Bank of Ghana, Civil Appeal No. J4/51/2015, SC
(Unreported), per Gbadegbe JSC; Republic v. High Court, Ex parte Osafo [2011] 2
SCGLR 966 &amp; Ayiku IV v. A.G. &amp; Anor. [2009</main>