THE REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT, (PROBATE AND ADMINISRATION DIVISION), ACCRA EX PARTE: PATRICK AGUDEY TEYE (APPLICANT) NOMO AGBOSU DOGBEDA AND 5 OTHERS [2019]DLSC6436

THE REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT, (PROBATE AND ADMINISRATION DIVISION), ACCRA EX PART... [2019]DLSC6436

Date	2019-05-29
Suit No.	CIVIL MOTION NO. J5/62/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLSC6436

ADINYIRA (MRS.) JSC (PRESIDING)

DOTSE JSC

YEBOAH JSC

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

PWAMANG JSC

KWESI AUSTIN FOR THE APPLICANT.

EDWARD SAM CRABBE FOR THE INTERESTED PARTIES/RESPONDENTS.

[2019]DLSC6436
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>HIGH COURT, (PROBATE AND ADMINISRATION DIVISION), ACCRA EX
PARTE: PATRICK AGUDEY TEYE (APPLICANT) NOMO AGBOSU DOGBEDA AND 5 OTHERS [INTERESTED
PARTIES]<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">CIVILMOTIONNO.J5/62/2018&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;DATE:&nbsp;29TH
MAY, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KWESI AUSTIN FOR THE APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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EDWARD SAM CRABBE FOR THE INTERESTED
PARTIES/RESPONDENTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>ADINYIRA (MRS.) JSC (PRESIDING), DOTSE JSC, YEBOAH JSC,
BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, PWAMANG JSC<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>BAFFOE-BONNIE, JSC:-<o:p></o:p>The applicant has brought this application before us following the
High Court’s ruling delivered by the High Court on a preliminary point of law
raised by the said applicant. The application before us is for,<o:p></o:p>a. An Order of Certiorari to quash the ruling of the High Court,
Probate &amp; Administration Division, Accra, dated 10th&nbsp;May, 2018
in suit No. GJ1845/17 and,<o:p></o:p>b. An Order of prohibition against the High Court from
entertaining, hearing or determining the suit No. GJ1845/17 commenced by
originating motion on the 14th&nbsp;December,
2017;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>Attached to the application was a 24-paragraph affidavit. The
grounds for the application are as follows:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The High Court,
Accra lacks jurisdiction to entertain or determine the Motion/Application filed
by the 1-5th. Interested parties herein to set aside the arbitral award dated
29th&nbsp;March, 2012 on grounds of fraud, same having been brought
out of time.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To the extent
that the application to set aside the arbitral award was brought out of the
statutory prescribed time lime as circumscribed by Act 798, the High Court
acted in excess of its jurisdiction by assuming jurisdiction to entertain the
application.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Suit No.GJ1845/17
was commenced pursuant to the wrong provision of law, that is, section 58 of
the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, 2010 (Act 798) rather than section 112
of the same Act.<o:p></o:p>For ease of appreciation of this ruling let us give a background of
this application.<o:p></o:p>There was a long-standing dispute in Ada between two gates, the Da
Gate and the Ablaokorm Gate as to which of the said two gates is entitled to
nominate and install the Mankralo of Ada in the Greater Accra Region.<o:p></o:p>Over the years attempts at resolving the dispute by various
committees proved futile. Finally, on the recommendation of the Ada Traditional
Council, the parties submitted to a customary arbitration in respect of the
dispute, paid requisite fees, participated fully and on the 29th&nbsp;of March,
2012, an arbitral award was delivered and same was registered at the High
Court, Tema. The award was to the effect that, the Mankralo position should be
ascended to by the Da gate and the Ablaokorm gate in rotation commencing with
the Da gate.&nbsp; The Award indicated therefore that the Da Gate which had,
the applicant herein, as its </main>