ASHIE NIKOI vs. SOLOMON NELSON AND ODUTEI ASUMANG [2020]DLHC10533

Date	2020-11-11
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ/0371/2020
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10533

KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO J

MR. EDDIE MCCARTHY FOR THE APPLICANT - PRESENT

MR. SAM PATRICK AKUFFO FOR THE RESPONDENTS – PRESENT

[2020]DLHC10533
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >IN THE MATTER OF THE
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT, 2010 (ACT 798)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>IN THE MATTER OF AN
APPLICATION UNDER SECTIONS 110 &amp; 111 OF THE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
ACT, 2010 (ACT 798)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;ASHIE NIKOI<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SOLOMON NELSON AND ODUTEI
ASUMANG<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT
NO: GJ/0371/2020 &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:
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">11TH NOVEMBER, 2020.<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&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; <o:p></o:p>MR. EDDIE MCCARTHY FOR THE APPLICANT -
PRESENT<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">MR.
SAM PATRICK AKUFFO FOR THE RESPONDENTS – PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
<o:p></o:p>KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO, J<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">DECISION<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction/Background<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">[1]<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">The
Applicant, Ashie Nikoi by the instant application is praying for an order of
this Court pursuant to Sections 110 and 111 of the Alternative Dispute
Resolution Act, 2010 (Act 798)for the registration of the “Customary
Arbitration Award dated 12th May, 2019 and for leave to enforce the “arbitral
award dated 12th May, 2019”.&nbsp; The central
issue is whether this Court should grant the application for
the&nbsp;enforcement of the said arbitral award pursuant to Act 798.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><p class="mainparagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">&nbsp;<p class="mainparagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Position&nbsp;of&nbsp;the Parties<o:p></o:p><p class="mainparagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">The Applicant<o:p></o:p>[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Applicant
has deposed that he is a native of La, a local town in Accra and owns a parcel
of land situate and lying at La upon which the Respondents herein had
trespassed.&nbsp; According to the Applicant
he has a lease agreement which shows that he is the owner of the parcel of land
which the Respondents have trespassed.&nbsp;
In support of his case, the Applicant has filed a copy of the Indenture
as Exhibit KB1 in this
application.&nbsp; The Applicant descri</main>