THE REPUBLIC vs. LANDS COMMISSION, MINISTRY OF LANDS, MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL EX PARTE: SIMON SYLVESTER AGBEEHIA FRANCIS DZIKUNU [2020]DLHC10537

THE REPUBLIC vs. LANDS COMMISSION, MINISTRY OF LANDS, MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCE... [2020]DLHC10537

Date	2020-07-22
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ/1195/2019
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10537

KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO J

MR. MAWUENA AGBENOTO FOR THE APPLICANT - PRESENT

MR. CARLIS APPIAH BRAKO FOR THE 1ST RESPONDENT – PRESENT

MS. IVY VANDERPUIJE FOR THE 2ND

3RD AND 4TH RESPONDENTS – PRESENT

MR. FAUSTELL COFIE FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY – PRESENT

[2020]DLHC10537
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>LANDS COMMISSION, MINISTRY OF LANDS, MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES
AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>EX PARTE: SIMON SYLVESTER AGBEEHIA<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>FRANCIS DZIKUNU<o:p></o:p>(INTERESTED
PARTY)<o:p></o:p>[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;">

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. MAWUENA AGBENOTO FOR THE APPLICANT
- PRESENT<o:p></o:p>MR. CARLIS APPIAH BRAKO FOR THE 1ST
RESPONDENT – PRESENT<o:p></o:p>MS. IVY VANDERPUIJE FOR THE 2ND, 3RD
AND 4TH RESPONDENTS – 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;">

MR.
FAUSTELL COFIE FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY – PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

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</div>&nbsp;i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction/Overview:<o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On
May 2, 2019 the Applicant filed at the registry of this Court a Notice for
Judicial Review in the nature of Declaration and Certiorari pursuant to Order
55 of the High Court Civil Procedure Rules, 2004 C.I. 47 and amended same
on November 18, 2019 against the under-listed decisions: <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;“[i]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The purported grant of a lease dated 13th
August 2015 of No. 34, Patrice Lumumba Road, Airport Residential Area, by the
1st Respondent in the name of the President of the Republic of Ghana to the
Interested Party.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[ii]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The decision taken by the 3rd Respondent
in the letter dated 16th March, 2016 written by the 3rd Respondent to the
Greater Accra Regional Lands Commission, requesting the grant of right of entry
of House No. 34, Patrice Lumumba Road, Airport Residential Area, Accra to the
Interested Party.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[iii]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The decision taken by the 2nd Respondent
in a letter to the 1st Respondent dated 12th December, 2018, insisting on the
validity of the purported lease of No. 34, Patrice Lumumba Road, Airport
Residential Area, Accra, by a lease dated 13th August, 2015 which had been
declared as illegal and expunged by the 2nd Respondent.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;[iv]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The decision taken by the 2nd Respondent in
a letter dated 12th December, 2018 to the 1st Respondent directing the 1st
Respondent to find alternative allocation for t</main>