THE REPUBLIC vs HIGH COURT, GENERAL JURISDICTION 6, ACCRA EX PARTE: ATTORNEY-GENERAL [EXTON CUBIC GROUP LIMITED-INTERESTED PARTY/APPLICANT] [2020]DLSC8755

THE REPUBLIC vs HIGH COURT, GENERAL JURISDICTION 6, ACCRA EX PARTE: ATTORNEY-GEN... [2020]DLSC8755

Date	2020-01-14
Suit No.	CIVIL MOTION NO. J7/18/2019
Citation No.	[2020]DLSC8755

YEBOAH CJ (PRESIDING)

ANSAH JSC

DOTSE JSC

APPAU JSC

PWAMANG JSC

MARFUL-SAU JSC

KOTEY JSC

OSAFO-BUABENG FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY/APPLICANT WITH HIM SANJAY

ANITA MORRISON AND REINDOLF TWUMASI-ANKRAH.

GODFRED YEBOAH DAME

DEPUTY ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR THE

RESPONDENT WITH HIM VERONICA ADIKO

PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY.

<p class="mb-5" id="contentDlCitation"  hidden>[2020]DLSC8755</p>
																																						<div class="restriction-wrapper">
														<div class="container-lg">
															<div class="row">
																<div class="col-md-12 restricted-content">
																	<div class="restricted-content-img-wrapper">
																		<div class="lock-icon bounce-7">
																			<img class=""
																				src="https://www.dennislawgh.com/dl-assets/dl-images/lock-content.png"
																				alt="Subscription based content">
																		</div>
																	</div>
																	 
																		<a href="https://www.dennislawgh.com/login"
																		class="btn btn-primary btn-lg"
																		style="font-family: 'open sans'; text-transform: capitalize;  border-radius: 8px"> 
																		Login to Read Full Case </a>
																	 
																	
																</div>
															</div>
														</div>
													</div>
													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
mso-fareast-language:#0C00">THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
mso-fareast-language:#0C00">vs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
mso-fareast-language:#0C00">HIGH COURT, GENERAL JURISDICTION 6, ACCRA EX PARTE:
ATTORNEY-GENERAL [EXTON CUBIC GROUP LIMITED-INTERESTED PARTY/APPLICANT] </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
mso-fareast-language:#0C00"><br></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">CIVIL MOTION NO. J7/18/2019&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: 14</span><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">TH</span></sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">&nbsp;JANUARY, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">COUNSEL:</span></b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">OSAFO-BUABENG
FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY/APPLICANT WITH HIM SANJAY ANITA MORRISON AND REINDOLF
TWUMASI-ANKRAH.</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">GODFRED YEBOAH DAME, DEPUTY ATTORNEY-GENERAL
FOR THE RESPONDENT WITH HIM VERONICA ADIKO, PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">CORAM: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">YEBOAH
CJ (PRESIDING), ANSAH JSC, DOTSE JSC, APPAU JSC, PWAMANG JSC, MARFUL-SAU JSC,
KOTEY JSC<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top: 1.5pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">RULING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 27pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">YEBOAH, CJ</span></u></b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 20.25pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">My
Lords, this application was heard on the 14/01/2020 when by a majority of five
with two dissenting, we dismissed the application and reserved our reasons. The
facts leading to this application for review appear not to be in dispute.</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 20.25pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">&nbsp;</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 20.25pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">The
applicant, Exton Cubic Group Limited, filed a motion for judicial review before
His Lordship Justice Ackaah-Boafo at the High Court, Accra, to quash a decision
of the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources dated the 4</span><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">th</span></sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">&nbsp;of September 2019.&nbsp; The basis for
invoking the High Court’s jurisdiction for judicial review was that the
Minister responsible for Lands and Natural Resources had interfered with the
Applicant’s mining concession activities in Kyekyewere, Mpasaaso and Kyereyase
in the Ashanti Region.&nbsp; The applicant had contended that it had
successfully applied for and obtained a mining lease for bauxite exploration
from the Government of Ghana and the said Minister had unfairly written a
letter purporting to cancel the lease the Government of Ghana had already
granted. &nbsp;Injunctive reliefs were also sought from the court to restrain
the Government of Ghana from interfering with the rights of the Applicant.
Briefly, the High Court granted the application on the 8</span><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">th</span></sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">&nbsp;of February 2019 in a lengthy
ruling.&nbsp; The respondents to this review application, the Attorney-General,
also resorted to Judicial Review in the nature of certiorari to quash the
ruling of the High Court.&nbsp; The application filed in this court was granted
on 31<</main>