NII SOWAH AKO-ODOI & ANOR V. MELCOM LTD. & 3 ORS. [2021]DLHC16425

Date	2021-05-06
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/0009/2021
Citation No.	[2021]DLHC16425

HIS LORDSHIP K. A. GYIMAH

KWAME FOSU-GYEABOUR FOR PLAINTIFFS/ RESPONDENTS.

AARON MENSAH FOR SAMUEL M. CODJOE FOR 1ST DEFENDANT/ APPLICANT.

AARON MENSAH FOR SAMUEL M. CODJOE FOR 2ND DEFENDANT

NICHOLAS ADDAE-TWENEBOAH FOR 3RD DEFENDANT

C. A. CHAMBERS FOR 4TH DEFENDANT

[2021]DLHC16425
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >&nbsp;NII SOWAH AKO-ODOI AND NII MENSAH NYEKPE-ENEHU <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/ RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MELCOM LTD. <o:p></o:p>(1ST
DEFENDANT/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>RUPESH SINGH <o:p></o:p>(2ND
DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>THE LANDS COMMISSION <o:p></o:p>(3RD
DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>AKANNI LOGISTICS LTD. <o:p></o:p>(4TH
DEFENDANT)<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;">

SUIT NO. LD/0009/2021&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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:
6TH&nbsp;MAY 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>KWAME
FOSU-GYEABOUR FOR PLAINTIFFS/ RESPONDENTS.<o:p></o:p>AARON
MENSAH FOR SAMUEL M. CODJOE FOR 1ST DEFENDANT/ APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p>AARON
MENSAH FOR SAMUEL M. CODJOE FOR 2ND DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p>NICHOLAS
ADDAE-TWENEBOAH FOR 3RD DEFENDANT <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;">

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RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;Introduction<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This is an application brought on
behalf of the 1st defendant praying the court to dismiss the
plaintiffs’ suit for lack of capacity. It is the case of the applicant that the
plaintiffs lack capacity to institute this action in respect of the land in
dispute as per their own showing, the land in dispute does not belong to the
plaintiffs’ Ako Toboase family but rather belongs to the Odoi Atsem family.
Counsel for the parties prayed the court to allow them to file legal arguments
in respect of their various positions which they duly did. Counsel for the
applicant filed his legal arguments on 13th April 2021 and counsel
for the plaintiffs/ respondents filed his submissions on 27th April
2021 though both had been directed to file on or before 12th April
2021.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Summary
of Plaintiffs’ case<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;By an amended writ of summons issued on
25th January 2021 upon the joinder of the 4th defendant
to the suit, the plaintiffs claimed the following reliefs against the
defendants:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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