[2021]DLHC17368 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:center 237.5pt left 285.0pt; text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:center 238.75pt 244.25pt left 271.5pt 290.25pt; text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:center 237.5pt left 278.8pt; text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">NANA KODUAH & 5 ORS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, AKIM ODA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:44.25pt 168.75pt 278.15pt 305.25pt; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> </span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. D16/01/2021 DATE: 30<sup>TH</sup> JULY 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:96.25pt center 244.25pt left 267.0pt 318.75pt 430.45pt; text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">DICKSON DONKOR FOR APPLICANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MICHEAL NKANSAH FOR RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:143.25pt 171.75pt 4.0in;text-autospace: none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">CORAM <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:266.25pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JOAN EYI KING <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:center 237.5pt left 345.75pt;text-autospace: none;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua""> RULING <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">This is a motion on notice invoking the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court, for and on behalf of the applicant praying the court for an order restraining the respondents, their agents, privies and assigns from going ahead to enstool anyone as rival Chief of Akyem Asene on any other day and for any orders as the court may deem fit. I wish to quote the relevant paragraphs as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">3. That I have been authorized by the Asene- Manso- Akroso District Security Council (DISEC) and permitted by the Inspector General of Police, to swear to this affidavit as the facts deposed to herein are within my knowledge and belief by virtue of my work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language: EN-IN">4. That the 1<sup>st</sup>, 2<sup>nd</sup>, 3<sup>rd</sup> and 4<sup>th</sup> respondents are the Abakumahene, Benkumhene, Linguist and Abusuapanin respectively in Akim Asene.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language: EN-IN">5. That the 5<sup>th</sup> respondent is the Chief Linguist of the Kotoku Traditional Area, whilst the 6<sup>th</sup> respondent is a newly rival queen mother controversially installed at Akim Asene on Monday, 10<sup>th</sup> May 2021 by the 1<sup>st</sup>, 2<sup>nd</sup>, 3<sup>rd</sup>, 4<sup>th</sup> and 5<sup>th</sup> respondents, among others.<o:p></o:p></span><