THE REPUBLIC vs. THE PRESIDENT NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS, KUMASI AND THE REGISTRAR NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS, KUMASI EX-PARTE: NANA AMOA VII, NANA OKOM EGUA AND NANA EDUAFUL AND NANA AMOAH VII [2021]DLSC10175

THE REPUBLIC vs. THE PRESIDENT NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS, KUMASI AND THE REGISTRA... [2021]DLSC10175

Date	2021-03-24
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/27/2020
Citation No.	[2021]DLSC10175

APPAU JSC (PRESIDING)

PWAMANG JSC

DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC

LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC

AMADU JSC

S. K. AMOAH WITH HIM NANA AMA AMOAH FOR THE 1ST

2ND AND 3RD APPLICANTS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS.

AMPONSA DADZIE WITH HIM R. K. BOADU FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY/APPELLANT/APPELLANT.

[2021]DLSC10175
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE
REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE
PRESIDENT NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS, KUMASI AND THE REGISTRAR<o:p></o:p>NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS, KUMASI<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>EX-PARTE:
NANA AMOA VII, NANA OKOM EGUA AND NANA EDUAFUL&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;(APPLICANT/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>NANA
AMOAH VII<o:p></o:p>(INTERESTED
PARTY/APPELLANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME
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;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">CIVIL
APPEAL NO. J4/27/2020&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;DATE: 24TH MARCH, 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>S. K. AMOAH WITH
HIM NANA AMA AMOAH FOR THE 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD
APPLICANTS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS.<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:
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">AMPONSA
DADZIE WITH HIM R. K. BOADU FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY/APPELLANT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>APPAU JSC (PRESIDING), PWAMANG JSC, DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC,
LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC, AMADU JSC<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;">

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0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;AMADU JSC:-<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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This appeal is
from the decision of the Court of Appeal dated the 16th day of
October 2018.&nbsp; The action culminating in
this appeal was commenced by an originating motion for an order of mandamus to
issue&nbsp; by the
Appellants/Respondents/Respondents (hereinafter
referred to as “Respondents”) against the Respondents/Appellants/Appellants
to expunge from the National Register of Chiefs the name of Kweku Benyi aka
Nana Amoah VII the Interested Party/Appellant/Appellant (hereinafter referred to as ‘Appellant’) and to cancel an extract
bearing Serial No.952 to the said Kweku Benyi or set same aside on grounds of
fraud.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:
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In determining
the application, the High Court found in favour of the Applicants whereupon it
ordered the 1st and 2nd Respondents/ Appellants to remove
the name of the instant Appellant from the register of chiefs. The instant
Appellant, dissatisfied with the decision of the High Court appealed to the
Court of Appeal which dismissed the appeal from which decision instant appeal
has arisen.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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