ONOKUMAH CONSTRUCTION CO. LIMITED vs. THE LANDS COMMISSION, GHANA ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, NATIONAL SECURITY AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL [2022]DLHC11358

ONOKUMAH CONSTRUCTION CO. LIMITED vs. THE LANDS COMMISSION, GHANA ATOMIC ENERGY... [2022]DLHC11358

Date	2022-02-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/0474/2019
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC11358

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE SOLOMON OPPONG-TWUMASI

KWAME ADUABENG YANKYERA FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT - ABSENT

ROBERTA INKOOM HOLDING BRIEF FOR NICHOLAS ADDAE TWENEBOAH FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT/APPLICANT

JOSEPH ABLORDEPPEY HOLDING BRIEF FOR JULIUS NKETSIAH FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT

VICTORIA ADOTEY FOR THE 3RD & 4TH DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS - ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY

[2022]DLHC11358
																																						<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" >ONOKUMAH CONSTRUCTION CO. LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE LANDS
COMMISSION, GHANA ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, NATIONAL SECURITY AND THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<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;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT
NO. LD/0474/2019&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;DATE: 28TH FEBRUARY,
2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>KWAME ADUABENG YANKYERA FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT
- ABSENT<o:p></o:p>ROBERTA INKOOM HOLDING BRIEF FOR NICHOLAS ADDAE
TWENEBOAH FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT/APPLICANT<o:p></o:p>JOSEPH ABLORDEPPEY HOLDING BRIEF FOR JULIUS
NKETSIAH FOR THE 2ND 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;">

VICTORIA
ADOTEY FOR THE 3RD &amp; 4TH DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS -
ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY <o:p></o:p>

</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;
margin-left:108.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-108.0pt;
tab-stops:36.0pt 72.0pt 108.0pt 144.0pt 180.0pt 216.0pt 252.0pt 288.0pt 332.1pt">CORAM:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;
margin-left:108.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-108.0pt;
tab-stops:36.0pt 72.0pt 108.0pt 144.0pt 180.0pt 216.0pt 252.0pt 288.0pt 332.1pt">HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE SOLOMON OPPONG-TWUMASI<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;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;tab-stops:36.0pt 72.0pt 108.0pt 144.0pt 180.0pt 216.0pt 252.0pt 288.0pt 332.1pt;
border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:
solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-36.0pt;
line-height:200%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:36.0pt 72.0pt 108.0pt 144.0pt 180.0pt 216.0pt 252.0pt 288.0pt 332.1pt">1.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
INTRODUCTION:<o:p></o:p>On the 29th day of June, 2021, the 1st
Defendant/Applicant (hereinafter “the
Applicant”), brought the present application praying the Court to strike out
the Plaintiff’s pleadings and to dismiss the action in the instant suit as
being an abuse of the process of court.&nbsp;
The Plaintiff/Respondent shall (hereafter
be referred to as “the Respondent”).<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-36.0pt;
line-height:200%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:36.0pt 72.0pt 108.0pt 144.0pt 180.0pt 216.0pt 252.0pt 288.0pt 332.1pt">1.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In a
26-paragrah affidavit in support of the motion, the Applicant states that the
Respondent has as many as three (3) separate suits pending in various branches
of this court namely, Suit 1 LD/0474/2019
tiled ONUKUMAH CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD VRS. LANDS COMMISSION, GHANA ATOMIC ENERGY
COMMISSION NATIONAL SECURITY &amp; ATTORNEY GENERAL (hereafter referred to Suit
No. 2) and 3. SUIT NO. LD/0218/2020 intituled ONUKUMAH CONSTRUCTION LIMTED V.
LANDS COMMISSION (hereafter referred to as Suit No.3).<o:p></o:p>1.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Now the
Applicants plaint is that because these cases are still pending and also there
were earlier cases that had been determined and/or struck out, the Respondent
is abusing the process and therefore the present case, Suit No.2 and its
accompanying pleadings ought to be struck out and the case dismissed on the
sole grounds of abuse of process.<o:p></o:p>1.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The only point I
see the Applicant to be canvassing is that it was unaware that the Respondent
has multiple suits pending before the High Court and therefore, it proceeded to
file an application for Suit No. 3 to be dismissed for the same reasons as it
is advancing before this court but that the said application was refused by my
worthy brother, Alex Owusu-Ofori J. for reasons that will be revisited in this
ruling.<o:p></o:p>