[2022]DLHC16984 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><a name="_Hlk152146143"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">ALHASSAN IDDRISU ALHASSAN <o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;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="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">REGIONAL LANDS OFFICER & 2ORS.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt 168.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;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: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. HR/0065/2022 DATE: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">8<sup>TH</sup> </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">DECEMBER 2022</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">OPHILIUS NAKAR FOR MARCEL KOFI AGBEDZINU FOR APPLICANT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">ANITA NYAMEKYE FOR THE 1ST RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p></span></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="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">BELLAH DJIBRILLA FOR ROBERT YARTEY FOR THE 2ND & 3<sup>RD</sup> RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;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="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><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 0cm;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">RULING</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:7.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:6.6pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:7.15pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:6.6pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">This is a Ruling on an application for extension of time to file an application for judicial review. In the affidavit in support deposed to by Alhassan Iddrisu Alhassan, the Applicant stated that he is the <i>bona fide </i>owner in possession of a parcel of land known as plot no. 97, North Legon Residential<span style="letter-spacing:.7pt"> </span>Area.<span style="letter-spacing:.65pt"> </span>According<span style="letter-spacing:.8pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:.8pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: .6pt"> </span>Applicant,<span style="letter-spacing:.8pt"> </span>he<span style="letter-spacing:.75pt"> </span>acquired<span style="letter-spacing:.75pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:.75pt"> </span>sublease<span style="letter-spacing:.75pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:.85pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:.65pt"> </span>said<span style="letter-spacing:.75pt"> </span>parcel<span style="letter-spacing:.75pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:.65pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">land</span> from the late David Kwabena Ahenkora who obtained his head lease from the Government of Ghana on 1<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>September, 1986.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:7.3pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:6.6pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:7.1pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:6.6pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Applicant further stated that he applied to the 1<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt; mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>Respondent to be enabled to plot and register<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>his<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>interest<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>said<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>land.<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>However,<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>according<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Applicant,<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the 1<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt"> </span></span>Respondent,<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>in a letter dated 11<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:1.4pt"> </span></span>July, 2017, but which he received on 23<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">rd<span style="letter-spacing:1.45pt"> </span></span>January, 2018, informed him that the late David Kwabena Ahenkora Antwi had written to inform them that the Applicant’s sublease was obtained by fraud.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:7.1pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:6.6pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:7.15pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:6.6pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Applicant claims that the 1<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>Respondent unilaterally declined to give its consent for the registration of his sublease without giving him a hearing. The applicant further claims that the failure of 1<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>Respondent to give him a hearing, entitles him to seek legal redress by way of judicial review.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>However, his application has been delayed because he initially engaged the 2<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt; mso-text-raise:3.5pt">nd<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>and 3<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">rd<span style="letter-spacing:1.9pt"> </span></span>respondents who are administrators of the estate of the late David Kwabena Ahenkora in the hope of arriving at an amicable settlement. He therefore prays<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </s