GRACE OTABIL vs. TEMA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION [2023]DLHC16878

Date	2023-07-17
Suit No.	SUIT NO: E1/046/2023
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC16878

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE RITA AGYEMAN-BUDU (MRS.)

CAP. NKRABEA EFFAH-DARTEY

MR. VICTOR OWUSU ASANTE

[2023]DLHC16878
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GRACE OTABIL<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>TEMA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&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;&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; <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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 40.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp; <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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 40.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

CAP. NKRABEA EFFAH-DARTEY
FOR PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT <o:p></o:p>

MR. VICTOR OWUSU ASANTE FOR
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE RITA
AGYEMAN-BUDU (MRS.) <o:p></o: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; margin-left: 40.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

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

</div>Plaintiff/Applicant herein
filed this Motion on Notice for Interlocutory Injunction on the 3rd of March, 2023 praying for an Order
to restrain the Defendant from interfering
with the Plaintiff’s parcel of land by way of demolishing Plaintiff’s building
on the disputed land.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;In an Affidavit in Support deposed to by Francis
Ankomah Sey on behalf
of Plaintiff, it is averred
that Plaintiff bought
a parcel of land from Chief of Santeo and exhibit an Indenture as Exhibit A. Plaintiff
further contends that the Defendant herein TDC is challenging the title of the
Plaintiff, claiming the land belongs to TDC.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Paragraphs 9 and
10 of the Affidavit in Support
state:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Paragraph 9<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;It
is contended that under the existing law the power of TDC over land in Tema
ended in 1969 with the promulgation of NLCD 355 which limited the boundaries of
TDC.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;