[2023]DLHC16901 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><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">MESHACK AYITTAH & 5 ORS.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><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"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><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:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><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 ATTORNEY GENERAL & 2 ORS.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><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"">(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><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, HO]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:168.75pt"><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: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;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: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO: E1/075/2022 DATE: 23<sup>RD</sup> JUNE 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops:96.25pt"><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: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MS. ABIGAIL AMPOFO HOLDING BRIEF FOR MR. JAMES MENSAH KULLEY FOR PLAINTIFFS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MR. NICHOLAS BARTELS FOR 1ST DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MR. BRIGHT AMU HOLDING BRIEF FOR MR. PRINCE KWAKU HODO FOR 2ND AND 3RD DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><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:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><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 RITA AGYEMAN-BUDU (MRS).<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; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;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;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="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">This<span style="letter-spacing:1.45pt"> </span>Ruling<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:1.45pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing: 1.45pt"> </span>respect<span style="letter-spacing:1.55pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>Motion<span style="letter-spacing:1.45pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>Notice<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:1.55pt"> </span>Plaintiffs<span style="letter-spacing:1.45pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:1.55pt"> </span>provide<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span>further<span style="letter-spacing:1.55pt"> </span>and better particulars of the parties.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">This<span style="letter-spacing:4.0pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:4.0pt"> </span>filed<span style="letter-spacing:4.0pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:4.0pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:4.0pt"> </span>22<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">nd<span style="letter-spacing:4.0pt; mso-font-width:150%"> </span></span>March,<span style="letter-spacing:4.0pt"> </span>2023<span style="letter-spacing:4.0pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:4.0pt"> </span>Counsel<span style="letter-spacing:4.0pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:4.0pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:4.0pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:4.0pt"> </span>behalf<span style="letter-spacing:4.0pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:4.0pt"> </span>1<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>Defendant/Applicant herein, the Attorney General.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:6.85pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">In<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Supporting<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Affidavit<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>main<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>thrust<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Application<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>stated<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>paragraph 8 as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Paragraph <span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt">8</span></span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:7.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">That the Plaintiffs/Respondents joined the 1<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt; mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st</span>Defendant/Applicant to the instant suit because of a billboard mounted on their parcel of land with the inscription “Agenda 111, Project Prampram District Hospital, Employer: Government of Ghana, Contractor ;<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Shapoorji<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>Pallonji<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Ghana Ltd, Consultant<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>Indegene<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Associates Limited, Project Manager ; Hospital Infrastructure Group Ltd.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">1<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span></span>Defendant/Applicant<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>states<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>paragraph<span style="letter-sp