NUMO BORKETEY LARWEH TSURU, NII OBOADE NOTSE KING PROF. ODAIFIO WELENTSI III vs. LANDS COMMISSION, ATTORNEY GENERAL [2023]DLHC16908

NUMO BORKETEY LARWEH TSURU, NII OBOADE NOTSE KING PROF. ODAIFIO WELENTSI III vs.... [2023]DLHC16908

Date	2023-07-03
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/0049/2021
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC16908

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE AMOS WUNTAH WUNI

JUSTINA TETE-DONKOR

KWABENA ASANTE

ANITA NYAMEKYE

IVY VANDERPUIJE

[2023]DLHC16908
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NUMO BORKETEY LARWEH TSURU, NII OBOADE NOTSE KING
PROF. ODAIFIO WELENTSI III<o:p></o:p>

(PLAINTIFFS/APPLICANTS)<o:p></o:p>

LANDS COMMISSION, ATTORNEY GENERAL<o:p></o:p>

(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>

[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

JUSTINA TETE-DONKOR WITH
KWABENA ASANTE FOR PLAINTIFFS<o:p></o:p>

ANITA NYAMEKYE FOR 1ST
DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p>

IVY VANDERPUIJE, PRINCIPAL
STATE ATTORNEY FOR 2ND DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

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CORAM<o:p></o:p>

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE AMOS
WUNTAH WUNI <o:p></o:p>

JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

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The Plaintiffs/Applicants (hereinafter referred
to as “the Applicants”) filed the instant motion on notice on 25th November 2022 for and on behalf of
the Nungua Stool praying this Honorable Court to grant Summary Judgment against
the Defendants/Respondents (hereinafter referred to as “the Respondents”) in
the compensation claim arising out of the acquisition of Nungua Stool land by Executive Instrument No. 17 of 1999 captioned:<o:p></o:p>

“STATE
LANDS (NUNGUA – SITE FOR NATIONAL SPORTS COMPLEX) INSTRUMENT, 1999”<o:p></o:p>

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Following the publication
of the said E.I. 17, the 1st Plaintiff filed a
writ of summons and an accompanying statement of claim
against the Defendants on 16th October 2020 and same was
amended pursuant to the Court’s Order of
14th November 2022 for the following
reliefs:<o:p></o:p>

“1.&nbsp; A declaration that the Government of
Ghana acquired 554.46 acres of land belonging to the Plaintiffs by way of Executive Instrument