[2023]DLHC16970 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><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"> </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">SARAH NAMO MODEN<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">ISAAC NARH MESIAKWA & 9 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, TEMA]<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 278.15pt"><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: E1/075/2021 DATE: 5<sup>TH</sup> APRIL 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"">MR. ROBERT ALLOTEY FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT <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. AARON GOLIGHTLY FOR DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS<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:1.95pt"> </span>Ruling<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing: 1.95pt"> </span>respect<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt"> </span>Motion<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt"> </span>Notice<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt"> </span>Order<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>Interlocutory<span style="letter-spacing: 2.0pt"> </span>and Mandatory Injunction under order 25 Rule (3) of CI 47.<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:5.9pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">This was filed on the 5<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>of December, 2022 by Counsel for and on behalf of Defendants/Applicants herein, on the 5<span style="position: relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>of December, 2022 Defendants/Applicants are<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>praying<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Court<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>order<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>restraining<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Plaintiff/Respondent<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>herein,<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>either by herself her agents, assigns, servants, workmen or whosoever, howsoever or otherwise from developing any portion of the disputed land or from disposing of all or any part of the disputed land to any third party pending the final determination<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>of this suit.<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:5.85pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Defendants/Applicants contend in their Supporting Affidavit that Prampram lands are owned and<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>controlled<span style="letter-spacing: 2.0pt"> </span>by the Larkpleh Quarter of which the Gberbie Ayiku Family of Larkpleh Prampram constitute one of the gates of the Larkpleh Quarter and<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>land<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>dispute falls<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>within<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt"> </span>lands<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>owned<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>controlled<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>said<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>family to which the 1<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st</span>-8<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>Defendants/Applicants belong.<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:6.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">That allodial interest in Prampram lands are vested in families and the land in dispute, the subject matter herein is owned by Larkpleh Quarter. Per their Exhibit 1 which is an extract of the Jackson report (<b>Transcript Copy of Note No.17</b>).<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="margin-right:5.7pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">In the matter of the Stool Lands Boundaries Ordinance, 1959 Shai Ningo and Prampram Order At Pg. 101, </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">the Chief of Larkpleh –Prampram, Tetteh Efum II testified<span style="letter-spacing: 4.0pt"> </span>to this fact before th