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MARY QUAYSON
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TEMA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

(2025) JELR 114561 (SC)

Supreme Court 30 Jul 2025 Ghana
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- The Respondent (Plaintiff/Appellant at trial) initiated an action against the Appellant (Defendant/Respondent at trial), claiming she obtained valid permits for building an extension to her property in Tema, but the Appellant unlawfully d

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/17/2018
Judges:BAFFOE-BONNIE AG. CJ (PRESIDING) AMADU JSC KULENDI JSC GAEWU JSC KWOFIE JSC
Counsel:ANTHONY BOATENG ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT. GEORGE OPUKU-WARE ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT/ APPELLANT WITH NANA AKUA ASUBONTENG OBOUR ESQ.

JUDGMENT

KULENDI JSC:-

This appeal arises from a judgment of the Court of Appeal dated 18th May, 2016 Coram: Gyaesayor, Korbieh, Dzamefe JJA which overturned the judgment of the High Court dated 23rd October, 2012. 

RESPONDENTS CASE: 

The Plaintiff/Appellant/Respondent (hereinafter called “the Respondent”) commenced an action against the Defendant/Respondent/Appellant (hereinafter called “the Appellant”) in the High Court, Tema, praying for the following reliefs: 

  1. A declaration that the Plaintiff obtained a valid permit from the Defendant to construct an extension to House No. 1/P-31, Site 15, Community 1, Tema. 

  2. A declaration that the act of the Defendant in demolishing the extension works on House No. 1/P-31, Site 15, Community 1, Tema is unlawful. 

  3. An order directing the Defendant to reconstruct the two-room extension to House No. 1/P-31, Site 15, Community 1, Tema. 

  4. An order of perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant, its agents, assigns, workmen, and all those claiming through it …

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