NII ADJEI BOAHEN II NII KPOBI TETTEY TSURU IIIAND 3 OTHERS

(2019) JELR 63775 (HC)

High Court · SUIT NO: GJ 323/2017 · 6 Feb 2019 · Ghana

CORAM

KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

Core Terms ^Beta

plaintiff

matter

chieftaincy

chief

court

counsel

2nd defendants

high court

writ of summons

affairs of the la traditional council

honourable court

interlocutory injunction

statement of claim

central regional house of chiefs

instant action

learned counsel

court’s act

judicial committee

member of the la traditional council

rights of the plaintiff

ex parte bediako ii

mantse of the nmati abonase quarter of la

members of the la traditional council

mere fact

supreme court case

want of jurisdiction

1st plaintiff

affected member

arguments of both learned counsel

attorney general

background of application

case of the applicants

chief of the nmati abonasze quarter

complete violation of the applicable rules

completion of the chieftaincy declaration forms

counsel’s opinion

depositions of the defendants

filed written submission

following paragraphs

further states

heads of the clan houses

heads of various families

high courts

inherent jurisdiction of this court

judicial reliefs

perpetual injunction

registrar of the la traditional council

subject matter of the suit

writings of the learned author

i. Introduction:

[1] It recalls that on the 3rd day of March, 2017 the Plaintiff commenced this instant action by issuing a writ of summons against the Defendants herein for certain judicial reliefs.

The Writ of Summons together with the Statement of Claim was later amended on 26^th July, 2017. The reliefs endorsed on the Writ of Summons are as follows:

i. A Declaration that the Defendants have no lawful authority to leave out or ignore the Plaintiff in the induction and swearing in of some members of the La Traditional Council as by law established or from participation in its affairs.

ii. A Declaration that by leaving out and ignoring the Plaintiff in the induction and/or participation in the affairs of the La Traditional Council of which he is a member, the Defendants are violating the rights of the Plaintiff.

iii. Perpetual injunction restraining the Defendants, members of the La Traditional Council, their agents, servants and privies from interfering with or violating the rights of the…