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DASEBRE NYARKO & 3ORS

(2022) JELR 109793 (HC)

High Court 17 Mar 2022 Ghana
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- The plaintiff, a limited liability company registered in Ghana, had been operating a vehicle sales, repair, and maintenance business on a piece of land designated as a 'Light Industrial Area' by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) since

Case Details

Suit Number:LD/0790/16
Judges:HIS LORDSHIP, JUSTICE ANTHONY OPPONG
Counsel:ROBERTA INKOOM HOLDING THE BRIEF OF CARLIS APPIAH BRAKO FOR 4TH DEFENDANT PRESENT KWAME NYANKOM TETTEH FOR 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD DEFENDANTS PRESENT FELIX NANA OSEI FOR PLAINTIFF PRESENT

JUDGMENT 

Plaintiff, a limited liability company duly registered under the laws of Ghana,  commenced this action against the 1st and 2nd defendants initially. The 3rd and 4th  defendants were joined subsequently. The ensuing amended writ of summons and the  amended statement of claim pursuant to leave of the court dated 31st day of October 2016  were filed on 10th November, 2016.  

Plaintiff's case is that in the year 2004, it was granted permission by Accra Metropolitan  Assembly (AMA) to operate its business of selling, repairing and maintaining vehicles on  the subject matter land which had been designated by the Planning Authority as 'Light  Industrial Area'. Plaintiff occupied and possessed this piece of land for its business  purposes till 2016, that is, for well over 12 years without any hindrance or disturbance.  

Whilst on the land plaintiff discharged all its obligations in terms of payment of ground  rents and other rates to the relevant state institution. Somewhere along the…

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