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REBECCA NUSUNGNE POUW KRAAN & ANOR

(2024) JELR 112312 (CA)

Court of Appeal 22 Feb 2024 Ghana
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- The Court of Appeal set aside the trial court’s order joining the DVLA as a necessary party, holding that DVLA had no real interest or control over the subject matter and had merely performed its statutory function in effecting the vehicl

Case Details

Suit Number:H1/270/2023
Judges:E. KYEI BAFFOUR, JA (PRESIDING) EMMANUEL ANKAMAH, JA HAFISATA AMALEBOBA, JA
Counsel:Evlalia Kangbree for the 2nd Defendant/Appellant; Foster Owusu with Enoch KwadjoDeh for the Plaintiffs/Respondents.
Location:Accra

JUDGMENT

EMMANUEL ANKAMAH, JA

On January 31, 2022, when the plaintiff/applicant/respondent (hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff) filed this action, the second defendant/respondent/appellant (hereinafter referred to as the second defendant) was not a party to the lawsuit. Its Regional Director for the Tema branch was made a party. For the purposes of this decision, I will quote the reliefs requested against the defendants. They are:

a. A Declaration that the transfer of ownership in respect to the Toyota Hilux Pickup car with registration number GN 7087-14 in favour of the 1st Defendant was fraudulently and maliciously procured particularly as the Plaintiff herein never approved of any such transfer.

b. A Declaration of title, Ownership of the Toyota Hilux Pickup car with registration number 7087-14.

c. An order directed to the 2nd defendant to expunge any registration of the Toyota Hilux Pickup car with registration number 7087-14 which is in the name of 1st Defendant.

d. An order of p…

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