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NANA ADWOA EFFIA AND GODFRED KWOFIE V. NANA TAIBA II AND OTHERS

(2012) JELR 68577 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  CHIEFTAINCY APPEAL J2/1/2009  •  22 May 2012  •  Ghana

Coram
WOOD (MRS) C.J (PRESIDING), ANSAH J.S.C, DOTSE J.S.C, ANIN YEBOAH J.S.C, BAFFOE-BONNIE J.S.C

Judgement

JUDGMENT

WOOD (MRS) C.J:

On the 25th of October, 2007, the Judicial Committee of the National House of Chiefs dismissed the appeal from the adjudicating body of the Western Regional House of Chiefs, that is’ the Judicial Committee of the House. Dissatisfied, the petitioners/appellants are, by way of an appeal to this court, challenging the said decision on the following grounds:


GROUNDS OF APPEAL

“1. The Judicial Committee of the National House of Chiefs erred when they relied on extraneous matters which did not form part of the record of Appeal to deliver their judgment.

2. The Judicial Committee of the National House of Chiefs erred when they held that the Petitioners/Appellants herein cannot maintain the present action as their family member had sometime ago instituted an action against some of the Respondents herein and they should go to the Judicial committee of the Regional House of Chiefs to continue with the hearing of the matter.

3. The Judicial committee of the National House of …

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