NANA YEBOAH-KODIE ASARE II AND NANA KWAME SARFO KANTANKA V. NANA KWAKU ADDAI AND OTHERS

JUDGEMENT

BENIN, JSC: (FOR THE MAJORITY OPINION)

The processes culminating in this review application began at the Judicial Committee of the Mampong Traditional Council (JCMTC) where the plaintiffs,herein referred to as the applicants, sued the defendants, herein referred to as the respondents in a chieftaincy matter. The JCMTC dismissed the action by the applicants. Not satisfied with the decision by the JCMTC, the applicants appealed to the Judicial Committee of the Ashanti Regional House of Chiefs (JCARHC) which allowed the appeal. The respondents also appealed against the decision of the JCARHC to the Judicial Committee of the National House of Chiefs (JCNHC) which dismissed the appeal. The respondents appealed against the decision of the JCNHC to this court which by a majority decision allowed the appeal on 21^st May 2014.

By the present application the applicants are asking this court to review its decision delivered on 21^st May 2014. The applicants canvassed two grounds and these a…