REV. BOAKYE BOATENG & ANOR VS AUNTIE AGGIE & ORS

In the High Court, Her Ladyship Justice Ananda J. Aikins (Mrs) ruled on an application for mandamus brought by applicants seeking relief concerning squatters positioned in front of their premises. After reviewing the present application, the respondent Assembly’s affidavit in opposition, and submissions from both counsel, the court found the application lacked merit and refused the extraordinary remedy. Central to the court’s assessment was the applicants’ own affidavit admission that they are not the owners of the land on which the squatters have placed structures, which significantly undermined their claim to mandamus relief tied to that land. The court directed the applicants to submit themselves to the respondent Assembly for advice on how to address the squatters issue. Costs of GHc2a21,000 were awarded against the applicants, and the substantive matter was left to proceed in its normal course.