Supreme Court quashes order removing King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II as Ga Mantse

The Supreme Court of Ghana has today overturned a decision by the Kumasi High Court and the Court of Appeal that removed King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II as Ga Mantse.

The apex court held that since the High Court’s decision directly affected the status of King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, he should have been given a fair hearing.

The court further upheld the applicant’s argument that, before the directive to reinstate Nii Tackie Adama Latse II onto the national register of chiefs, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II's name had already been entered into the National Register as Ga Mantse. 

As such, he had acquired personal statutory rights under Section 57(5) of the Chieftaincy Act, 2008 (Act 759).

In June this year, the Court of Appeal directed the National House of Chiefs, based in Kumasi, to reinstate Nii Tackie Adama Latse II as Ga Mantse—the paramount ruler of the Ga State—on the national register of chiefs.

This followed an earlier ruling by the High Court in November 2021, which also held that the removal of Nii Latse II from the register was procedurally flawed.

Delivering a unanimous decision, the Court of Appeal emphasized that there was no evidence of a lawful destoolment—a legal requirement before a chief’s name can be removed from the register. In the absence of such proof, the court ruled that the National House of Chiefs’ actions were unjustified.

Dissatisfied with the ruling, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II invoked the supervisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and applied for certiorari, which has now been granted.

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