A High Court in Accra has thrown out an injunction application on the use of a disputed land filed against Elsie Appau-Klu, an executive of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).

The suit was filed by a private citizen, Nana Awuku Bram, who accused Appau-Klu of land encroachment and abuse of power.

He asked the court for "a motion on notice for interlocutory injunction against the Defendant, her agents, principal, assigns and other workers and all who operate and or come under her umbrella from interfering with his quiet enjoyment of his land."

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But the court, presided over by Justice Mariama Sammo, ruled that granting Awuku Bram's application would be a great disservice to the defendant, Elsie Appau-Klu, and would amount to a miscarriage of justice.

"I have read the parties' respective affidavits and the exhibits attached to same. Upon my evaluation of the affidavit evidence before me, I am of the opinion that on the balance of convenience, the Defendant would suffer greater hardship if the application is granted.

"In the circumstance, I am unable to exercise my judicial discretion in favour of the reliefs being sought by the Plaintiff/Applicant. The motion on notice for interlocutory injunction against the Defendant, her agents, principal, assigns and other workers and all who operate and or come under her umbrella is therefore refused," parts of the judgment cited by GhanaWeb read.

The judge also slapped Nana Awuku Bram with costs of GH¢3,000, awarded in favour of Appau-Klu.

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In addition to the lawsuit, Nana Awuku Bram filed petitions against Appau-Klu, accusing her of allegedly encroaching on his one-acre parcel of land located at Oyarifa, and referred her to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ).

Nana Awuku Bram had also supposedly petitioned the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, and the party's General Secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey.

Among other requests, the petitioner was seeking a restraining order to prevent Appau-Klu from continuing construction on the said disputed land.

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