REPUBLIC v PEPRAH AND Others; Ex PARTE AGYEIWA 1011 - 1029

Natural justice-Right to be heard-Chief and elders-Destoolment of queenmother-Chief and elders destooling queenmother on basis of allegations by chief without preferring and hearing queenmother on charges-Whether conduct of chief and elders breach of natural justice­ - Whether certiorari to issue to quash decision.

Chieftaincy-Chief-Status-Queen mother-Applicant queenmother 's name IlOt listed in National Register of Chiefs- "Chief' defined under Constitution to include queenmother but not under Act 370- Whether applicant Hchief'-Respondent chief dealing with applicant for years as queenmother- Whether respondent estopped from denying chiefly status of applicant-Chieftaincy Act, 1971 (Act 370), s 48( I)-Constitution, 1992, arts 1(2) and 277.