ESSILFIE AND ANOTHER vs. TETTEH AND OTHERS

The parties were members of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU). The plaintiffs/appellants and the first three defendants/respondents were executive members of the Assin Fosu branch, while the fourth defendant/respondent was the Central Regional Chairman of the GPRTU. The appellants alleged breaches of the GPRTU constitution, rules and by-laws, including failure to call branch meetings for seven months, failure to audit branch accounts since 1991, unlawful continuation in office after expiry of tenure, and the alleged disqualification of the first defendant from holding office because he was not a professional driver. They sought declaratory reliefs, orders for fresh elections and audit, and an injunction restraining the defendants from acting as branch executives. Portion of judgment: “The plaintiffs, contending that the first three defendants with the connivance of the fourth defendant are in breach of certain provisions of the GPRTU constitution, took the instant action claiming...” followed by reliefs (a)–(g); and paragraphs 4–10 of the statement of claim reproduced in the judgment.