ABAKAH vs. ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND ANOTHER [1994]DLSC696

Date	1994-07-19
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1994]DLSC696

ABBAN JSC

AMUA-SEKYI JSC

AIKINS JSC

HAYFRON-BENJAMIN JSC

AMPIAH JSC

D O LAMPTEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

MARTIN AMIDU DEPUTY ATTORNEY-GENERAL (WITH HIM MRS. ADUSA-AMANKWAH CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY AND M N AFRIFA-GYASI PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE DEFENDANTS.

[1994]DLSC696
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color:#00B0F0">ABAKAH<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B0F0">ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND ANOTHER<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>[1993-94] 1 GLR 325<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>D O LAMPTEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-pagination:none;border:none;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">MARTIN AMIDU, DEPUTY
ATTORNEY-GENERAL (WITH HIM MRS. ADUSA-AMANKWAH, CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY AND M N
AFRIFA-GYASI, PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE DEFENDANTS. <o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-pagination:none;border:none;
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HAYFRON-BENJAMIN AND AMPIAH JJSC<o:p></o:p>

</div>JUDGMENT OF AIKINS JSC<o:p></o:p>Delivered the judgment of the court. In this case the plaintiff is
seeking two reliefs, namely:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">“(1) a declaration that as a retired judge of the High Court under
the Constitution, 1992 he is entitled to a pension equivalent to the salary
payable to him immediately before his retirement, a chauffeur driven car, a
furnished bungalow, allowances, facilities, privileges and retiring benefits or
awards; and<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(2) a declaration that the defendants have no legal or any other
right to seize or dispossess the plaintiff of his service car, and throw the
plaintiff out of his bungalow No 7 Windy Ridge, Takoradi which form part and parcel
of allowances, privileges, retiring benefits or awards under the plaintiff’s
service conditions.”<o:p></o:p>In addition the plaintiff is also asking for:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(i).&nbsp;&nbsp; “an order of perpetual
injunction restraining the second defendant from interfering with the
plaintiff’s possession of car registration No ADF 3817; <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(ii). the plaintiff’s occupation of
bungalow No 7 Windy Ridge, Takoradi; or in the alternative <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
5.0pt;margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">(iii).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
commensurate provision for the plaintiff in these respects.”<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff claims that he was appointed a High Court judge on 3
April 1986 after he had served in a pensionable capacity in the public service
for 33 years and two months, and retired after seven years and ten months’
service as a judge of the High Court. In effect, he says that he has served for
41 years in the public service at least seven years of which were as a justice
of the superior court of judicature. No details of the 33 years and two months
he says he served in the public service before being appointed as a High Court
judge are given, but the defendants admit the plaintiff’s claim in paragraph
(3) of the statement of the defendants’ case filed on 6 February 1994.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff does not also say when he retired as a judge of the
High Court nor whether he actually attained the age of 60 years before going on
retirement, but avers in paragraphs (4) and (5) of his statement of case in the
following manner:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">“(4) The plaintiff retired as a justice of the High Court of
Judicature under the prov</main>