ESSILFIE AND ANOTHER vs. TETTEH AND OTHERS [1995]DLCA553

Date	1995-06-22
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1995]DLCA553

ESSIEM JA

ACQUAH JA

AFREH JA

CAB-ADDAE FOR THE PLAINTIFF-APPELLANTS

BARTON-ODURO FOR THE DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

[1995]DLCA553
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color:#00B0F0">ESSILFIE AND ANOTHER<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">TETTEH AND OTHERS<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>[1995-96] 1 GLR 297<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>CAB-ADDAE FOR THE PLAINTIFF-APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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BARTON-ODURO FOR THE
DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT. <o:p></o:p>

ESSIEM, ACQUAH AND AFREH JJA<o:p></o:p>

</div>JUDGMENT OF ACQUAH JA.<o:p></o:p>The parties in this suit are members of the Ghana Private Road
Transport Union of the Trades Union Congress (hereinafter referred to as the
GPRTU). The plaintiffs and the first three defendants are executive members of
the Assin Fosu branch while the fourth defendant is the Central Regional
Chairman of the GPRTU. 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:<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:l2 level1 lfo2;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(a).&nbsp; “A declaration that the
defendants have breached the constitution, rules and bye-laws of the GPRTU of
the TUC by failing to call local meetings of the Fosu branch union for seven
months contrary to article 18 (IV) (a). <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:l2 level1 lfo2;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(b).&nbsp; A declaration that the branch
chairman has breached the said constitution, rules and bye-laws by failing to
call for an audit of the union accounts since 1991 contrary to article 16 (IV).
<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:l2 level1 lfo2;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(c).&nbsp; A declaration that the term of
office of the present executive has expired since 17 April 1993. <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:l2 level1 lfo2;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(d). A declaration that the first
defendant is not qualified to hold the office of chairman by virtue of articles
12 (a) and 26 of the constitution, rules and bye-laws, he not being the holder
of a professional driver’s licence.<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:l2 level1 lfo2;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(e).&nbsp; An order for fresh elections
in accordance with the union’s constitution, rules and bye-laws. <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;
mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">(f).&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for an audit of the union’s accounts in accordance with
the provisions of the constitution, rules and bye-laws, art 16. (g) Perpetual
injunction restraining the defendants, their agents, servants and assigns from
exercising the functions of branch executives including the operation of the
union’s accounts.”<o:p></o:p>The basis for the plaintiffs’ reliefs are contained in paragraphs
(4)-(10) of their statement of claim, which read:<o:p></o:p></main>