SARPONG vs. UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND ANOTHER [1999]DLHC488

Date	1999-07-23
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1999]DLHC488

QUAYE J.

YAW ATTAKORA AMOO FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

POBEE FOR THE DEFENDANTS.

[1999]DLHC488
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color:#00B0F0">UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND ANOTHER<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p>[1999-2000] 1 GLR 585<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>YAW ATTAKORA AMOO 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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</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>JUDGMENT OF QUAYE J.<o:p></o:p>This action is a fall-out from the 158 special meeting of the
University Council, the second defendant herein, which is by statutory
provision, the governing body of the first defendant university. The plaintiff
herein is a professor of French, has been dean of the Faculty of Social
Sciences, since 1984, head of the Department of Languages and lecturer, an
employee of the first defendant university. He has been a full professor since
1993, and a member of the governing council of the first defendant university
since the 1988-89 academic year.<o:p></o:p>In this action, the plaintiff endorsed his writ with the following
reliefs:<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) Declaration that the university council of the University of
Science and Technology and the University of Science and Technology in exercise
of its power under article 195(3) of the Constitution, 1992 to appoint a
vice-chancellor is duty bound to follow its own earlier resolution adopted at
the 157 meeting of the university council to follow the procedure adopted for
the appointment of the former vice-chancellor in 1993 by accepting and
endorsing without voting the report of the council search party dated 5 June
1998 which search party the university council itself lawfully appointed. <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) An order compelling the defendants to follow and be bound by
the already established precedent and convention for the appointment of a
vice-chancellor for the University of Science and Technology. <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">(3) Injunction restraining the defendants, their servants, agents
and person(s) acting through by or in trust for them from acting in any manner
contrary to or prejudicial to the interest of the plaintiff in the course of
the selection and appointment of the vice chancellor for the University of
Science and Technology and against the intendment of reliefs (1) and (2) above.
<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) Such further order or orders as this honourable court may deem
fit and in terms of Order 63 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 1954
(LN 140A).”<o:p></o:p>The fact that emerge from this action are that in October 1997 the
second defendant, hereinafter referred to as the council, at its 155 meeting
passed its resolution 857, by which it refused to renew the appointment of the
then incumbent vice-chancellor of the first defendant university (hereinafter
referred to as the university). In consequence of the said resolution,
advertisements were posted at the university campus and also published in the
Daily Graphic newspaper on or about 10 December 1997 inviting interested and
qualified persons to apply. Exhibit 1 tendered in the proceedings, is one of
such advertisements, and is hereby reproduced:<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">“UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REGISTRAR’S DEPARTMENT
APPOINTMENT OF VICE-CHANCELLOR <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">The Council of the University of Science and Technology, Kumasi,
has taken congnisance of a vacancy in the position of Vice-Chancellor in the
University. <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">‘The Constitution of the Republic of Ghana provides in Article
95(3) for the appointment of Vice-Chancellor as follows: <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">‘The power to appoint persons to hold or act in an office in a
body of higher education, research or professional training shall vest in the
council or other governing body of that institution or body.’ <o:p></o:p>