M.K. GABADA AND DENU TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING [2001]DLCHRAJ5952

Date	2001-01-31
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/305/94/551
Citation No.	[2001]DLCHRAJ5952

CHRIS A. OPOKU

[2001]DLCHRAJ5952
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">M.K. GABADA <o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">DENU TOWN &amp; COUNTRY
PLANNING<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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Our Ref: CHRAJ/305/94/551&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 31/01/2001<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>CHRIS
A. OPOKU DEPUTY CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER FOR COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>In
a petition dated 22nd April, 1994, the Complainant prayed this Commission to
help retrieve his withheld salaries from the Respondent.<o:p></o:p>According
to the Complainant, he was an employee of the Town and Country Planning
Department since 1979. He stated that he was seconded to the CDR in 1983.<o:p></o:p>He stated further that whilst on
secondment his name was deleted from salary vouchers in 1985. He therefore
petitioned the Respondent who promised to look into the matter.<o:p></o:p>After
repeated requests for comments had gone unheeded, the Commission set out to
investigate the matter. Comments therefore gleaned from the Respondent in
September 2000, 6 clear years after the matter was placed before the Commission
revealed as follows:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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Complainant whilst in office was granted premises to pursue a course in
draughtsmanship at the Institute of Technical Education in 1984. However, he
reported late for the semester and had to defer the course to the next
accademic year.<o:p></o:p>The
Respondent stated further, that instead of informing his employers of this
deferral chose to stay at home and collect his salary.<o:p></o:p>The
Respondent said letters were written to him asking him to explain why he had
deferred the course and why he never came to collect his salary in person. His
name was therefore deleted from the payroll when no response was forthcoming.<o:p></o:p>On 5th October 2000, a copy of the
Respondent comments were sent to the complainant to react. In spite of the
existence of a deadline to contact the Commission, the complainant has not done
so.<o:p></o:p>The
Commission therefore ceases investigation of this complaint in accordance with
section 13(1)(b) of Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act
1993 (Act 456) which states:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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13(1)"Where in the course of the investigation of any complaint it appears
to the Commission -<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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