MATHIAS PAWAR AND BENSON RASEWAY [2004]DLCHRAJ6099

Date	2004-03-26
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/3419/2003/278
Citation No.	[2004]DLCHRAJ6099

D.K. OFOSU-QUARTEY

[2004]DLCHRAJ6099
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MATHIAS PAWAR<o:p></o:p>{COMPLAINANT}<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>BENSON
RASEWAY<o:p></o:p>{RESPONDENT}<o:p></o:p>(CHRAJ)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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Ref: CHRAJ/3419/2003/278&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;26/03/2004<o:p></o:p>

</div>COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p>D.K.
OFOSU-QUARTEY SUPERVISING PRIN. LEGAL OFFICER For: AG. COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p>SUMMARY DECISION<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
Complainant filed a complaint against the Respondent for a breach of contract,
hence he is claiming the rest of the contract sum of money.<o:p></o:p>The
Respondent denied the Complainant's claim.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COMPLAINANT'S VERSION<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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his complaint, he stated that the Respondent needed the service of a painter to
do some painting work for his landlord. The Complainant alleged that he won the
'contract' to the tune of £2.5 million. This amount included scraping and
painting of the house.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
.75pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">The
Complainant alleged that when work commenced on the building, the Respondent
gave him ¢350,000 as part of the contract sum. The Complainant later claimed
that the ¢350,000 was meant for transport expenses. The Complainant contended
that he demanded part of the contract sum from the Respondent which the latter
refused to succumb. This situation brought a brawl between them.<o:p></o:p>As
a result of the above scenario, the Respondent abrogated the contract, hence
his demand for the contract sum.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>RESPONDENT'S VERSION<o:p></o:p>In
his statement, he averred that he never gave out any contract work to the said
Complainant. He stated the facts of the case as follows:<o:p></o:p>That
he contact</main>