M. E.O ASARE AND OMNIBUS SERVICES AUTHORITY [2004]DLCHRAJ6103

Date	2004-07-02
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/Rev.9/2000/1513
Citation No.	[2004]DLCHRAJ6103

B. K. OPPONG

[2004]DLCHRAJ6103
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >M. E.O ASARE<o:p></o:p>{COMPLAINANT}<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>OMNIBUS
SERVICES AUTHORITY<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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</div>COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p>B.
K. OPPONG DEPUTY COMMISSIONER <o:p></o:p>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>By
a complaint dated 11th July 1994 the Complainant, a former storekeeper at the
Ho Depot of the Omnibus Services Authority alleged that he was dismissed on
10th June 1994 for an offence he did not commit. He petitioned against the
dismissal but the Managing Director confirmed it. He, therefore, laid a
complaint before the Commission for redress.<o:p></o:p>The
Commission invited the Respondents to react to the complaint, as natural
justice demands. However the Respondents were not cooperative and their actions
and inactions were responsible for the resolution of the case being delayed:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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For a long time the Respondents failed to send us their comments
on the complaint; <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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A subpoena had to be served on the Managing Director, followed by
a letter of intention to attach the body of the Managing Director for contempt
before the solicitor of the Respondents wrote apologizing and promising to
react to the complaint;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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A considerable time elapsed before a copy of the Conditions of Service
was furnished the Commission <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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The Respondents however did not furnish the Commission with the
copy of the Disciplinary Proceedings and the findings upon which the
Complainant was dismissed.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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the circumstances the Commission decided to go into a formal hearing to
determine the matter. However, the Respondents continued with their delay
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