KWESI E. KINGS ACQUAH AND CUSTOMS, EXCISE & PREVENTIVE SERVICE [2004]DLCHRAJ6107

Date	2004-09-20
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/773/2000/364
Citation No.	[2004]DLCHRAJ6107

D.K. OFOSU QUARTEY

[2004]DLCHRAJ6107
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KWESI E.
KINGS ACQUAH<o:p></o:p>{COMPLANANT}<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>CUSTOMS,
EXCISE &amp; PREVENTIVE SERVICE<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/773/2000/364&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;20/09/2004<o:p></o:p>

</div>COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p>D.K.
OFOSU QUARTEY SUPERVISING PRIN. LEGAL OFFICER For: 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>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>By
a petition dated 3rd of October 2000 and received on the 4th of October 2000,
the Complainant alleged that he was interdicted in a case involving short collection.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COMPLAINANT'S CASE<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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to the Complainant, on the 6th of October 1997, he was assigned to examine some
consignment of toilet rolls and that in the course of the examination, he saw
various items unstuffed from various containers. However, his Bill of Lading
and Invoice called for only toilet rolls and when he enquired from the clearing
agent whether the cartons of toffees and chewing gum that had been packed
neatly on some pallets close to the toilet rolls were part of the consignment,
the agent replied in the negative.<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant said he thus meticulously did his examination and prepared the
Landing Account book after which he learnt to his dismay that the toilet rolls
had been intercepted and he was invited together with two senior officers by
the CEPS Task Force for having done a shoddy work.<o:p></o:p>At
the Committee of Enquiry, he told the Committee every detail in truth and all
honesty. However, he was still found negligent and a six-month suspension was
recommended in November 1997.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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then, nothing has been heard from the CEPS Administration and his salaries have
not been paid to him. The Complainant alleged that as a result of the mental,
economic, social trauma on him and his family especially on his children's
education it became imperative for him to tender his resignation from the
Service with the view to seek redress.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>