ALBERT ANTHONY AMPONG vs THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HEAD OF CIVIL SERVICE [2009]DLHC16681

Date	2009-12-02
Suit No.	SUIT NO. AP 95/2009
Citation No.	[2009]DLHC16681

HIS LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J.

GODFRED YEBOAH DAME

ELIKPLIM AGBAMAVA

[2009]DLHC16681
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ALBERT ANTHONY AMPONG<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HEAD OF CIVIL SERVICE<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&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; <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -0.35pt;">

<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>SUIT NO. AP 95/2009&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: 2ND DECEMBER
2009<o:p></o:p>

GODFRED YEBOAH DAME FOR APPLICANT<o:p></o:p>

ELIKPLIM AGBAMAVA, STATE
ATTORNEY, FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J. <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -0.35pt;">

RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;On the 7th day of July, 2009 the applicant herein Albert
Anthony Ampong filed a motion for judicial review against the Attorney General
and the Head of Civil Service praying for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;“(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the decision of His
Excellency the President of Ghana interdicting the Applicant, ordering a refund
by the Applicant of the sum of Twenty Thousand United States Dollars
(US$20,000.00) and directing the Head of Civil Service to impose further
disciplinary measures against the Applicant on the basis of the National
Security Report on Investigations into allegations against the former Minister
of Youth and Sports, Alhaji Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, was unlawful:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-.35pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;
line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;tab-stops:list 72.0pt">(ii)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&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;
A declaration that the decision of the 2nd
Respondent implementing the directives of His Excellency the President as spelt
out in (i) above is unlawful;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-.35pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;
line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;tab-stops:list 72.0pt">(iii)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&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;
An order of certiorari to bring in the decision of
His Excellency the President complained of in (i) above and quash same as being
in violation of due process and the relevant laws and disciplinary regulations
for the civil service in the Republic of Ghana;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-.35pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;
line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;tab-stops:list 72.0pt">(iv)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&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;
An order of certiorari to bring in the decision of the
Head of Civil Service carrying out the President’s directive for disciplinary
measures to be imposed on the Applicant as spelt out in (i) above and quash
same as being unlawful and a gross violation of due process;<o:p></o:p>