NO. 518 EX-SERGEANT ABIGAIL VORMAWAH vs. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PRISONS AND ATTORNEY GENERAL [2009]DLHC4382

NO. 518 EX-SERGEANT ABIGAIL VORMAWAH vs. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PRISONS AND ATT... [2009]DLHC4382

Date	2009-09-10
Suit No.	SUIT NO. INDL/15/09
Citation No.	[2009]DLHC4382

KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

MR. SETH WIAFE DANKWA FOR THE PLAINTIFF

MRS. SYLVIA ADUSU FOR THE DEFENDANTS

[2009]DLHC4382
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B0F0">NO. 518 EX-SERGEANT ABIGAIL VORMAWAH<o:p></o:p></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#00B0F0">THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF
PRISONS AND ATTORNEY GENERAL<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (INDUSTRIAL/LABOUR DIVISION),
ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO.
INDL/15/09&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 10TH SEPTEMBER, 2009<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR.
SETH WIAFE DANKWA FOR THE PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MRS. SYLVIA ADUSU FOR THE DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU,
JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>On 9th March, 2009 the plaintiff hearin, Abigail
Vormawah, former sergeant in the Ghana Prisons Service issued out writ of
summons against the defendants for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that since
the Minister for Interior has not complied with Section 19(3) of NRCD 46 of
1972, the service enquiry held at Wa Central Prisons in which the plaintiff was
found guilty and later dismissed is null and void and of no legal effect
whatsoever.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General damages for
wrongful dismissal and<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of the court directing
the defendants to pay all benefits due to the plaintiff forthwith.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In the accompanying Statement of Claim, the plaintiff avers that
on 22nd June, 2005, she was invited by the Regional Commander of Wa
Central Prisons where she was informed that a prisoner had made an allegation
against her, so she was made to submit a statement to the Regional Commander to
that effect. She was later charged with three offences under Section 16(K) of
NRCD 46 of 1972.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>