GEORGE AHELE vs. GHANA WATER COMPANY LTD. [2009]DLHC5579

Date	2009-10-14
Suit No.	SUIT NO: BMISC 495/2008
Citation No.	[2009]DLHC5579

JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

MR. D. K. SOKPOR FOR THE PLAINTIFF

MR. ANTHONY KWAKYE FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2009]DLHC5579
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GEORGE AHELE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>GHANA WATER COMPANY LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[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: BMISC 495/2008&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: 14TH
OCTOBER, 2009<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
D. K. SOKPOR 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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MR. ANTHONY KWAKYE FOR THE
DEFENDANT&nbsp; <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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JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU<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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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>The plaintiff, who was a Senior
Revenue Assistant with the defendant company and had worked as an employee of
the company for 19yrs, was summarily dismissed on 16th July, 1998.
He as a result caused this Writ to be issued against the defendant on 9th
May, 2005. By the Writ, the plaintiff’s claim against the defendant was as
follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that plaintiff’s dismissal on
the 16th of July, 1998 was wrongful.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Payment
of all unpaid salary arrears and all entitlements due plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interest on the computed salary and all
entitlements from the 1st of June 1998 to date of Judgment<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Re-instatement and or long service award
commensurate with the 27yrs service in defendant’s employment.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The plaintiff accompanied his Writ
with a Statement of Claim in which he explained the cause of his dismissal and
the rational for his action.<o:p></o:p>The defendant company disputed the
claim of the plaintiff by filing a Statement of Defence on 19th
July, 2005. It counterclaimed against the plaintiff for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the refund of all sums of monies
belonging to the defendant which plaintiff through his dubious actions have
embezzled between 1997 and 1998 and which monies are still outstanding and <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>