OSENI SULLEY AND KORLE-BU TEACHING HOSPITAL [2010]DLCHRAJ5972

Date	2010-04-23
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/99/2001/559
Citation No.	[2010]DLCHRAJ5972

JOSEPH WHITTAL

[2010]DLCHRAJ5972
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B050">OSENI SULLEY<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B050">KORLE-BU TEACHING HOSPITAL<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
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mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">Our Ref: CHRAJ/99/2001/559&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 23-4-2010<o:p></o:p>

</div>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>Mr. Oseni Sulley petitioned
the Commission against his summary dismissal by the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
Authorities and asked for a declaration that his purported dismissal was
wrongful, arbitrary, unlawful and unsustainable. He further asked for an order
of reinstatement or in the alternative, an order of the payment of damages for
wrongful dismissal.<o:p></o:p>ISSUES<o:p></o:p>The issues that were determined in this petition were:<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; border: none;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
 font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
 mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">Whether or not the Complainant was a
 party to the illegal releasing of the late Beatrice Otabil's body to the
 deceased family.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; border: none;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
 font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
 mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">Whether or not the Complainant was
 given a fair hearing by the Committee set up to investigate the matter.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not the
Complainant's dismissal based on the Committee's findings was justified and
sustainable. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not the Complainant
was right in demanding the reliefs being sought in his petition.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not there was
sufficient evidence and proof to support the claim by the Respondent that the
Complainant did release the late Beatrice Otabil's body illegally.<o:p></o:p>FACTS<o:p></o:p>The facts of the case were that the Complainant, Mr. Oseni Sulley
was a mortuary attendant at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. He served in that
capacity for over 15 years.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;On the 17th November, 2000
at about 11:30 p.m., the body of the late Beatrice Otabil was brought to the
hospital mortuary for preservation. He accepted the body and deposited it into
the fridge. The following day, 18th November 2000 at about 7:30 a.m., the
relatives of the deceased called at the hospital mortuary again to demand that
the body be released to them. Their intention was to deposit it at Apam which
is nearer to their hometown, Swedru.<o:p></o:p>Upon their request, Mr. Sulley directed them to go through the
laid down procedure so that their request could be granted. Thereafter, Mr.
Oseni Sulley left for home at 8:00 a.m. when his duty period was over. He
reported back to work at 10:30 p.m. that same day. On the 19th November 2000,
Mr. Oseni Sulley was</main>