[2010]DLHC16583 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">DR. LAWRENCE KANNAE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">PROF. YAW AGYEMAN BADU<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> </span></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: 0.2pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. AC. 348/2010 DATE: 25<sup>TH</sup> AUGUST, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></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: 0.2pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">JOE ABOAGYE DEBRAH FOR PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">ACE ANNAN ANKOMAH FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HIS LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J. <o:p></o:p></span></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: 0.2pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">RULING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">On the 1<sup>st</sup> day of June, 2010 the herein named Plaintiff caused a writ of summons to issue against the defendant for:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">“a) A declaration that the plaintiff’s term of office as Deputy Rector of Gimpa shall end on July 31, 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:2.25pt"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">b) An order of injunction restraining the defendant, his agents, assigns, officers and servants from interference with the plaintiff’s position and performance of his lawful duties as Deputy Rector of GIMPA.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> c) Costs including legal costs.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> d) Any other order or orders as may seem just to the Honourable Court”.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The writ and the accompanying statement of claim were served on the defendant who caused his solicitors to enter Appearance. A statement of defence was later filed on behalf of the defendant.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">After assessing the indorsement on the plaintiff’s writ of summons and the statement of claim, the court ordered that the matter be set down for legal argument in view of the fact that no viva voce evidence would be necessary in the circumstances of the case. Indeed, Order 33 rule 3 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2004, CI 47 provides that:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin