LANCE CORPORAL PETER OFORI vs. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL [2010]DLHC4354

Date	2010-03-30
Suit No.	SUIT NO. INDL 41/2009
Citation No.	[2010]DLHC4354

KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

MR. WIAFE DANKWA FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

MR. EBENEZER APPIAH OPARE FOR THE DEFEENDANTS

[2010]DLHC4354
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1">LANCE
CORPORAL PETER OFORI<o:p></o:p></a>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE DIRECTOR GENERAL AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (INDUSTRIAL/LABOUR DIVISION),
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SUIT NO. INDL 41/2009&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 30TH MARCH, 2010 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR.
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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MR. EBENEZER APPIAH OPARE FOR THE
DEFEENDANTS
<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 13th
July 2009, the Plaintiff Peter Ofori of the 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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border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">“(a) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration by this Honourable Court that
since the Minister of Interior has not complied with Section 19 (3) of NRCD 46
of 1972, the service enquiry held at the Koforidua Prisons in which Plaintiff
was found guilty and later reduced in rank from Lance Corporal to Second Class
Officer is null and void and of no legal effect whatsoever;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5in;
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border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;
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border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(b) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General damages for wrongful reduction of
rank from Lance Corporal to Second Class Officer;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;
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mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;
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border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(c) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order of the Court directing the
Defendants to restore Plaintiff to his rank and all outstanding salaries and
benefits due to Plaintiff, be paid to her forthwith.”<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;
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border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In the
accompanying Statement of Claim, the Plaintiff avers that he used to be a Lance
Corporal working with the Ghana Prisons Service then stationed at Koforidua
Prisons. He avers that whilst there he was invited by the authorities and
informed that a fellow Prison Officer had made an allegation against him and
some other officers. He was, therefore, asked to submit a statement to that
effect which he did.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
Plaintiff was later charged with two counts under Section 16(i) and (k) of NRCD 46 of 1972. A Service Enquiry was
instituted by the Ghana Prisons Service at the Koforidua Prisons, in spite of
the fact that the Minister of Interior had then not in consultation with the
Director General of Ghana Prisons Service, come out with a Legislative
Instrument making regulations, providing for the conduct of disciplinary
proceedings in cases of misconduct or unsatisfactory service.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>