[2010]DLHC5656 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; color:#00B0F0">EMMANUEL DOH</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span class="NoSpacingChar"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">(</span></i></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">PLAINTIFF</span></i><span class="NoSpacingChar"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span class="NoSpacingChar"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0">vs.</span></b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; color:#00B0F0">BIVAC INTERNATIONAL GH. LTD.</span></b><span class="NoSpacingChar"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span class="NoSpacingChar"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">(</span></i></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">DEFENDANT</span></i><span class="NoSpacingChar"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">[HIGH COURT (</span><span class="NoSpacingChar"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Tahoma">INDUSTRIAL/LABOUR DIVISION</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">), ACCRA]</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">SUIT NO: BL 112/2008 </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">DATE: 28</span><sup><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">TH </span></sup><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">OCTOBER, 2010</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">MR. JAMES ABIADUKA FOR THE PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">MRS. FRANCISCA SERWAA BOATENG FOR THE DEFENDANT.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">CORAM: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span class="NoSpacingChar"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma">JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU</span></span><span class="NoSpacingChar"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">On 28<sup>th</sup> November 2007, the Plaintiff caused a writ of summons and statement of claim to be issued against the Defendant claiming as follows:-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">A declaration that his purported dismissal with loss of benefits from his employment with Defendant company which was communicated by the secretary of the Managing Director on or about 30<sup>th</sup> April 2007 was ultra vires, null and void and ought to be set aside or in the alternative, reinstatement of the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Damages for unlawful dismissal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Arrears of salary.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Interest on arrears of salary till date of payment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">5.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Such further or other relief as may be just.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The Plaintiff avers in his statement of claim that he was employed by the Defendant in 1997 as a Data Entry Clerk and by dint of hard work he was promoted to the rank of a supervisor of the Data Entry and the Reception. He claims that in January, 2007 there was an alleged incident of improper processing of final Classification and Valuation Reports in the company of which he was one of a number of employees who were accused of the alleged wrong doing. The Defendant, therefore, set up a fact finding committee to go into the matter. The membership of the committee was as follows:-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p>&n