BENJAMIN OSEI AKOTO vs. GHANA AIRPORT CO. LTD. [2011]DLHC4348

Date	2011-02-23
Suit No.	SUIT NO. INDL 17/2009
Citation No.	[2011]DLHC4348

KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

MR. ALEXANDER OSEI OWUSU FOR THE PLAINTIFF

MS ROSEMARY BOAMPONG FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2011]DLHC4348
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1">BENJAMIN
OSEI AKOTO<o:p></o:p></a>vs.<o:p></o:p>GHANA AIRPORT CO. LTD. <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.
INDL 17/2009&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;DATE: 23RD FEBRUARY, 2011 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. ALEXANDER
OSEI OWUSU 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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</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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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>The Plaintiff who was an employee of
the Defendant Company commenced the current action against the Defendant on 24th
March, 2009 for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration
that Defendant’s termination of Plaintiff’s employment is unlawful and unfair.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Order
compelling Defendant to reinstate Plaintiff to his status quo ante or in the
alternative damages to Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Order
compelling Plaintiff to pay special damages to Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">iv.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Order
compelling Defendant to pay Plaintiff’s legal fees on full indemnity basis.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">v.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Defendant entered appearance on 1st
April, 2009. It filed its statement of defence on the same day denying the
claim of the Plaintiff. However, the Plaintiff brought an application to set
aside the entry of appearance for non compliance of the rules but upon an
agreement between the parties, the Defendant was allowed to withdraw the said
entry of appearance and filed another one with a new accompanying statement of
defence on 29th April, 2009.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On 13th May, 2009, the
Plaintiff filed a reply to the statement of defence and went on to file an
application for directions on the same day. No additional issues were filed by
the Defendant so on 10th June, 2009, this court set down the issues
raised in the application for direction for trial.<o:p></o:p><o</main>