SUMANMA GBAMPARA AND GHANA REVENUE AUTHORITY [2012]DLCHRAJ6017

Date	2012-04-18
Suit No.	CHRAJ/2010/HQ/02152/1275
Citation No.	[2012]DLCHRAJ6017

JOSEPH WHITTAL

[2012]DLCHRAJ6017
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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">SUMANMA GBAMPARA<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">GHANA REVENUE AUTHORITY<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>(CHRAJ)<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">CHRAJ/2010/HQ/02152/1275&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; 18-4-2012<o:p></o:p>

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</div>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>In his petition to the
Commission dated 6th August 2010, the Complainant, Mr. Sumanma Gbampara
petitioned the Commission to investigate what he termed as "protracted and
systematic injustices" meted out to him by the Respondent.<o:p></o:p>In the opening paragraph of
the Complainant's complaint, the Complainant requested the Commission to use
its good offices to investigate in sum three main issues:<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;">The Respondent unfairly treated Complainant
 when it transferred him to Mataheko on a temporary transfer which has now
 become permanent. <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;">That management of the Respondent
 should pay an amount of GH¢2,541.13 being outstanding transfers claims due
 him.<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;">3.That the Respondent management should
 unequivocally promote him to the position of Chief Inspector of Taxes
 immediately without loss of seniority and benefits in order not to
 continue to further aggravate a worsening situation.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>THE
COMMISSION'S MANDATE<o:p></o:p>The Commission accepted the Complainant's complaint on 10th August
2010 for investigation. In accepting the complaint, the Commission was guided
by the relevant laws creating the Commission, i.e. the 1992 Constitution, the
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act (1993) Act 456 and
constitutional instrument number 67.<o:p></o:p>The bottom line of all these legislation is to the effect that
Administrative bodies and Administrative officials must act fairly and
reasonably at all times in the performance of their duties. In line with these
time tested principles any allegations such as the instant complaint bordering
on unfairness and discrimination ought to be investigated by the Commission.<o:p></o:p>THE
COMPLAINANT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>The Complainant alleged that
he has consistently, persistently and continuously been unfairly treated by the
management of the Respondent without any justification with regard to his
promotion to the rank of a Chief Inspector of Taxes and also with regard to his
transfer claims among others. The Complainant says he petitioned the Chairman
of the Public Services Workers Union (PSWU) of the then Internal Revenue
Service (now the Respondent) to no avail. He also petitioned the Respondent's
Executive Secretary, but did not receive any favourable response, hence his
petition to the Commission.<o:p></o:p>The Complainant is a Principal
Inspector of Taxes of the Respondent. According to him when one Mr. Samuel Wise
Quarcoo, the Manager (though the Complainant disputes his position) in charge
of the Weija Sub-office returned from protracted sick leave in 2009 he made him
redundant and collected all the files the Complainant was working on. The said
Manager also supported a Junior Officer to insult him, the Complainant. To add
insult to injury, the said SubDistrict Manager fabricated a story about the
Complainant to the Commissioner of the Respondent that he had quarreled with
both staff and tax payers and had collected a bribe from a Tax payer.<o:p></o:p>The Complainant further alleged that on 24th August 2009, the said
Mr. Wise Quarcoo issued him with a query in which he claimed that the
Complainant had collected a bribe of GH¢ 1,000.00 but failed to name the tax
payer in his query. The Complainant says that he reported the matter to the District
Manager at Mataheko since he considered the Weija District as a Sub-office, and
that the Regional office consequently got involved to </main>