GODWIN KOMLA vs. DIRECTOR BNI ANDTHE ATTORNEY GENERAL [2012]DLHC4293

Date	2012-03-01
Suit No.	SUIT NO. INDL 32/2009
Citation No.	[2012]DLHC4293

KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

MR. AKWASI BOSOMPEM FOR THE PLAINTIFF

MS. ANIMA ASARE FOR THE DEFENDANTS

[2012]DLHC4293
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1">GODWIN KOMLA<o:p></o:p></a>vs.<o:p></o:p>DIRECTOR BNI ANDTHE ATTORNEY
GENERAL<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[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 32/2009&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;DATE: 1ST MARCH, 2012 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. AKWASI BOSOMPEM 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:
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KWABENA
ASUMAN-ADU, JUSTICE OF THE
HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>The Plaintiff, Godwin Komla, a former
employee of the BNI commenced the current action against the Defendants by filing
writ of summons accompanied by a statement of claim on 11th June,
2009 for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">A declaration
 that the Director of the BNI has no jurisdiction to institute and/or
 investigate and make findings of guilt against the Plaintiff for an
 alleged offence of STEALING under S 124 (1) of Act 29, 1960.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">A declaration
 that the purported dismissal of the Plaintiff by the 1st
 Defendant in a letter dated September 14, 2005 based on the findings of
 BNI Disciplinary Board, is wrongful in law, sins against the provisions of
 Sections 76, 77, 78, 80 and 81 of the Civil Service Law, 1993 PNDCL 327,
 unlawful, void and of no legal effect.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">An order for
 immediate re-instatement of Plaintiff plus payment of any and ALL
 benefits, emoluments and promotions lost due to the said purported
 dismissal.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Interest on the
 said benefits, emoluments, salaries, etc lost due to the purported
 dismissal of plaintiff from September 2005 to the date of final payment.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Costs.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Defendants entered appearance on 22nd
June, 2009 and went on to file a statement of defence denying the claim of the
Plaintiff on 16th July, 2009. The Plaintiff filed a reply to the
statement of defence on 15th October, 2009. On 20th
November, 2009, the Plaintiff filed an application for directions. No additional
issues were filed by the Defendants, so on 22nd March, 2010 all the
issues raised in the application for directions were set down by this court as
issues to be tried by this court.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Plaintiff’s case as stated in the
accompanying statement of claim is that the Plaintiff was an FDO III with the
BNI till by a letter dated September, 14, 2005 the 1st Defendant
purported to have dismissed him. He claims that the purported dismissal is as a
result of the findings arising from the formal proceedings of the Disciplinary
Board of the BNI which found him guilty of the offences of Stealing and
Misconduct contrary to Section 124 (1) of Act 29 of 1960 and Section 76 (12)
(c) of the Civil Service Law 1993 (PNDCL 327) respectively.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Plaintiff goes on to aver that at
about 4:30 pm on August, 24, 2005 he was asked to see the Head of
Administration of BNI and when he reported he was arrested and detained on the
instructions of the 1st Defendant. He was detained for three days
without being told the reasons for his arrest and it was only in the evening of
the third day that one ASO Alfred Sangmor escorted him to SO Godwin
Nornorquadzi where they both interrogated him about some vehicle parts made up
of clutch pot and fuel filter.<o:p></o:p>