MARTIN OBIRI OKAI vs. MR. NICHOLAS ASANTE AND ORIENS COMPLEX SCHOOL [2012]DLHC5547

Date	2012-03-08
Suit No.	SUIT NO: INDL 48/2009
Citation No.	[2012]DLHC5547

JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

MR. STEPHEN AHOR FOR THE PLAINTIFF

MR. SAMUEL KLAYSON FOR THE DEFENDANTS

[2012]DLHC5547
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MARTIN OBIRI OKAI <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MR. NICHOLAS ASANTE AND ORIENS COMPLEX SCHOOL&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<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 48/2009&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; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 8TH MARCH,
2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. STEPHEN AHOR 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.&nbsp; SAMUEL KLAYSON FOR THE DEFENDANTS<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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</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 herein commenced this action against the 1st Defendant on
9th September, 2009 by filing a writ of summons accompanied with a
statement of claim for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Payment of accrued salaries from April 2008 to date of
final judgment.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;
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Payment of all statutory entitlements as per the parties
conditions of service and/or required under statutory.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages for unlawful/constructive dismissal.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;
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Any other order(s) as to the court may seem fit.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The 1st
Defendant by his Lawyer entered appearance on 21st October, 2009. He
went on to file his statement of defence and counterclaim on 11th
November, 2009 denying the claim of the Plaintiff. On 1st April,
2010 the Plaintiff filed a reply to the statement of </main>