CEPHAS KWASI BECKLEY, SAM KOBINA HARRISON, DANIEL YARO, ISAAC KOFI NYAMEKYE, LEO FIAGBE AND ALBERT KWEKU AMPOFO vs. NOPL SUBSTITUTED BY NORPALM (GH) LTD ATTORNEY-GENERAL DEPT DIVESTITURE IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE [2013]DLCA8076

CEPHAS KWASI BECKLEY, SAM KOBINA HARRISON, DANIEL YARO, ISAAC KOFI NYAMEKYE, LEO... [2013]DLCA8076

Date	2013-04-18
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/76/2010
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA8076

C.J. HONYENUGA JA

DENNIS ADJEI JA

BABARA ACKAH YENSU JA

PHILIP NKRUMAH ESQ. FOR THE 1st DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

E. AMUA SEKYI ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENT

[2013]DLCA8076
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CEPHAS KWASI
BECKLEY, SAM KOBINA HARRISON, DANIEL YARO, ISAAC KOFI NYAMEKYE, LEO FIAGBE AND ALBERT KWEKU AMPOFO<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>NOPL
SUBSTITUTED BY NORPALM (GH) LTD<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>ATTORNEY-GENERAL
DEPT<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>DIVESTITURE
IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, SEKONDI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL
APPEAL NO.&nbsp; H1/76/2010&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; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 18TH
APRIL, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL.<o:p></o:p>PHILIP
NKRUMAH ESQ. FOR THE 1st DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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E.
AMUA SEKYI ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENT<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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C.J.
HONYENUGA JA, DENNIS ADJEI JA, BABARA ACKAH YENSU JA<o:p></o:p>

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</div>HONYENUGA,J.A:<o:p></o:p>The instant appeal by the 1st Defendant
/ Appellant is against the Judgment of the High Court, Sekondi dated 20th
day of May 2008. The said decision upheld the plaintiffs / respondents claim<o:p></o:p>The facts of this appeal are that the plaintiffs /
respondents whom I shall hereinafter call the plaintiffs were employees of the
National Oil Palm Limited (NOPL) which was formerly known as the Ghana State
Farms Corporation. This change of name was a result of the divestiture of the
said Corporation to NOPL. Sometime in 1986 the plaintiffs were investigated
interdicted and finally prosecuted sometime in 1987 before the Public Tribunal
for various offences. The plaintiffs were convicted and sentenced to various
terms of imprisonment. After serving their sentences, the plaintiffs appealed
against their conviction and sentence to the court of Appeal which court later
allowed their appeal. Later, the Divestiture Implementation Committee, the 3rd
Defendant / respondent whom I shall hereinafter refer to as the 3rd
defendant sold the assets of the National Oil Palm Limited (NOPL) to Norpalm
Ghana Limited, the 1st Defendant. <o:p></o:p>Appellant whom I shall refer to in this judgment
as the defendant. During the process, all workers with NOPL were terminated and
paid their end of service entitlements except the plaintiffs herein. The
plaintiffs demanded from NOPL to pay them the</main>