MR.SAMUEL WOOLHOUSE ALLOTEY ADDO vs THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MINISTRY OF EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR RELATIONS [2014]DLHC16455

MR.SAMUEL WOOLHOUSE ALLOTEY ADDO vs THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MINISTRY OF EMPLOYM... [2014]DLHC16455

Date	2014-11-20
Suit No.	SUIT NO. INDL 7/14
Citation No.	[2014]DLHC16455

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KOFI ESSEL MENSAH

KEZIA KENNETH AZUMAH

J. O. LINDSAY

VERONICA ADIGBO

[2014]DLHC16455
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >&nbsp;MR.SAMUEL
WOOLHOUSE ALLOTEY ADDO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MINISTRY
OF EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR RELATIONS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

SUIT NO. INDL 7/14&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
20TH NOVEMBER, 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KEZIA KENNETH AZUMAH FOR J. O. LINDSAY FOR
PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

VERONICA ADIGBO FOR DEFENDANT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KOFI ESSEL MENSAH<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;On 21st October, 2013, the plaintiff
issued out a writ of summons against the defendants and claimed the following
reliefs:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;a.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A determination
that the termination of appointment of the plaintiff was<o:p></o:p>unfair, wrongful
and unlawful;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;b.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages of
GH¢100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis) for<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;the wrongful
and illegal termination of employment;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;c.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Compensation of
GH¢50,000.00 (Fifty Thousand Ghana Cedis) for the <o:p></o:p>willful, unjustifiable and unwarranted violation of
the plaintiff’s right to<o:p></o:p>work and
discrimination against the plaintiff because he was a WDC;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;d.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Full payment of
accumulated salaries for 29 years at the rate of <o:p></o:p>