KWAKU AYENSU OPARE – ADDO vs. ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND OTHER [2014]DLHC8186

Date	2014-01-16
Suit No.	SUIT NO. C2/16/2010
Citation No.	[2014]DLHC8186

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON

TONY MMIEH FOR PLAINTIFF

OTOO BOISON FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2014]DLHC8186
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OPARE – ADDO<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND OTHER<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, KUMASI]<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. C2/16/2010&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; DATE:
16TH JANUARY, 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>TONY
MMIEH FOR PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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OTOO
BOISON FOR THE DEFENDANT <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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LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON<o:p></o:p>

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</div>The plaintiff was a Deputy Commissioner of Police in the Ghana Police
Service and was one time the Ashanti Regional Police Commander. He alleged that
he was retired from the Police Service on 17th July, 2008, and
thereafter, the Office of the President of the Republic of Ghana engaged him on
a two year contract with effect from the day of retirement already referred to,
till the end of July 2010. He asserted that the second defendant breached this
agreement when on 13th August, 2009 it terminated the two year
contract by a letter addressed to him. The said letter is in evidence as
exhibit ‘L’. According to him, he wrote to the second defendant per his letter
of 14th August, 2009 in which he drew its attention to &nbsp;the &nbsp;existence of the contract he entered into
in&nbsp; terms of exhibit ‘L,’ which was to
expire at the end of July 2010 and&nbsp;
prayed for the error to be corrected. The letter is also in evidence as
exhibit ‘M’. He asserted that the defendant failed to respond to his concern,
compelling him to leave the service based on the unlawful termination of the
two year contract. In paragraph 8 of the statement of claim it was asserted on
his behalf as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“The plaintiff will contend
that the said dismissal by the defendant was calculated to humiliate and
embarrass him. Before the dismissal plaintiff was transferred from the Ashanti
Region to the Headquarters in Accra with no portfolio.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It was also
alleged in paragraph 10 of the statement of claim that:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“By reason of the matters
aforesaid, the plaintiff has been deprived of the salary and allowances, and
was put to considerable trouble, inconvenience, humiliation, anxiety and
expenses, and has suffered considerable mental agony and anguish, and has
thereby suffered loss and damage.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>According to him at the time of the alleged wrongful termination of the
contract he earned an amount of GH¢1,317.98, in addition to other unnamed
benefits every month. He therefore issued the instant writ from the Registry of
this court on 24th June, 2010 claiming as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>1.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General
damages<o:p></o:p>2.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;