SEBASTIAN D.N.K. GAVOR vs. BANK OF GHANA [2014]DLSC3401

Date	2014-11-13
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.J4/4/2014
Citation No.	[2014]DLSC3401

ATUGUBA J.S.C(PRESIDING)

ANSAH J.S.C.

ANIN YEBOAH J.S.C.

BAFFOE BONNIE J.S.C.

AKOTO BAMFO (MRS) J.S.C.

CHARLES HAYIBOR ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.

NUTIFAFA NUTSUKPUI ESQ. (WITH MISS YVONNE AKUFO-ADDO AND JOEL

ANNOR AFARI) FOR THE DEFENDANT /APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.

[2014]DLSC3401
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SEBASTIAN
D.N.K. GAVOR<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>BANK
OF GHANA<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<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.J4/4/2014&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: 13TH NOVEMBER, 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>CHARLES HAYIBOR ESQ. FOR
THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NUTIFAFA
NUTSUKPUI ESQ. (WITH MISS YVONNE AKUFO-ADDO AND JOEL ANNOR AFARI) FOR THE
DEFENDANT /APPELLANT/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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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">ATUGUBA J.S.C(PRESIDING),
ANSAH J.S.C., ANIN&nbsp; YEBOAH J.S.C.,
BAFFOE&nbsp; BONNIE J.S.C., AKOTO BAMFO (MRS)
J.S.C. <o:p></o:p>

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

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>ANIN
YEBOAH JSC.<o:p></o:p>On the 13/11/2014, we dismissed the appeal in this
matter and affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Accra. We now proceed
to offer our reasons for the dismissal of the appeal.<o:p></o:p>The appellant herein was at the time material to
this action a senior officer at the Bank of Ghana as the Director of Budget and
Accounts.&nbsp; The facts giving rise to this
action appear not to be in any serious controversy.&nbsp; On the 5th of May, 2000, the
appellant was dismissed from the services of the respondent for his alleged
involvement in a fraudulent withdrawal of US$1,500,000.00 from the respondent
bank.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>Upon his dismissal the appellant was handed over
to the Bureau of National Investigations for investigations into the role the
appellant played in the withdrawal of the said amount.&nbsp; After completion of the investigations, the
Bureau of National Investigations presented its findings to the
Attorney-General’s office and&nbsp; the &nbsp;appellant was arraigned before the Greater
Accra Regional Tribunal, and with three others were charged with the offences
of:&nbsp; conspiracy to commit crime; namely
causing financial loss to the state contrary to sections 23(i) and 179 A (3) (a)
of the Criminal Code Act 29 of 1960 and causing Financial loss to the State,
contrary to section 179 A (3)(a) of the Criminal Code Act 29 of 1960. On the 13th
of August 2002, the appellant was acquitted and discharged after a lengthy
trial.<o:p></o:p>Soon after his acquittal the appellant’s
solicitors wrote to the respondent informing them of his acquittal and made a
demand for the payment of all his salaries and other entitlements that had been
withheld when the criminal case was pending at the Greater Accra Regional Tribunal.&nbsp; This demand from the appellant was met with a
refusal by the respondent and on 23/09/2002 the appellant commenced this action
against the respondent for the reliefs endorsed on the writ of summons as
follows:<o:p></o:p>&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;
I.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
“A declaration that his dismissal from the
employment of the defendant was wrongful and in contravention of the provisions
of Article 191(b) of the Constitution 1992.<o:p></o:p>&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;
II.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for the payment to plaintiff o</main>