FRANCIS OWUSU-MENSAH AND STEPHEN ONWONA ADJAPONG vs. NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICIAN EXAMINATIONS, PROFESSOR PAUL N. BUATSI AND MR. FRANCIS W.Y. TAGBOR [2015]DLCA4747

FRANCIS OWUSU-MENSAH AND STEPHEN ONWONA ADJAPONG vs. NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESS... [2015]DLCA4747

Date	2015-07-30
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/104/2015
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA4747

KUSI-APPIAH JA (PRESIDING)

ACQUAYE JA

AGYEMANG (MRS.) JA

KWESI AMOFA AGYEAMANG WITH ANN-MARIE AGYEKUM FOR APPLICANTS/RESPONDENTS

COLLENIUS STEPHEN SACKEY FOR RESPONDENTS/APPELLANTS

[2015]DLCA4747
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FRANCIS OWUSU-MENSAH AND STEPHEN ONWONA
ADJAPONG<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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (APPLICANTS/RESPONDENTS)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NATIONAL BOARD FOR
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICIAN EXAMINATIONS, PROFESSOR PAUL N. BUATSI AND MR.
FRANCIS W.Y. TAGBOR<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL 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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CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/104/2015&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 30TH JULY, 2015<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KWESI AMOFA AGYEAMANG WITH
ANN-MARIE AGYEKUM FOR APPLICANTS/RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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COLLENIUS
STEPHEN SACKEY FOR RESPONDENTS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p>

KUSI-APPIAH
JA (PRESIDING), ACQUAYE JA, AGYEMANG (MRS.) JA<o:p></o:p>

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</div>AGYEMANG, JA:<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against the ruling of the High
Court of 29th day of October 2014 by which the court granted the reliefs sought
for:inter alia, a declaration that
the termination of the employment of the applicants therein was unlawful, an
order for certiorari to quash the decision of the board chairman to terminate
the said appointments, and an order of mandamus to compel them to reinstate them
to their previous positions. <o:p></o:p>The matters that have given rise to the present
appeal are as follows:<o:p></o:p>The first and second applicants at the court below
(hereafter referred to as the respondents), were until the 28th of November
2013, the Deputy Executive Secretary and the Test Development Secretary
respectively, of the first respondent/appellant. The first respondent/appellant
(hereafter referred to as the first appellant), is a Public Service body set up
under the National Board for
Professional and Technician Examinations Act, 1994, Act 492 with a mandate
to inter alia, formulate and administer examinations, evaluations, assessments,
certification and standard, for skill and syllabus competence for
non-university tertiary institutions, professional bodies and private
institutions with due accreditation. <o:p></o:p>The first respondent’s career with the first
appellant started when on 25th of July 2006, he was appointed the Deputy
Executive Secretary of the first appellant. By letter of 4th July 2011, he was
appointed the Acting Executive Secretary thereof from 14th June 2011, which
position he relinquished to revert to his original position of Deputy Executive
Secretary when a substantive Executive Secretary(the third appellant herein),
was appointed on 1st December 2011. The latter had before the said appointment,
held the position of Head, Curriculum Development and Research Department.<o:p></o:p>The second respondent was on the 20th of December
2006, appointed as Assistant Curriculum Development and Research Secretary of
the first appellant. By letter of 26th February 2010, he was confirmed and
elevated to the position of its Test Development Secretary. <o:p></o:p>On 28th of November 2013, both respondents had
their appointments terminated by two separate letters of that date, under the
hand of the Board Chairman: the second appellant herein. The content of the
letters was identical and contained no concrete reason for the act of
termination save a cryptic reference to: “the recent events at NA</main>