ALEX NSIAH & 88 OTHERS, ALL C/O NO. 15 OTENSHI AND EAST LEGON, ACCRA. vs. GHANA COMMERICAL BANK HIGH STREET, ACCRA [2015]DLCA7997

ALEX NSIAH & 88 OTHERS, ALL C/O NO. 15 OTENSHI AND EAST LEGON, ACCRA. vs. GHANA... [2015]DLCA7997

Date	2015-12-03
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/154/14
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA7997

KUSI-APPIAH JA (PRESIDING)

GYAESAYOR JA

C. SOWAH JA

[2015]DLCA7997
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ALEX NSIAH &amp; 88 OTHERS, ALL
C/O NO. 15 OTENSHI AND EAST LEGON, ACCRA.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/
RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" 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>GHANA COMMERICAL BANK HIGH
STREET, ACCRA<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[ COURT OF APPEAL, 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 SUIT NO: H1/154/14&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
3RD
&nbsp;DECEMBER, 2015<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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KUSI-APPIAH JA
(PRESIDING), GYAESAYOR JA, C. SOWAH JA<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <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" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>GYAESAYOR, JA<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff numbering 88 in this appeal in their writ filed in the High court
sought the following relief:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that they are
entitled to the payment of pension under the defendant’s special pension scheme
established on 1st October, 1976.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery from the defendant
of the plaintiffs’’ pension entitlement as per the special pension scheme as
amended.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest on (b) above at the
prevailing bank rate from the date of each plaintiff’s leaving the defendant’s employment
up to the date of payment.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs of these proceedings
including lawyer’s costs. <o:p></o:p>After
a full trial, the High court on the 26th May, 2011 entered judgment
in favour of the plaintiff and ordered the defendant to pay to the plaintiff
pension under the pension scheme established on 1st October 1976
together with interests.<o:p></o:p>The
defendant bank who is now appellant in this appeal not satisfied with the
decision of the High Court took out this appeal to contest the decision of the
High Court.<o:p></o:p>The
notice of appeal is found at page 149-151 of the record of appeal (ROA).&nbsp; The appeal is against the decision of the
High Court on the following grounds particularly these set out in paragraph 3
of the notice of appeal:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The fi</main>