THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL (LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION) AND 10 OTHERS vs. MR. ASARE BUABANG ANTHONY, MR. GYAMERA AND KWASI ANING-MENSAH [2015]DLCA8005

THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL (LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION) AND 10... [2015]DLCA8005

Date	2015-04-16
Suit No.	Civil Appeal: No: H1/13/2013
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8005

E. K. AYEBI (PRESIDING) JA

IRENE C. LARBI (MRS.) JA

I. O. TANKO AMADU JA

[2015]DLCA8005
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL (LEGAL
REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION) AND 10 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<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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BUABANG ANTHONY, MR. GYAMERA AND KWASI ANING-MENSAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<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: H1/13/2013&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 APRIL, 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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E.
K. AYEBI (PRESIDING) JA, IRENE C. LARBI (MRS.) JA, I. O. TANKO AMADU 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>AYEBI, J.A:<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against
the judgment of a Sunyani High Court dated 31st June, 2011.
Originally, the plaintiffs/respondents were nine (9) in number who sued only
the 1st defendant/appellant on 29th Sept 2009.&nbsp; The first defendant/appellant was sued because
the office has the mandate to defend action against government and its agencies
and departments. Before the trial of the suit actually started, six of the plaintiffs
discontinued this suit against the defendants with liberty to apply.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Upon an application for
joinder subsequently, the 2nd to the 11th defendants were joined to
the suit. The plaintiffs explained that despite the pendency of the suit and
their notice of it, these defendants embarked upon certain actions which tendered
to undermine the administration of justice and expose the courts to public ridicule
and contempt. The acts these defendants were accused of were forcibly breaking
into the offices of the plaintiffs with the assistance of the police, seizure
of plaintiffs’ official vehicles, ejectment from their bungalows and threatened
or actual embargo on their salaries.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Thus by their amended writ
of summons, the plaintiffs claimed against the defendants jointly and
severally:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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Declaration that the
decision by the Non-Formal Education Ministry Division (Ministry of Education)
which said decision has been communicated to the plaintiffs “re-assigning” them
from Chief Programme Officers in the Non-Formal Education Agency/Sector to
Income Generating Officers is wrong in law.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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Declaration that, the
reassignment of the plaintiffs from Chief Programme officers to Income Generating
Officers amount to demotion of the plaintiffs which said demotion is unfair, improper
and breach of the natural justice rule.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>