GABRIEL OCQUARE, RANSFORD AYITEY vs. RAZAK ARMAH, GPRTU OF TUC, THE REGIONAL SECRETARIAT [2016]DLHC11911

GABRIEL OCQUARE, RANSFORD AYITEY vs. RAZAK ARMAH, GPRTU OF TUC, THE REGIONAL SE... [2016]DLHC11911

Date	2016-03-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BMISC 765/14
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC11911

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS TETTEH

BEDE TUKUU FOR PLAINTIFFS

ROBERT PAPPOE FOR DEFENDANTS

[2016]DLHC11911
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GABRIEL
OCQUARE, RANSFORD AYITEY <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>RAZAK
ARMAH, GPRTU
OF TUC, THE REGIONAL SECRETARIAT <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. BMISC 765/14&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;DATE: 24TH&nbsp;MARCH 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">BEDE TUKUU FOR PLAINTIFFS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS
TETTEH<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>The
Plaintiffs by an amended writ of summons and statement of claim instituted this
action with the following reliefs endorsed on the writ;<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;letter-spacing:-.05pt">a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order from this Honourable court directed at the national Executive of the
GPRTU of TUC to appoint a qualified auditor in accordance with Article 17 of
the union constitution to audit all the finances of the 2nd defendant as
contained in paragraph 12(b) of the statement of claim for the last 8 years
that the 1st defendant and his Executive assumed office.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;letter-spacing:-.05pt">b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order that the national executive of the union appoint an interim management
committee to steer the affairs of the 2nd defendant pending the outcome of the
audit and the eventual Branch election<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;letter-spacing:-.05pt">c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order directed at the defendants to procure or produce membership cards for all
members of the union who have applied for same and have paid the requisite
fees.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;letter-spacing:-.05pt">d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Another
order from this Honourable Court directed at the 1st and 2nd defendants to stop
or cease the collection of GH¢4.00 paid by members directly to the Branch and
or/ its chairman as directed by the national secretarial of the union in its
letters dated 11th and 18th of July 2013.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
defendants filed a statement of defence and counterclaimed as follows:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">i.<s</main>