JOHN PAUL DINYE vs ASPAC INTERNATIONAL [2016]DLHC9060

Date	2016-01-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO. INDL/41/13
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC9060

JUSTICE JENNIFER ABENA DADZIE

OHENEBA KUFFOUR ESQ. OF SARPONG & ASSOCIATES FOR PLAINTIFF

AMARTEI AMARTEIFIO ESQ. OF AYAWASO CHAMBERS FOR DEFENDANT

[2016]DLHC9060
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JOHN PAUL DINYE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs<o:p></o:p>ASPAC INTERNATIONAL<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH 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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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. INDL/41/13&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
28TH JANUARY, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>OHENEBA
KUFFOUR, ESQ., OF SARPONG &amp; ASSOCIATES FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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AMARTEI
AMARTEIFIO, ESQ., OF AYAWASO CHAMBERS FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE
JENNIFER ABENA DADZIE<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The plaintiff was employed
by the defendant and designated as a Project Manager.&nbsp; His employment was regulated by a contract of
employment dated 27th July, 2012.&nbsp;
This relationship was abruptly terminated by the defendant on grounds of
incompetence.&nbsp; The plaintiff, not
satisfied with his termination, has brought the present action seeking the
following reliefs against the defendant as per his amended statement of claim:<o:p></o:p>“ a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the termination of
his contract by the defendant company was wrongful and unjust and in
contravention of his Fundamental Human Rights as enshrined in the 1992
Constitution as well as the Labour Act, 2003, Act 651.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order directed at the defendant
to pay GH₵80,000.00 as general and
punitive damages for breach of contract.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:36.0pt;
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text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A further order directed at
the defendant company to pay GH₵20,000.00 as loss of income
and employment.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:36.0pt;
margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The legal cost of this suit.<o:p></o:p>e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Any
other order or orders as to this honourable Court seem just.”<o:p></o:p>From the onset, I would note
that this case was transferred to the Commercial Court by Her Ladyship, the
Chief Justice, from the Industrial and Labour Court on 17th
November, 2015.<o:p></o:p>I
have reviewed the record of proceedings and the evidence adduced in this case
extensively.&nbsp; Plaintiff’s case consisted
of his own testimony, that of the other two (2) witnesses who testified on his
behalf and the documentary evidence he submitted in support of his claim,
marked in the record as Exhibits ’A’ through ‘P’.&nbsp; On the other hand, the defendant’s case was
limited to the cross-examination of the plaintiff, the testimony of its witness
and its supporting documents marked into evidence as Exhibits ‘1’ through
‘5’.&nbsp; I have given my thoughtful
consideration to the rival contentions put forward by the parties to the suit as
well as the written submissions filed by both Counsel on their behalf. &nbsp;I have also considered the relevant provisions
of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004 (C.I 47), the Labour Act, 2003,
Act 651 (hereinafter, “Labour Act”), and the case law on this matter.<o:p></o:p>The case of the plaintiff is
that sometime in July 2012, he was employed by the defendant company as a
Project Engineer earning a gross monthly salary of the cedi equivalent of
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