SAMPSON KOFI TOTTIMEH vs. THE PRINCIPAL, DAMBAI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION & 3 OTHERS [2016]DLHC9067

Date	2016-04-14
Suit No.	SUIT NO. INDL/104/13
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC9067

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JENNIFER ABENA DADZIE

DR. JOE ATTIPOE ESQ. OF JOE ATTIPOE AND ASSOCIATES COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF

AKAWARI ATINDEM ESQ. ATTORNEY GENERAL’S DEPT. COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS

[2016]DLHC9067
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SAMPSON KOFI TOTTIMEH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE PRINCIPAL,
DAMBAI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION &amp; 3 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS)<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/104/13&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 14TH APRIL, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:
<o:p></o:p>DR.
JOE ATTIPOE, ESQ., OF JOE ATTIPOE AND ASSOCIATES, COUNSEL 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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AKAWARI ATINDEM, ESQ.
ATTORNEY GENERAL’S DEPT., COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>HER
LADYSHIP 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>This is an application by Defendants/Applicants
herein (hereinafter, “Defendants”) praying for an order of variation of the
Order entered by Justice Charles Quist dated 6th day of November,
2013, (hereinafter, the “6th November, 2013 Order/Order”).&nbsp; Detailed in the affidavit accompanying the
motion paper are the following facts, which, according to the Defendants gave
rise to the instant application. <o:p></o:p>It is the case of the Defendants that certain
complaints of alleged misconduct levelled against Plaintiff/Respondent herein
(hereinafter, the “Plaintiff”) by the 1st Defendant were lodged with
the Governing Council of the 2nd Defendant College and a committee
was set up to investigate the matter.&nbsp;
The Committee, at the end of its investigations, made certain
recommendations which the Governing Council considered and ultimately decided
to release the Plaintiff from the 2nd Defendant College. The 1st
Defendant, acting in accordance with the instructions of the Governing Council,
on 28th June, 2012, released the Plaintiff to the Regional Office of
the Ghana Education Service (GES), Ho.&nbsp;
Defendants further state that the Plaintiff refused to comply with the
release letter, and instead applied to the High Court, Ho, to quash the said
release letter.&nbsp; This application was
dismissed on 21st February, 2013.&nbsp;
Subsequently, on 20th May, 2013, the Regional Education
Office of the GES, Ho, appointed Plaintiff as the District High Institutions
Officer of North Tongu, Battor, effective 15th May, 2013, but the
Plaintiff refused to take up the said appointment and rather issued a Writ of
Summons against the Defendants in August 2013 for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>“a. An
order declaring the action of the 1st and 2nd Defendants
of releasing the Plaintiff from the College of Education, Dambai as null and
void;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:36.0pt;
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order restraining the 1st Defendant or his agents or assigns,
privies etc to evict the Plaintiff from his official bungalow until the final
determination of the matter.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:36.0pt;
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damages for malicious publication about the Plaintiff by the 2nd
Defendant.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:36.0pt;
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text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order directing the 1st and 2nd Defendants to withdraw
all dossiers and letters sent to the Plaintiff’s superior Institutions.<o:p></o:p>