MICHAEL KWAKU OKYERE BAMPO vs. VODAFONE GHANA LIMITED [2017]DLHC4013

Date	2017-02-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO: BMISC/186/2014
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC4013

JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH- BOAFO

MR. A.A. SOMUAH ASAMOAH WITH CECIL ADASI FOR THE PLAINTIFF

MR. KWAW AIDOO FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2017]DLHC4013
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MICHAEL KWAKU OKYERE BAMPO<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>VODAFONE GHANA LIMITED<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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SUIT
NO: BMISC/186/2014&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">28TH FEBRUARY, 2017<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; <o:p></o:p>MR.
A.A. SOMUAH ASAMOAH WITH CECIL ADASI FOR THE PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. KWAW AIDOO FOR THE DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH- BOAFO<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Introduction:<o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Plaintiff,
Michael Kwaku Okyere Bampo, is an Information Technology Professional who was
an employee of the Former Ghana Posts and Telecommunications Corporation, which
later became known as Ghana Telecom Company Limited. He was employed in August
1982, and was terminated by the Defendant Company, the successor to Ghana
Telecom on January 10, 2007. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In this action
the Plaintiff is asking for a declaration that the termination of his
employment with the Defendant Company was wrongful and unlawful and therefore
demands that he be reinstated.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[3]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pursuant to
leave obtained on November 5, 2013 the Plaintiff issued out a writ of summons
sealed in this registry on November 12, 2013 and claimed against the Defendant
the following reliefs:-<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the Plaintiff’s
employment with the Defendant Company was wrongfully and unlawfully terminated.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order for the reinstatement of the
Plaintiff in the Defendant’s employment with all promotions due to him since
the wrongful and unlawful termination of his employment.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>