FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITIES SENIOR STAFF ASSOCIATION OF GHANA (FUSSAG) NATIONAL SECRETARIAT HALL OF TRADE UNIONS-ACCRA vs. THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA PER THE REGISTRAR LEGON [2019]DLHC10216

FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITIES SENIOR STAFF ASSOCIATION OF GHANA (FUSSAG) NATIONAL S... [2019]DLHC10216

Date	2019-07-11
Suit No.	SUIT NO. IL/056/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC10216

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS).

JOSEPH NICHOLAS NKRUMAH COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT PRESENT

MRS LAWRENCIA GUNSAH COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT ABSENT

[2019]DLHC10216
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FEDERATION
OF UNIVERSITIES SENIOR STAFF ASSOCIATION OF GHANA (FUSSAG) NATIONAL SECRETARIAT
HALL OF TRADE UNIONS-ACCRA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA PER THE REGISTRAR &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;LEGON<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<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: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>JOSEPH NICHOLAS
NKRUMAH, COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT PRESENT<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;">

MRS
LAWRENCIA GUNSAH, COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT ABSENT<o:p></o:p>

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS
(MRS).<o:p></o:p>

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</div>&nbsp;The plaintiff/applicant per this
application is requesting the Court for an order of interlocutory injunction to
restrain the defendant/respondent from ceasing to deduct monthly dues from any
of its members who continue to benefit from the work of the plaintiff until the
final determination of the substantive suit.<o:p></o:p>The real reason for this request as can
be gathered from the affidavit in support and supplementary affidavit in
support is that the plaintiff/applicant is apprehensive that a number of its
members who had opted to withdraw their membership of the plaintiff union and
who had been given loans by the National Investment Bank and which were
guaranteed by the plaintiff/applicant may default in the payment of the said
loans if they withdraw from the membership of the plaintiff union and cease the
payment of their membership dues to the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>The defendant/respondent has opposed
this application and has stated that a grant of this application by the Court
will amount to forcing citizens of Ghana, whose right to join or cease to be
members of an association is enshrined in the 1992 Constitution, to remain in the
plaintiff union and to continue to pay dues to the plaintiff/applicant when the
said persons have unequivocally withdrawn their membership from the plaintiff
union. <o:p></o:p>The Court has considered the affidavits
of both parties and the submissions of both Counsel and the Court is of the
opinion that the present application is without merit and so same is refused.
Cost of GH₵2,000.00 is awarded against the plaintiff in favour of the
defendant.<o:p></o:p>(SGD)<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS
(MRS)<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;