LANCE CORPORAL ERIC K. ADJEI vs. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE [2019]DLHC10294

Date	2019-05-20
Suit No.	SUIT NO. IL/008/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC10294

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS).

MUDA ADE LAWAL HOLDING BRIEF FOR ADJEI LARTEY

COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT PRESENT

PATRICIA AYIREBI ACQUAH

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPLICANT ABSENT

[2019]DLHC10294
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >LANCE CORPORAL ERIC K. ADJEI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE<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>MUDA
ADE LAWAL HOLDING BRIEF FOR ADJEI LARTEY, COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT
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;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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DEFENDANT/APPLICANT ABSENT<o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS).<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;MOTION ON NOTICE FOR AN ORDER TO SET ASIDE
WRIT OF SUMMONS AND STATEMENT OF DEFENCE<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;">

RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>The present application is a request by
the defendant/applicant for an order to set aside the plaintiff’s Writ of
Summons and Statement of Claim on the ground that the action of the
plaintiff/respondent is statute barred since the plaintiff failed or neglected
to commence his action within the statutory time limit prescribed under the
Limitations Act, 1972 (NRCD 54).<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff has vehemently opposed
this application, saying that the application is without merit and should be
dismissed because he never slept on his rights but rather filed an appeal
against his dismissal from the Ghana Police Service in October 2012 when he
received his letter of dismissal in September 2012 and that it was rather the
defendant/applicant which failed or refused to determine his appeal hence his
resort to this Court for the reliefs endorsed on his Writ and Statement of
Claim.<o:p></o:p>The Court has carefully perused all the
affidavits of both parties plus all attached exhibits and has also adverted its
mind to Section 4 of the Limitations Act, 1972 (NRCD 54) and Regulation 112 (2)
(3) and (12) of the Police Service Regulations, 2012 (C.I. 76) and the Court is
of the opinion that the exhibits attached to the plaintiff’s supplementary affidavit
in opposition show that he took steps by filing an appeal for the consideration
of the then I.G.P on 2nd October, 2012 with a further filing of
additional grounds of appeal on 12th March, 2013 but the Ghana Police
Service per its I.G.P at that time never made any orders in respect of the
plaintiff/respondent’s appeal. It thus cannot be said that the plaintiff slept
on his rights and that he did not act timeously.<o:p></o:p>This Court believes that the
application to set aside plaintiff’s Writ and Statement of Claim is without
merit and so same is refused. Cost of GH₵1,000.00 is awarded against the
defendant/applicant. Case to take normal course. &nbsp;<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;

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