INSP/ RSM SHITU WABI & 126 OTHERS vs. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE AND ATTORNEY- GENERAL [2020]DLCA9858

INSP/ RSM SHITU WABI & 126 OTHERS vs. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE AND ATTORNEY-... [2020]DLCA9858

Date	2020-12-22
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA9858

ADJEI J.A (PRESIDING)

L. L. MENSAH J.A

MERLEY WOOD J.A

MRS. M. Y. N. ACHIAMPONG FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/ RESPONDENTS

DR. KORAY AND MS VERONICA ADIGBO (PSA) FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

[2020]DLCA9858
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="_Hlk35510717"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; color: rgb(0, 176, 240); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">INSP/ RSM SHITU WABI
&amp; 126 OTHERS</a> <o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; color: rgb(0, 176, 240); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE AND ATTORNEY- GENERAL<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, 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: 0in 0in 1pt;">

SUIT
NO.H1/218/2018&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:
22ND
OCTOBER, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">MRS.
M. Y. N. ACHIAMPONG FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/ RESPONDENTS<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: 0in 0in 1pt;">

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">DR.
KORAY AND MS VERONICA ADIGBO (PSA) FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">ADJEI,
J.A (PRESIDING), L. L. MENSAH, J.A, MERLEY WOOD, J.A<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%;
tab-stops:147.0pt;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">ADJEI,JA.<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">The Defendants who
were dissatisfied with the judgment of the High Court, Accra delivered on 19th
June, 2014 filed an appeal against same to the Court of Appeal, Accra on 6th
August, 2014. Upon service of the notice of appeal on the Plaintiffs, they also
filed a cross - appeal on 18th August, 2014.<o:p></o:p> 
<span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">The brief facts of the case which culminated to
this appeal were that the Plaintiffs&nbsp; were part of the police officers who
were compulsorily retired by the Ghana Police Service between 1993-1994 on the
premise that they had attained compulsory retiring age of fifty and fifty-five
years for police women and policemen respectively. 
<span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">The retiring ages for members of the Ghana
Police Service before the coming into force of the Constitution of Ghana, 1992
were fifty and fifty years for women and men respectively. On the coming into
force of the Constitution on 7th January, 1993, the Ghana Police Service
continued to retire its female and male officers and men under the then existing
enactment.<o:p></o:p> 
<span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">&nbsp;Some of the affected police officers filed
a suit at the Supreme Court for a declaration that by true and proper
interpretation of Article 199 (1) of the Constitution of Ghana, 1992, Police
Officers were public officers and supposed to retire at 60 years and sex was
immaterial. The Supreme Court in different suits declared the police officers
who were made to compulsorily retired at 50 and 55 years respectively as
unconstitutional and therefore a nullity. One of the Supreme Court's decisions
entitled&nbsp;Mr. C.B. Bawuah v Attorney- General and Inspector- General of
Police was delivered on 26th July, 1994 and declared the compulsory retiring
ages of 50 and 55 years for women and men respectively as unconstitutional.<o:p></o:p> 
<span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">&nbsp;The Plaintiffs who were 131 affected
officers of the Ghana Police Service instituted&nbsp;an action in the High
Court Accra on 27th April, 2006 which culminated to this appeal. In the High
Court the Plaintiffs sought for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p> 
<span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;"(a)
Their entitlements for the five (5) years or (10) years &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; deprived
period. 
<span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;(b) The 1st Defendant
be ordered to provide Counsel for the &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>