STEPHEN K. AWUAH vs. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND THE EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT FUND (EDIF) [2020]DLHC10337

STEPHEN K. AWUAH vs. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND THE EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTM... [2020]DLHC10337

Date	2020-06-15
Suit No.	SUIT NO.INDL/7/2013/INDL/89/2012
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10337

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA JULIANA AIKINS (MRS)

COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF: MR. SOLOMON COLLINS ESHUN ESQ.

COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANTS: MRS. LILY ADDAE-MENSAH SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY.

[2020]DLHC10337
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >STEPHEN K. AWUAH<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;
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mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:115%;tab-stops:129.05pt">THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND THE EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT
FUND (EDIF)<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;
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</div>COUNSEL: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>COUNSEL
FOR THE PLAINTIFF: MR. SOLOMON COLLINS ESHUN, ESQ.<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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FOR THE DEFENDANTS: MRS. LILY ADDAE-MENSAH, SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HER
LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA JULIANA AIKINS (MRS)<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 0cm;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BRIEF
FACTS<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>The 2nd defendant was
established by the Export Development and Investment Fund Act of 2000, Act 582
for the purpose of providing financial resources for the development and
promotion of the export trade in Ghana. The 1st defendant is
constitutionally mandated for the conduct of all civil suits against the State
of Ghana. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The plaintiff was an employee of the 2nd
defendant from November 2007 till April 2012 when he was summarily dismissed by
the 2nd defendant. The reason for his dismissal was that he was
found culpable for receiving a gift from a client of the 2nd
defendant which act was deemed to be a gross misconduct on the part of the
plaintiff. The plaintiff felt aggrieved with his summary dismissal and
therefore he sued the defendants herein for the reliefs endorsed on his writ of
summons and statement of claim. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; RELIEFS
SOUGHT BY PLAINTIFF&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>The reliefs sought by the plaintiff were as
follows:-<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that the allegation of plaintiff receiving monetary gift from the 2nd
defendant’s facility beneficiary did not constitute a pro</main>