ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI (GH) LTD. vs. EDWARD ARHIN AND RICHARD DANKWA [2021]DLCA10801

Date	2021-06-24
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/15/2021
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA10801

ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) JA. (PRESIDING)

A. B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG JA.

SAMUEL K.A. ASIEDU JA.

DAAD AKWASI FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT.

NANA YAW OSEI FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS.

[2021]DLCA10801
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI (GH)
LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>EDWARD ARHIN AND RICHARD
DANKWA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<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;">

<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
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mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">CIVIL
APPEAL NO. H1/15/2021&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;
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;DATE: 24TH JUNE, 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>DAAD
AKWASI FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT.<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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YAW OSEI FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS. <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) JA. (PRESIDING),
A. B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG JA., SAMUEL K.A. ASIEDU JA.<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="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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</div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;ASIEDU,
JA.<o:p></o:p>My lords, this appeal is brought
against the judgment of the High Court, Obuasi delivered on the 12th
day of February 2019. The Plaintiffs/Respondents had, on the 13th
day of October 2015, filed a writ of summons against the Defendant/Appellant
before the High Court for: <o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the dismissal of
the Plaintiffs from their lawful employment with the 1st Defendant
Company was unlawful, illegal, unfair, wrongful and/or null and void.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An Order of the Honourable Court
directed at the 1st Defendant Company to reinstate the Plaintiffs
and pay them their salaries from January, 2012 to date of final judgment.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An Order of the Honourable Court
directed at the 1st Defendant Company to pay the Plaintiffs the
remainder of their two months’ salary which they received only half of the
amounts involved after the investigation into their cases took more than the
stipulated one month.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A further Order of the Honourable Court
directed at the 1st Defendant Company to treat the Plaintiffs as
their employees and deal with them in the same manner it has dealt with its
employees after the judgment.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A further Order of the Honourable
Court directed at the 1st Defendant Company to adequately compensate
the Plaintiffs for unlawfully, illegally, unfairly and wrongfully dismissing
them.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;f.