DANIEL PEPRAH AND 2 ORS vs. MINISTRY OF GENDER, CHILDREN & SOCIAL PROTECTION AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL & MINISTER OF JUSTICE [2022]DLHC12024

DANIEL PEPRAH AND 2 ORS vs. MINISTRY OF GENDER, CHILDREN & SOCIAL PROTECTION AND... [2022]DLHC12024

Date	2022-11-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO. GJ /0386/2020
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC12024

HIS LORDSHIP CHARLES GYAMFI DANQUAH J.

GLORIA AMANDA DOVE ESQ. FOR EDWARD SAM CRABBE ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFFS.

YVONNE ABOAGYEWAA AWOONOR- WILLIAMS (MRS.) PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENDANTS.

[2022]DLHC12024
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >&nbsp;DANIEL
PEPRAH AND 2 ORS<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>MINISTRY OF GENDER, CHILDREN &amp; SOCIAL
PROTECTION AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL &amp; MINISTER OF JUSTICE <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(DEFENDANTS)<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;">

SUIT NO. GJ /0386/2020&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:
24TH&nbsp;NOVEMBER 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&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; <o:p></o:p>GLORIA AMANDA DOVE
ESQ. FOR EDWARD SAM &nbsp;&nbsp;CRABBE ESQ. FOR THE
PLAINTIFFS.,<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:
justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:
solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">YVONNE ABOAGYEWAA &nbsp;&nbsp;AWOONOR- WILLIAMS &nbsp;&nbsp;(MRS.) PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY FOR THE
DEFENDANTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP CHARLES
GYAMFI DANQUAH J.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>By their amended writ of summons accompanied by an amended
statement of claim filed on 12th August, 2020 the Plaintiffs claimed
from the Defendants as follows;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:
-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;A declaration that the termination of
employment of the Plaintiffs by the National Coordinator of the Ghana School
Feeding Programme is wrongful. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order directed at the Ghana School Feeding Programme to pay to all the
Plaintiffs their gross salary from the date of wrongful termination of their
employment i.e. 15th March, 2019 to date of final judgment. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General
damages of GH¢1,000,000.00, GH¢750,000.00 and GH¢500,000.00 for 1st
Plaintiff, 2nd Plaintiff, and 3rd Plaintiff respectively
for unfair termination of employment. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest
at the prevailing commercial rate on relief (3) from the date of judgment to
final date of payment. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;