DAVID APASERA & 42 OTHERS vs. ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MINISTRY OF FINANCE [2023]DLCA16830

Date	2023-05-11
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/187/2019
Citation No.	[2023]DLCA16830

OFOE JA. (PRESIDING)

SOWAH J.A

KWOFIE J.A.

MS. AKAWARI-LINURU ATINDEM (SA) FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS ABSENT

[2023]DLCA16830
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DAVID
APASERA &amp; 42 OTHERS <o:p></o:p>

(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>

vs.<o:p></o:p>

ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MINISTRY OF
FINANCE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>

[COURT OF
APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

SUIT NO:
H1/187/2019&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
DATE: 11TH MAY 2023<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>

MS. AKAWARI-LINURU
ATINDEM (SA) FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

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OFOE, JA. (PRESIDING), SOWAH J.A, KWOFIE J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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OFOE, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>

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Plaintiﬀs’ claims were for lump sum
payments and accrued monthly pensions with interest thereon from January 2009,
and an order directed at the defendants to pay all monthly pensions accruing
from February, 2016 to date of ﬁnal payment. The reliefs were premised on a purported
recommendation by the Chinery Hesse Committee for Article 71 oﬃce holders between 2005 and
2008.<o:p></o:p>

The defendants
challenged the constitutionality of the said recommendation hence this court referred
the question “whether
on the combined reading of the constitutional<o:p></o:p>

provisions i.e.
Articles 71 (3), 98 (1), 114 and 295 it was constitutional for the Chinery
Hesse Committee to have recommended payment of pension to the plaintiﬀs.”<o:p></o:p>

The Supreme
Court in a Ruling dated 3rd December, 2020 has answered the question as follows:<o:p></o:p>

“That on the
combined reading of Articles 71 (3), 98 (1) 114 and 295 of the 1992
constitution, it was unconstitutional for the Chinery Hesse Committee to have
recommended payment of pension to the plaintiﬀs”<o:p></o:p>

There being no
other or further issues for determination in the appeal before us, this court
in line with the direction of the Supreme court to carry out their answer as
determined in their Ruling of 3rd December, 2020 accordingly hereby dismisses
the appeal ﬁled on 12th October 2018 against the judgment of the High Court
coram Gifty Dekyem J. and dated 26th July 2018 as being without merit.<o:p></o:p>

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(Sgd.)<o:p></o:p>

VICTOR D. OFOE<o:p></o:p>

[JUSTICE OF APPEAL]<o:p></o:p>

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