TOGBE DR. ADZAH KODZO VI vs. GHANA REVENUE AUTHORITY [2023]DLHC16079

Date	2023-03-21
Suit No.	SUIT NO. HR/0001/2022
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC16079

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS)

AKPADIE GORDON FOR PLAINTIFF - PRESENT

REBECCA EDUAFO-ABRAHAM HOLDING BRIEF FOR

CEPHAS ODARTEY LAMPTEY FOR DEFENDANT - PRESENT

[2023]DLHC16079
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;TOGBE DR.
ADZAH KODZO VI <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US">GHANA REVENUE AUTHORITY&nbsp;&nbsp;&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>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, HUMAN RIGHTS DIVISION
ONE
,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: black; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">SUIT NO. HR/0001/2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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: 21ST MARCH 2023<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; <o:p></o:p>AKPADIE GORDON FOR PLAINTIFF &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;PRESENT<o:p></o:p>REBECCA EDUAFO-ABRAHAM HOLDING BRIEF FOR <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;">

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LAMPTEY FOR DEFENDANT &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS)<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 0in;">

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mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; PARTIES
<o:p></o:p>Plaintiff, Togbe Dr Adzah Kodzo VI, is an employee of
the defendant, Ghana Revenue Authority.<o:p></o:p>2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; PLAINTIFF’S
CASE<o:p></o:p>3]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The facts of this case are that plaintiff
was employed by defendant in 1995. In January 2011, he was promoted to the grade
of Principal Revenue Officer. Sometime in September 2013, he applied for and
was granted study leave without pay commencing January 2014 to December 2016.
Upon completion of his study leave without pay, he returned to work in January
2017. &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>4]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; According to plaintiff, in February 2017, he received
a strange letter from defendant titled: “OFFER OF RE-APPOINTMENT”. By the said
letter, he was to be put on probation of one year in addition to other terms
and conditions that he considered to be alien to the Civil or Public Service of
Ghana. He was further required to indicate his acceptance or rejection of the
said letter not later than 17th February 2017. Plaintiff claims that
he accepted the offer of re-appointment but did so under duress. <o:p></o:p>5]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</main>