[2023]DLHC16827 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><a name="_Hlk152146143"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">DR. RICHARD AKPLOTSYI<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">HO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY & 2 0RS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt 168.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> </span></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: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. E10/02/2023 DATE: 23<sup>RD</sup> JANUARY 2023</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Emile Atsu Agbakpe, Esq. for Applicant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Oscar Vulor, Esq. for 1st and Respondents<o:p></o:p></span></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="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Ms Freda Sithoefe Ameke, and Anthony Attakuma Ghattie, Esq. (Both Assistant State Attorneys) for 3rd Respondent.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">CORAM <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt right 479.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">JUSTICE GEORGE BUADI, J </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></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="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt;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"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p><h1 style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo7; tab-stops:42.95pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">1<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.1pt">Background </span><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The 1st<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt;letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>Respondent herein is a tertiary educational institution of higher learning and<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>a body<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>corporate<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>per<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Technical<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Universities<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>Act,<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>2016 s.<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>1(2).<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>It<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>used to<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>be a Polytechnic. 2nd<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt; mso-text-raise:3.5pt;letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>Respondent, at all material times, is its Vice-Chancellor. The applicant<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>until<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>his<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>one-year<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>suspension<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>1st<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt"> </span>Respondent<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt"> </span>per<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>letter<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>dated<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>22<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">June</span> 2022<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>(Exhibit<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt"> </span>Z2)<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>effective<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>1<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>July<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>2022<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>30<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>June<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>2023<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>senior<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>lecturer<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>1st<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt;letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>Respondent. The suspension seems to be the cause of the action.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>applicant<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>claims<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>that arising<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>from<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>series<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>of misunderstanding<span style="lett