FAUSTINA TETTEH vs. T. CHANDIRAM & CO. GH. LTD., DECORPLAST LTD., MR. INDRU MAHBUBANI AND ARUN MALKANI [2019]DLSC6576

FAUSTINA TETTEH vs. T. CHANDIRAM & CO. GH. LTD., DECORPLAST LTD., MR. INDRU MAH... [2019]DLSC6576

Date	2019-07-24
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/52/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLSC6576

ANSAH JSC (PRESIDING)

DOTSE JSC

YEBOAH JSC

MARFUL-SAU JSC

KOTEY JSC

ALBERT ADAARE FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT

ALEX K. OSEI OWUSU FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2019]DLSC6576
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FAUSTINA TETTEH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>T. CHANDIRAM &amp; CO. GH. LTD., DECORPLAST
LTD., MR. INDRU MAHBUBANI AND ARUN MALKANI&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT,
ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/52/2018&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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 JULY, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ALBERT
ADAARE FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ALEX
K. OSEI OWUSU FOR THE
DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>ANSAH JSC (PRESIDING), DOTSE
JSC, YEBOAH JSC, MARFUL-SAU JSC, KOTEY JSC<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>MARFUL-SAU, JSC: - <o:p></o:p>This appeal is taken against the judgment of the
Court of Appeal sitting in Accra. By the judgment which is dated 1st
February 2018, the decision of the trial High Court, which entered judgment for
the plaintiff/respondent/appellant was set aside. In this appeal, the
plaintiff/ respondent/appellant shall be referred to as appellant and the
defendants/ appellants /respondents shall be referred simply as respondents. &nbsp;The facts of this case briefly are that the
appellant was an employee of the 1st and 2nd respondents’
companies since 1985. She was appointed a Director of the 1st and 2nd
respondents after the death of one of the Directors. According to the
appellant, relationship between her and the 3rd respondent, who was
the Managing Director of the 1st respondent company became
unpleasant in 2010. As a result, she was removed as a director of the
companies, her work schedule was taken from her, she was denied payment of some
allowances and was generally discriminated against in the work place. The
appellant then took out a writ in the High Court claiming the following
reliefs:<o:p></o:p>‘’1. A declaration that the purported ‘’Termination
of appointment as director’’ of the 1st defendant company is void.<o:p></o:p>2. Declaration that the purported ‘’Termination of
appointment as director’’ of the 2nd defendant company is void.<o:p></o:p>3. An order that the plaintiffs’ monthly allowance
of GHC 500 as Director in the two companies be paid.<o:p></o:p>4.The sum of GHC 3,500 being the unpaid amount due
to plaintiff as director’s allowance for the months of June, July and August in
the year 2010 and for the months of September, October, November and December,
2011.<o:p></o:p>5. The sum of US$400,000.00<o:p></o:p>6.The plaintiff’s monthly allowance equivalent to
the Sales Manager’s monthly commission on sales from December 2010 to date.<o:p></o:p>7.Refund of all payments of medical bills and
monies paid for repairs and maintenance of vehicle used by plaintiff for
official duties.<o:p></o:p>7 a. An order directed at the defendants to pay to
the plaintiff all other entitlement found due to the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>8.Compensation for sexual harassment and
victimization by the 3rd defendant and also discrimination against the
plaintiff by defendants contrary to the provisions of the 1992 Constitution.<o:p></o:p>9.An order of injunction to restrain the 3rd
defendant from further sexual harassment of plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>10. An injunction to restrain the defendants from
victimizing and discriminating against the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>11. Interest on all sums found due and owing from
the defendants to the plaintiff at the prevailing commercial bank lending rate
from the date when those monies became due to date of payment.<o:p></o:p>12. Costs.<o:p></o:p>