GROUP CAPT. GYIMAH-KWAKYE RTD vs. THE ATTORNEY GENERALNATIONAL SPORTS AUTHORITY [2020]DLCA9377

Date	2020-05-27
Suit No.	SUIT NO. HI/159/19
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA9377

DENNIS ADJEI JA (PRESIDING)

HENRY KWOFIE JA

DARKO ASARE JA

BRIGHT O-AGYEKUM FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

YVONNE CHLOE MESSIBA (ASA) BEING LED BY JASMINE M-ARMAH (PSA) FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2020]DLCA9377
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GROUP
CAPT. GYIMAH-KWAKYE RTD<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE
ATTORNEY GENERALNATIONAL SPORTS AUTHORITY (DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>SUIT NO. HI/159/19&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 27TH MAY 2020<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;">

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>BRIGHT O-AGYEKUM FOR THE
PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT <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;">

YVONNE CHLOE MESSIBA (ASA) BEING LED BY JASMINE M-ARMAH
(PSA) FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<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;">

DENNIS ADJEI JA (PRESIDING), HENRY KWOFIE JA, DARKO ASARE
JA<o:p></o:p>

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

</div>HENRY KWOFIE J.A<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-right: 0cm;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;line-height:150%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext .75pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">This present appeal has been
launched by the plaintiff/appellant against the judgment of the High Court
Accra (Industrial and Labour Division) dated the 21st of May 2018.
The High Court in that judgment dismissed the plaintiff/appellant’s claim.
Dissatisfied with the said judgment, the plaintiff launched the instant appeal
on the 22nd of June 2018 on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p>

</div>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
judgment is against the weight of the evidence<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
learned trial judge erred when she held that the plaintiff had failed to prove
his case for the payment of his emoluments for service rendered to the 2nd
defendant.<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Further
and/or additional grounds to be filed upon receipt of the record of appeal.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The reliefs sought from the Court of Appeal
is that the judgment be set aside and the plaintiff’s claims granted. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It is noted for the record that no additional
ground of appeal was filed by the plaintiff/appellant. In this judgment the
parties will be referred to by their descriptions at the court below. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Before dealing with the arguments advanced in
support and against the appeal, I will give a brief background of the case. By
an amended writ of summons filed on the 6th of May 2016, the
plaintiff claimed against the defendants jointly and severally as follows:<o:p></o:p>1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order directed at defendants to compute and pay plaintiff all his outstanding
salaries and allowances from June 2011 up to</main>