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ALBERT ADAARE
V.
ATTORNEY GENERAL & ORS.

(2021) JELR 109666 (CA)

Court of Appeal 28 Oct 2021 Ghana
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- The Court of Appeal (majority) held that the Attorney-General is a necessary party to employment-related claims by public officers for the payment of emoluments where relief sought involves payment from the Consolidated Fund, even if the

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Suit Number:H1/127/21
Judges:SENYO DZAMEFE, J.A, (PRESIDING) P. BRIGHT MENSAH, J.A NORVISI ARYENE, (MRS.) J.A
Counsel:AUREOL ASARE-BOATENG (ASA) APPELLANTS PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT IN PERSON

DZAMEFE, JA

The plaintiff in an indorsement claimed jointly and severally against the defendants for;-

a.  An order directed at the defendants to pay to the plaintiff every month, the same salary as is paid to a circuit court judge of the Judicial Service.

b.  An order directed at the defendants to pay all arrears of the plaintiff’s salary from the 1st day of January 2009 to date.

c. An order that the defendants pay interest calculated at the commercial bank lending rate on each pesewa of the arrears of salary due to the plaintiff,  calculated from the date when the amount became due at the end of each month, up to and inclusive of the date of final payment.

 d.  An order that the defendants pay to the plaintiff, costs, inclusive of the costs of legal fees for the prosecution of this matter incurred by the plaintiff.

The plaintiff, a Lecturer at the Ghana School of Law was appointed as such by a letter dated 20th September, 1999. The 1st defendant is the Attorney-General and the Minister of…

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