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MR. CHRISTOPHER DANSO AND 7 OTHERS
V.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL & 4 ORS

(2017) JELR 65079 (CA)

Court of Appeal 28 Jun 2017 Ghana
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- The plaintiffs, who are teachers employed by the Ghana Education Service, filed a lawsuit claiming defamation and violation of their rights. - The lawsuit was based on a report by a committee that made adverse findings against the plainti

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Suit Number:SUIT NO. H1/39/2016
Judges:AYEBI J. A. (PRESIDING), TORKORNOO (MRS) J. A., DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J. A.
Counsel:COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS -- MERCY LARBI ,COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS -- THEOPHILUS APPOH (SSA)

TORKORNOO (MRS), J.A.

The Plaintiffs/Appellants are teachers employed by the Ghana Education Service. They were stationed at Akumfi Ameyaw Senior High Secondary School at Aworowa as at April 2011 when this suit was commenced by them. According to their Amended Statement of Claim, on 24th January 2010, the students of the school embarked on an ‘agitation’ which resulted in destruction of properties. A committee was set up chaired by one Mr. Amanor Kyeremeh, a retired educator which ‘made adverse findings against’ the Appellants in its report on the ‘student agitations’ and its cause. According to their Statement of Claim, though they applied for a copy of the report, the committee failed to give it to them. However, ‘by the work of providence, they happened to get some extracts’ from the said report and it is these extracts which informed them of the said adverse findings. The committee also made recommendations in their report. It is their case that they were completely innocent of the…

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