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PETER WAKA AND OTHERS
V.
THE TEACHING HOSPITAL BOARD KORLE BU TEACHING HOSPITAL

(2013) JELR 66081 (HC)

High Court 10 Jan 2013 Ghana
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- The Court held that the indefinite suspension of Plaintiffs without pay was unlawful, as no sufficient evidence of misconduct or non-cooperation was proven, and ordered reinstatement or lawful redundancy with payment of outstanding salari

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Suit Number:SUIT NO. INDL 45/2010
Judges:KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU
Counsel:MR. ANTHONY NAMOON FOR THE PLAINTIFFS,MR. ERNEST OWUSU ABOAGYE FOR THE DEFENDANT
Other Citations:(2013) JELR 67196 (HC)

JUDGMENT

The thirty-seven Plaintiffs herein are all employees of the Revenue Unit of the Accounts Department of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. They have been in the employment of the Defendant for a considerable period of time, ranging between five (5) years and thirty-two (32) years. At various times in 2009, the Plaintiffs were invited in different groups to appear before the Revenue Committee of the Defendant to assist it to investigate an allegation of misappropriation of funds collected by them. The Plaintiffs duly appeared before the Revenue Committee wherefore various sums of money they were alleged to have embezzled were written on pieces of paper and handed over to them. Meanwhile, when the Plaintiffs allegedly confronted the said committee on the allegation of embezzlement, it could not offer any explanation as to the date and how the Plaintiffs embezzled the sums stated against their names. It could also not explain to the Plaintiffs the circumstances on which it based to arriv…

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