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PIUS K. BITO
V.
GHANA INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGES

(2024) JELR 112467 (CA)

Court of Appeal 1 Feb 2024 Ghana
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- This case involves an appeal by the Plaintiff against a judgment in favor of the Defendant. - The Plaintiff was wrongfully dismissed from his employment by the Defendant after 18 years as a senior member of the institution. - The Plaintif

Case Details

Suit Number:H1/130/2023
Judges:ANTHONY OPPONG (MR.) J.A (PRESIDING) SOPHIA ROSETTA BERNASKO ESSAH (MRS.) J.A. CHRISTOPHER ARCHER (MR.) J.A
Counsel:ENOCH YIRBEYOGR FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT. RICHARD TWUMASI ANKRAH FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.
Location:Accra

J U D G M E N T

SOPHIA R. BERNASKO ESSAH (MRS) JA:

This is an appeal at the instance of the Plaintiff/Appellant hereinafter referred to as the Plaintiff against a judgment of the High Court entered in favour of the Defendant/Respondent, herein after referred to as the Defendant and delivered on the 28th of January, 2021.

 By an amended Notice of Appeal the Plaintiff appealed on the following grounds:

i. That the judgment is against the weight of evidence.

ii (a)    That the trial court erred in fact and in law when it held that “the Defendant was under no obligation to allow the Plaintiff to cross examine the students on the allegation they had leveled against the Plaintiff” thereby occasioning grave injustice to the Plaintiff/Appellant.

ii b) That the trial court erred by misdirection when it held that “ The disciplinary committee of the defendant found that the Plaintiff wasindeed absent from the level 200 class because he did not sign the attendance register like the other lecturers” whi…

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