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ABUKARI UMAR AND MOHAMMED HAFIZ V. NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE AUTHORITY (NHIA)

(2018) JELR 64787 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CIVIL APPEAL NO: E12/70/2015  •  11 May 2018  •  Ghana

Coram
V. D. OFOE JA (PRESIDING), A.M. DORDZIE JA, G. TORKORNOO JA

Judgement

JUDGMENT

A.M.DORDZIE J. A.:

FACTS:

By a writ dated 15th June 2015 issued at the Tamale High Court, the appellants herein Abukari Umar and Mohammed Hafiz commenced an action against the respondent, National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) for the following reliefs:

1. An order directing the defendant to restore the names of the plaintiffs unto its workers’ payroll to enable them receive their monthly salaries.

2. Recovery of unpaid salaries from 1st May, 2014 to the date when plaintiffs’ names would have been restored unto the payroll.

3. Interest on the unpaid salaries from 1st May 2014 to the date of restoration of plaintiffs’ names to the defendant’s payroll.

4. General damages.

By their statement of claim setting out the facts backing their claim, the plaintiffs maintain that:

a) They are employees of NHIA who were employed on the 2nd of April 2012 as Assistant Claim officers and posted to Savelugu / Nanton District office. Their appointments took effect from 9th of April 2012.

b) They wer…

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