PIUS K. BITO V. GHANA INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGES
(2024) JELR 112467 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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H1/130/2023
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1 Feb 2024
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Ghana
Coram
ANTHONY OPPONG (MR.) J.A (PRESIDING)
SOPHIA ROSETTA BERNASKO ESSAH (MRS.) J.A.
CHRISTOPHER ARCHER (MR.) J.A
Appearances
ENOCH YIRBEYOGR FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.
RICHARD TWUMASI ANKRAH FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.
Judgement
<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>J U D G M E N T</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>SOPHIA R. BERNASKO ESSAH (MRS) JA:</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify">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.</p><p style="text-align: justify"> By an amended Notice of Appeal the Plaintiff appealed on the following grounds:</p><p style="text-align: justify">i. That the judgment is against the weight of evidence.</p><p style="text-align: justify">ii (a)  That the trial court erred in fact and in law when it held that “<em>the Defendant was under no obligation to allow the Plaintiff to cross examine the students on the allegation they had leveled against the Plaintiff</em>” thereby occasioning grave injustice to the Plaintiff/Appellant.</p><p style="text-align: justify"><em>ii b) </em>That the trial court erred by misdirection when it held that<em> “ 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” </em>whi…</p>