C/INSPR CRISTOPHER OKPATTAH AND 39 OTHERS vs THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE & ORS
2025
HIGH COURT
CORAM
- HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE FREDERICK TETTEH
Areas of Law
- Evidence Law
- Employment Law
- Administrative Law
2025
HIGH COURT
CORAM
AI Generated Summary
The Plaintiffs, Chief Inspectors in the Ghana Police Service, filed a suit claiming they were denied promotions under a special amnesty despite submitting their degree certificates as directed. The court found the Plaintiffs failed to provide evidence of submission of their certifications and held that promotions are based on merit, not solely on academic qualifications. The court dismissed their claims, stating that it does not have the authority to compel such promotions and emphasized the need to adhere strictly to the laws of Ghana.
By their endorsement on their writ of summons and statement of claim; dated 5t July, 2023 the Plaintiffs are claiming the following reliefs from the Defendants;
An Order directed at the Ist and Defendants to promote the Plaintiffs based on the special amnesty by granting the Plaintiffs one (1) with three (3) incremental credits to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police. 2nd step
b. An Order directed at the 1st and Defendants to grant the Plaintiffs direct to the Police academy unreservedly. 2nd entry
An Order directed at the 1st and Defendants to restore the loss income due the Plaintiffs as a result of the ]st and Defendants action of not promoting the Plaintiffs under the special amnesty. 2nd 2nd
d. Costs, legal fees inclusive
e other Orders that this Honourable Court may deem fit to make. Any
The Plaintiffs are Chief Inspectors of the Ghana Police Service; currently serving under various capacities ofthe Service in the Republic of Ghana. The Plaintiffs have all procured degrees from their various universities. The Plaintiffs averred on that ,
8t February 2021, the office of the 1st Defendant issued directives to police personnel of the Ghana Police Service through their various Commanders to the effect police personnel who passed out from the Ghana Police Service training school on Or before 31st December; 2008, and have been awarded degrees on Or before 31st December; 2020, must submit certified of their degree certificates to the Police Headquarters by February; 2021, for a special exercise; after having set aside the provisions in CI. 76, which regulates promotions in the Ghana Police Service that, copies 26t
The Plaintiffs averred further together with other Police Personnel submitted their degree certificates in accordance with the circulated directives. Pursuant to the aforementioned directives; the Plaintiffs averred that, duly complied by submitting certified of their certificates to the Police Headquarters by 26" February; 2021.The Plaintiffs added that on 21s July; 2021. series of special administrative promotions under a special amnesty granted were released by the Defendant. The Plaintiffs further added that in the said promotions under a special amnesty granted by the Defendant, General Corporals were granted special amnesty and awarded one with three (3) incremental credits in their ranks. Thus; promoting them from General Corporals to Sergeants with three that, they , they copies 2nd 2nd step point
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