The Kumasi High Court has dismissed Chief Inspector Samuel Krah’s lawsuit against the Inspector-General of Police and the State regarding his promotion.
Justice Kwasi Anokyi Gyimah, delivering the judgment on June 14th, 2024, ruled that Chief Inspector Krah is not entitled to automatic promotion solely based on his higher academic qualifications.
The Court stated that the “plaintiff has failed to prove his claim on the preponderance of probability. The Plaintiff’s attainment of higher academic qualification is not entitled to promotion by reason only that he attained academic qualification.
“Thus, depending on the mode of recruitment, an entry to the Police Academy is by competitive examination or by special recommendation in line with Police Service Regulation,” the judgement noted.
The court emphasized that the plaintiff failed to substantiate his claim on the balance of probabilities.
It clarified that attaining higher academic qualifications does not automatically warrant promotion.
According to the judgment, entry into the Police Academy is contingent upon competitive examination or special recommendation as per Police Service Regulation, depending on the recruitment method.
Furthermore, the court encouraged the plaintiff to continue participating in entrance examinations, suggesting that he might succeed in future exams.
Chief Inspector Krah’s case argued that despite serving between 25 and 30 years in the police service, the Police Administration had promoted his junior colleagues under a special amnesty but had not extended the same opportunity to him to facilitate his admission to the Police Academy and subsequent promotion to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP).