Court name
Industrial Relations Court
Case number
IRC Matter 14 of 2001

Amadu v Maldeco Fisheries (IRC Matter 14 of 2001) [2005] MWIRC 28 (18 April 2005);

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[2005] MWIRC 28

IN THE
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COURT OF MALAWI




PRINCIPAL
REGISTRY




MATTER
NO. IRC 14 OF 2004




BETWEEN




AMADU…….………………………………………………
……………...APPLICANT






-and-




MALDECO FISHERIES...……………………………...
……………..RESPONDENT







CORAM: R. Zibelu
Banda, Chairperson

Chima; for
Respondent

Applicant; present

Tembo; Court Clerk






ORDER


Dismissal-
Reason-Misconduct-Flouting company procedures-Deliberate-Procedure-
Disciplinary hearing-Frivolous and vexatious action-Dismissed.





Upon
hearing the applicant the court finds that the applicant admitted
deliberate flouting company procedures by selling company
fish at a
price not recommended by the company. This type of misconduct has
been held to constitute valid ground for dismissal:
Misoya and
anor V Mc Connel & Co.
[Matter Number IRC 66/67 of 2003
(unreported)].




The
applicant admitted appearing before a disciplinary hearing to state
his case. The respondent complied with the law.






The court
finds that this is a frivolous and vexatious action and an abuse of
court process, therefore this action is dismissed
in its entirety.






Pronounced
in Open Court
this 19th day of April 2005 at LIMBE.






R Zibelu
Banda (Ms.)


CHAIRPERSON.