THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
Second Defendant
RULING
Upon hearing Mr Tom Joe of the State Law Office on beh of the Defendants on a summons returnable this day that the Plaintiff’s
statementement of claim dated 4th May, 2001 be struck out on the
grounds that it is lodged outside of the three year period provided in
section 20 of the
Employment Act [CAP.160],
And upon hearing Mr Hillary
Toa for the Plaintiff and upon the Plaintiff’s oral evidence giving the
reasons for not filing
his claim within the time required and showing the
various steps and actio took in pursuance of his claims within that
time,
And satisfying myself that the
Plaintiff’s claim inded on a contract or purpopurported agreement with the
Defendants,
and that under section 3of the Limitations Act, the period
allowed for such actions to be taken is six (6) years, and that
the
Limitations Act is an Act of general application,
And further that even if the Plaintiff’s cls out of
time (which is not conceded) the Plaintiff has shown that he took reasonablenable
steps in pursuance of his claims within the time allowed,
