Principle

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Null and Void Acts — Effect on Tenure of Office

Area of law
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

The principle applies to the legal consequences of a void appointment. A declaration of nullity operates retroactively, meaning the appointee is treated as never having held the office in law. Consequently, the period during which the appointee acted de facto cannot count toward the computation…

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