LAND LAW – Title to Land – Reliance on Grant – Failure to Prove Grant Fatal to Claim Mar 26, 2026 Land Law
JURISDICTION – Jurisdiction of Court – Land Use Act – Sections 39 and 41 Compared – Significance of Omission of “Exclusive” in Section 41 Mar 26, 2026 Jurisdiction
JURISDICTION – Jurisdiction of Court – Land Use Act – Jurisdiction of State High Courts Over Customary Rights of Occupancy Mar 26, 2026 Jurisdiction
INTERPRETATION OF STATUTES – Ouster of High Court Jurisdiction – Requirement of Express Words Mar 26, 2026 Interpretation of Statutes
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – Judicial Powers – Unlimited Jurisdiction of State High Courts Under Section 236(1) of 1979 Constitution Mar 26, 2026 Constitutional Law
CIVIL PROCEDURE – Joinder of Parties – Claim Against Defendant in Personal Capacity for Family Land – Necessity to Join Family Mar 26, 2026 Civil Procedure
APPELLATE PRACTICE – Standard of Review – Power of Supreme Court to Depart from Previous Decisions – Per Incuriam Decisions Mar 26, 2026 Appellate Practice
ISLAMIC LAW – Sharia Courts Jurisdiction – Designation of Parties – Judge’s Discretion to Determine Plaintiff Mar 26, 2026 Islamic Law
ISLAMIC LAW – Islamic Evidence – Proof of Predecease – Standard of Proof Required Mar 26, 2026 Islamic Law
ISLAMIC LAW – Islamic Evidence – Burden of Proof – Failure to Furnish Complete Judicial Proof Requires Oath of Rebuttal Mar 26, 2026 Islamic Law