Being a published legal enactment or instrument, it was not necessary to plead it or tender it in court before a court can consider it.

By Decree No. 28 of 1970, the judgment of the Supreme Court (in Exhibit 2) was null and void. This revived Decree No. 45 of 1968…

Where an appellate court finds that a lower court had no jurisdiction to try a case, the proper order is to allow the appeal, strike out…

An employer has discretion to give a lesser punishment to an employee but has no discretion to give a higher punishment. Since termination is a lesser…

If upon considering the officer's representations, the Commission is of the opinion that the officer does not deserve to be dismissed but that the facts disclose…

Where a civil servant's appointment is terminated in accordance with the Civil Service Rules, the civil servant has no valid cause of action. He can only…

Absence without leave constitutes gross misconduct justifying instant dismissal. A more lenient posture of termination instead of dismissal is proper.

Paragraph 4202 of the Federal Civil Service Rules provides that any officer who absents himself from duty without leave renders himself liable to be dismissed from…

The rule is that every pleading must state facts and not law. A plaintiff who wishes to prove that a particular law applies must state the…

A fact which is not denied is deemed to have been admitted. Apart from the evidence led, the fact that an averment was not denied is…

The determination of whether issues are negotiated or admitted is a question of fact. While admission is a matter of law, the circumstances leading to the…

A statement made by counsel in open court comes within the definition of admission under Section 19 of the Evidence Act. Counsel can make an admission…