Standard
APPELLATE PRACTICE — Dismissal of Appeal — Order 6 Rule 3(2) — Condition Precedent to Exercise of Jurisdiction
Ede & Anor v. Mba & Ors (2011) NLC-123-102-1990(SC)
5761
Principles
53
Areas of Law
26
Years Covered
Standard
APPELLATE PRACTICE — Dismissal of Appeal — Jurisdiction to Dismiss Where Application for Extension of Time is Pending — Order 6 Rule 3(2) of the Supreme Court Rules
Ede & Anor v. Mba & Ors (2011) NLC-123-102-1990(SC)
Standard
APPELLATE PRACTICE — Court Registry — Mistake of Registry Staff — Litigant Not to Suffer
Ede & Anor v. Mba & Ors (2011) NLC-123-102-1990(SC)
Standard
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Supreme Court — Finality of Court of Appeal Decision — Section 246(3) Overrides Section 6(6)
Umaru & Anor v. Aliyu & Ors (2011) NLC-123-259-2010(SC)
Standard
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Jurisdiction — Constitution as Donor of Jurisdiction — Inherent Jurisdiction Cannot Fill Gap
Umaru & Anor v. Aliyu & Ors (2011) NLC-123-259-2010(SC)
Standard
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Appellate Jurisdiction — Supreme Court — Section 233 of the 1999 Constitution — Exclusion of Election Petition Appeals
Umaru & Anor v. Aliyu & Ors (2011) NLC-123-259-2010(SC)
Standard
APPELLATE PRACTICE — Jurisdiction — Finality of Court of Appeal Decisions in Election Petition Appeals — Section 246(3) of the 1999 Constitution
Umaru & Anor v. Aliyu & Ors (2011) NLC-123-259-2010(SC)
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APPELLATE PRACTICE — Jurisdiction — Courts Are Statutory — Cannot Confer Jurisdiction on Themselves
Umaru & Anor v. Aliyu & Ors (2011) NLC-123-259-2010(SC)
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APPELLATE PRACTICE — Inherent Powers — Inherent Jurisdiction Cannot Confer Appellate Jurisdiction — Distinction Between Inherent Powers and Appellate Powers
Umaru & Anor v. Aliyu & Ors (2011) NLC-123-259-2010(SC)
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PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — Judiciary — Last Hope of Common Man — Justice Not Ethnicity
Daniel Tayar Trans Ent. Nig. Co. Ltd v. Busari & Anor (2011) NLC-123-179-2003(SC)
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PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — Counsel — Allegation of Bias Against Judge — Requirement of Clear Evidence
Daniel Tayar Trans Ent. Nig. Co. Ltd v. Busari & Anor (2011) NLC-123-179-2003(SC)
Standard
CIVIL PROCEDURE — Res Judicata — Shield Not Sword — Available to Defendant Only
Daniel Tayar Trans Ent. Nig. Co. Ltd v. Busari & Anor (2011) NLC-123-179-2003(SC)