"By the force of the weighty decisions referred to above, it is plain that learned counsel for the appellants cannot be right in his contention that the ex-parte order in...
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"It is wrong to say that an act done in disobedience of a court order is an illegality. The term 'illegality', in my humble view, connotes an infraction of law......
"Matters adjudged in a cause do not prejudice those who were not parties to it: Res inter alios judicatae nullum aliis praejudicium faciunt. The only reason which makes it necessary...
"A judgment creditor can enforce the judgment in the High Court. Where the decision is one of a dismissal, there is clearly nothing to enforce. The judgment in SC.23/1991 which...
"When a plaintiffs case has failed in toto an order of retrial is not appropriate order. If a plaintiff has failed to prove his case in the court below, an...
"The Court shall not review any judgment once given and delivered by it save to correct any clerical mistake or some error arising from any accidental slip or omission, or...
"The principles to be applied are the same as those always applied when fresh evidence is sought to be introduced. In order to justify the reception of fresh evidence or...
"It is clear from these provisions that for Order 28 rule 6 to apply there must be an admission in the pleadings or otherwise by a party or parties to...
"If an application is brought by a plaintiff under Order 28 rule 6 for an order of judgment, when there is neither an admission or there is an admission which...
"A party who is aware of an order or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, whether valid or null, regular or irregular cannot be permitted to disobey or discountenance...