"The aim of suspending the student is to abort any likelihood of the threatened disturbing atmosphere snow balling into an uncontrollable situation. The University envisaged that they would set up...
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"The celebrated case of Garba v. University of Maiduguri (Supra) is not intended to be a court-given licence and judicial umbrella to provide Students of unbridled, recalcitrant and impetuous behaviour...
"In the circumstances, the situation in the instant appeal is diametrically different from that in Garba v. University of Maiduguri case (supra). In the Garba case, there was an outright...
"The principle that the other party must be heard … does not mean that he must be heard willy nilly. The rule of audi alteram partem means no more than...
"Fair hearing also imposes some obligations on the tribunal or court hearing the parties' case, and fundamentally the court or tribunal should not take or hear evidence in a case...
"With respect to the trial Judge, I think he was mistaken not to have directed that a fresh hearing notice be served on the appellant when his counsel withdrew from...
"The denial of fair hearing to a party is often fatal to the judgment of the court... If a principle of natural justice is violated, it does not matter whether...
"If one of the parties is refused a hearing or not given an opportunity to be heard, the hearing cannot qualify as a fair hearing... Without fair hearing, the principles...
"Refusal of a court to hear a motion is a breach of the right to a fair hearing guaranteed under the Constitution and an essence of the audi alteram partem...
"In the determination of his civil rights and obligations, including any question or determination by or against any government or authority, a person shall be entitled to a fair hearing...
"Fair hearing in the context of section 33(1) of the Constitution of 1979 encompasses the plenitude of natural justice in the narrow technical sense of the twin pillars of justice...
"Where the issue of defect in a document was not pleaded nor raised at any stage of the proceedings at the trial, it is a non-issue. The Court of Appeal...