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LABOUR LAW — Resignation — Notice Requirement for Benefit of Employer
Yesufu v. Gov. Edo State & Ors (2001) NLC-701996(SC)
The requirement of notice of resignation is for the benefit of the employer, not the employee.
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Principles
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Areas of Law
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Years Covered
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 LABOUR LAW — Resignation — No Requirement of Reply or Acceptance
Yesufu v. Gov. Edo State & Ors (2001) NLC-701996(SC)
A notice of resignation is good without any reply or acceptance; it is not necessary for the employer to reply that the resignation is accepted.
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LABOUR LAW — Resignation — Absolute Power to Resign and No Discretion to Refuse Acceptance
 Yesufu v. Gov. Edo State & Ors (2001) NLC-701996(SC)
There is absolute power to resign, and the employer has no discretion to refuse to accept notice of resignation.
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LABOUR LAW — Resignation — Effectiveness Without Formal Acceptance
Yesufu v. Gov. Edo State & Ors (2001) NLC-701996(SC)
A resignation letter takes effect without formal acceptance by the employer; the resignation need not be formally accepted before taking effect.
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CIVIL PROCEDURE — Locus Standi — Distinction from Estoppel
Yesufu v. Gov. Edo State & Ors (2001) NLC-701996(SC)
Locus standi goes to the competence of the plaintiff to institute the action at all and affects capacity to sue, while estoppel is a defence that…
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CIVIL PROCEDURE — Locus Standi — Loss of Legal Basis to Challenge After Cessation of Office
Yesufu v. Gov. Edo State & Ors (2001) NLC-701996(SC)
A plaintiff who has resigned from office loses the legal basis to challenge the dissolution of that body because his civil rights and obligations were qua…
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CIVIL PROCEDURE — Locus Standi — Effect of Resignation on Standing to Challenge Dissolution of Body
Yesufu v. Gov. Edo State & Ors (2001) NLC-701996(SC)
A person who has resigned from a body lacks locus standi to challenge the dissolution of that body, as they have no legal interest in its…
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CIVIL PROCEDURE — Locus Standi — Requirement of Sufficient Interest
Yesufu v. Gov. Edo State & Ors (2001) NLC-701996(SC)
To invoke the judicial power of the court, a plaintiff must show sufficient interest or threat of injury he would suffer.
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APPELLATE PRACTICE — Miscarriage of Justice — Error Without Consequential Effect
Yesufu v. Gov. Edo State & Ors (2001) NLC-701996(SC)
An error committed by the court below that does not result in a miscarriage of justice does not warrant appellate intervention.
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APPELLATE PRACTICE — Grounds of Appeal — Court’s Reliance on Unpleaded Issue of Estoppel
Yesufu v. Gov. Edo State & Ors (2001) NLC-701996(SC)
It is an unnecessary exercise for an appellate court to devote considerable attention to an issue of estoppel that was not placed before the court by…
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APPELLATE PRACTICE — Issue Formulation — Sufficiency of Appellant’s Lone Issue for Determination
Yesufu v. Gov. Edo State & Ors (2001) NLC-701996(SC)
The appellant's only issue is adequate enough to determine this appeal.
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EVIDENCE LAW — Identification — Corpse — Discrepancy in Date of Identification Not Fatal Where Identity Established by Other Evidence
Nweke v. State (2001) NLC-852000(SC)
An error in medical evidence regarding who identified the corpse does not occasion a miscarriage of justice where other overwhelming evidence establishes the identity of the…