Principle Archive

Once an act is without jurisdiction as in the instant case, the proceedings, and the decision therein, are void, no matter how well conducted.

A court is only competent to exercise jurisdiction in respect of any matter where - (a) it is properly constituted as regards numbers and qualification of…

If a party does not apply as provided in paragraph (1) of this paragraph, he shall be taken to require no further particulars or other direction…

At the pre-hearing session, the Tribunal shall consider and take appropriate action in respect of the following as may be necessary or desirable... (d) hearing and…

It is very clear that an election tribunal or court can only hear motions and/or objections on point of law at the pre-hearing session not when…

No motion shall be moved. All motions shall come up at the pre-hearing session except in extreme circumstances with leave of the tribunal or court.

Practice Directions, have been pronounced by the two Appellate Courts to have force of law and that parties, must adhere strictly to them.

Where such officer or person is shown to have acted as an agent of the commission, his non-joinder will not on its own operate to void…

Where a statute lays down a procedure for doing a thing, there should be no other method of doing it.

The law is indeed trite that a Court of law is only competent to exercise jurisdiction in respect of any matter where- 1. it is properly…

In a ruling on an interlocutory application the court should avoid making any observation that might appear to prejudge the main issue in contention between the…

It is settled law that where an opponent fails or neglects to counter any argument or issue validly raised in the brief of argument or during…