ANYA
V.
ANYA

(2018) JELR 38682 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/OW/299M/2016(R) · 22 Jun 2018 · Nigeria

CORAM

RAPHAEL CHIKWE AGBO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria AYOBODE OLUJIMI LOKULO-SODIPE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ITA GEORGE MBABA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Core Terms ^Beta

applicant

court

application

respondent

appeal

lower court

order

parties

motion

consent judgment

rules

court of appeal act

grounds of appeal

issue

issue of jurisdiction

matrimonial causes act

supporting affidavit

supreme court

dissolution of marriage

prescribed period

stance of the applicant

constitutional right

judiciary staff union of abia state

matrimonial cause

prima facie show

said motion

apparent contentious nature of the instant motion

better affidavit

counter affidavit of the respondent

court of appeal rules

custody of infant children

eventual appeal

exhibit b answer

exhibit d terms of settlement

exhibit e judgment order of the lower court

exhibit f motion

extention of time

grant applicants

jurisdiction of the lower court

leave of court

proper case grant leave

respect of the motion

rule of public service

said terms of settlement exhibit d

state of helplessness

various processes

want of jurisdiction

way of the instant application

whole exercise

AYOBODE OLUJIMI LOKULO-SODIPE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Ruling): This is a ruling in the motion on notice dated 7/12/2016 and filed on the same date brought by the Appellant/Applicant (hereafter to be simply referred to as Applicant) pursuant to Section 242(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999; Order 7 Rules 2 and 4 of the Court of Appeal Rules, 2011. Therein, the Applicant seeks for the following: -

(i) AN ORDER EXTENDING TIME for the Applicant to seek leave to appeal against the consent judgment decreed on the 14th July, 2016 in Suit No: HIK/8D/2015: Dr. Kalu Anya v. Mrs Dorothy Anya;

(ii) LEAVE to appeal against the consent judgment decreed on the 14th July, 2016 in Suit No: HIK/8D/2015: Dr. Kalu Anya v. Mrs. Dorothy Anya;

(iii) EXTENTION OF TIME within which to appeal against the consent judgment decreed on the 14th of July, 2016 in Suit No: HIK/8D/2015: Dr Kalu Anya v. Mrs Dorothy Anya.

The motion has a supporting affidavit of 13 paragraphs. Various proce…

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