ATTORNEY-GENERAL. KANO STATE
V.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL FEDERATION

(2007) JELR 40091 (SC)

Supreme Court · SC.26/2006 · 2 Mar 2007 · Nigeria
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Other Citations

A.-G., Kano State v. A.-G Fed. (2007) 6 NWLR (Pt.1029) 164 S.C. (2007) 3 S.C (Pt I) 59

CORAM

IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI JSC UMARU ATU KALGO JSC NIKI TOBI JSC ALOMA MARIAM MUKHTAR JSC MAHMUD MOHAMMED JSC WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN JSC IKECHI FRANCIS OGBUAGU JSC

Ratio Decidendi

Core Terms ^Beta

original jurisdiction of this court

statement of claim

kano state

law no.6

original jurisdiction

constitution of the federal republic of nigeria

federal government

provisions of section

governor of kano state

inspector general of police

present case

senior counsel

federation of nigeria

issue of jurisdiction

law no.4

attorney-general

kano state house of assembly

plaintiff's suit

president of the federal republic of nigeria

president of the federation

prosecution of any official of kano state government

attorney general

existence of this dispute

following criteria

kano state hisbah board

kano state hisbah board law no.4

nature of the dispute

plaintiff claims

word 'dispute

action of the inspector general of police

civil suit

commander general of the hisbah corps

court order

defendant mrs. a. o. mbamali

full operations of law no.4

good government of kano state

kano state of nigeria

law enforcement agencies

leading judgment

learned defendant's counsel

learned director of civil litigation

monthly judgments of supreme court page

necessary information

number of reliefs

registry of this court

subject of the hisbah board law

M. MOHAMMED, J.S.C (Delivering the Leading Judgment): In this civil suit, Kano State of Nigeria as the plaintiff claims against the Federation of Nigeria by a writ of summons dated and filed the same day 13-2-2006 in the Registry of this court accompanied by a statement of claim claiming a number of reliefs in paragraph 31 thereof as follows:-

"31. Whereof the plaintiff claims as follows-

1. Declaration that the Kano State Hisbah Board Law No.4 of 2003 (hereinafter referred to as Law No.4) and the Kano State Hisbah Board (Amendment) Law No.6 of 2005 (hereinafter referred to as Law No.6) were regularly made by the Kano State House of Assembly, duly assented to by the Governor of Kano State, they are legal, lawful and constitutional.

2. Declaration that Law No.4 and Law No.6 were made by the Kano State House of Assembly for peace, order and good government of Kano State, the laws are there for valid, lawful, legal and constitutional.

3. Declaration that Law No.4 and Law No.6 aforesaid …

ATTORNEY-GENERAL. KANO STATE V. ATTORNEY-GENERAL FEDERATION

ATTORNEY-GENERAL. KANO STATE
V.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL FEDERATION