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CHIROMA
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FORTE OIL PLC

(2018) JELR 39538 (CA)

Court of Appeal 23 Feb 2018 Nigeria
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- This case is an appeal against the decision of the High Court of Justice, Zamfara State, where the appellant's suit was dismissed. - The appellant sought various reliefs, including a declaration that his dismissal was unlawful and null an

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Suit Number:CA/S/19/2017
Judges:HUSSEIN MUKHTAR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MUHAMMED LAWAL SHUAIBU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria FREDERICK OZIAKPONO OHO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:L. M. PWAHOMDI ESQ. For Appellant There was no appearance for the Respondent. For Respondent

FREDERICK OZIAKPONO OHO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This Appeal is against the decision of the High Court of Justice, Zamfara State, Gusau delivered on the 30th day of March, 2016, wherein the suit of the Appellant was dismissed. (See pages 65-78 of the record of appeal). By a writ of summons file on the 11-3-2013 the Appellant as Plaintiff in suit No: ZMS/GS/13/2013 filed before the High Court of Justice, Zamfara State, sought the following reliefs against the Respondent as Defendant;

1. A declaration that the Defendants letter dated 19th January, 2010 dismissing the Plaintiff is ultra vires, unlawful, illegal, null and void and of no effect whatsoever having regard to the terms of the Plaintiffs provisions of the Human resource Policies and Procedures Manual governing the conditions of service of the Defendant)s staff.

2. A declaration that the purported dismissal is capricious; arbitrary, unconstitutional, null and void for want of fair hearing and compliance with the …

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