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FALOLA
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NJC & ORS

(2025) JELR 114003 (CA)

Court of Appeal 20 Feb 2025 Nigeria
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- The Appellant sought leave to appeal against the judgment of the National Industrial Court (NICN/ABJ/CS/04/24) delivered on 8 July 2024, which affirmed the Appellant’s suspension and compulsory retirement as a High Court Judge. - The appl

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Suit Number:CA/ABJ/PRE/ROA/CV/1236/2024
Judges:ABBA BELLO MOHAMMED, JCA DONATUS UWAEZUOKE OKOROWO, JCA OYEJOJU OYEBIOLA OYEWUMI, JCA
Counsel:Ayotunde Ogunleye SAN, with Olamide Ayoola-Giwa Esq, m Chimuanya Umeozor Esq and Damilare Eyitayo Esq, for the Appellant/Applicant. Sanusi Musa, SAN, with Mrs. M. D. Acho and Abdulrazak Abdulganiyu Esq, for the 1st Respondent. Bisi Babalola Esq, Ministry of Justice, Osun State, for the 2nd and 3rd Respondents.
Location:Abuja

ABBA BELLO MOHAMMED, JCA (DELIVERING THE LEADING JUDGEMENT): By a motion on notice filed on 31st October, 2024, the Appellant brought this application before this court praying for the following orders:

  1. An order of this Honourable Court granting leave to the Appellant/Applicant to appeal against the judgment of the National Industrial Court in Hon. Justice S. Oyejide Falola v. National Judicial Council (NJC) & 2 Ors in suit no: NICN/ABJ/CS/04/24 delivered on the 8th July, 2024 on grounds outside questions of fundamental rights as contained in Chapter IV of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999.

  2. And for such further order(s) as this Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstances. 

The Appellant/Applicant’s application is predicated on seven (7) grounds, which were:

  1. That the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Abuja Division on the 8th July, 2024 delivered a judgment in respect of NICN/ABJ/CS/04/2024 BETWEEN HON. JUSTICE S. OYEJIDE FALOLA V. NATIONAL JUDICI…

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