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FALOMO
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LAGOS STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

(1977) JELR 38815 (SC)

Supreme Court 13 May 1977 Nigeria
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- This case is an appeal from the High Court of Lagos State regarding the dismissal of the appellant, Dr. Akinlade Ore Falomo, from the public service of Lagos State. - The appellant was employed as a Medical Officer Grade II on a month-to-

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Suit Number:SC.457/75
Judges:UDO UDOMA Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria AYO GABRIEL IRIKEFE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria CHUKWUNWEIKE IDIGBE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:Mr. Gani Fawehinmi For Appellant G. A. A. T. Jinadu (State Counsel Lagos State) For Respondent
Other Citations:(1977) All N.L.R 102 Falomo v. Lagos State Public Service Commission(1977) 5 S.C. 32

C. IDIGBE, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is from the Judgement of the High Court of Lagos State holden in Lagos (Adefarasin AG. C.J. as he then was) dated the 13th day of November, 1974 by which he dismissed the appellant's application for an order of certiorari to remove into the High Court of Lagos State for the purpose of being quashed the decision of the Lagos State Public Service Commission dismissing the applicant, the appellant herein (Dr Akinlade Ore Falomo), from the public service of the Lagos State.

Briefly, the material facts which form the background to the said application by the appellant - as they appear from a number of affidavits and documents exhibited in the court below and from the oral testimony received in that court and which the learned trial Judge accepted - are as follows: The appellant was at all time material to the proceedings in the lower court employed in the Public Service of the Lagos State and was posted to the Island Maternit…

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