ESO, JSC (Delivering The Leading Judgment): This appeal has been brought by the Federal Civil Service Commission, the Ministry of External Affairs, and the Attorney-General of the Federation against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, as per Uthman Mohammed, JCA, concurred to by Adenekan Ademola, Owolabi Kolawole, JJCA, who dismissed the appeal of the same appellants against the judgment of the High Court, Lagos State, "Adeniji J".
In the High Court, the plaintiff, J. O. Laoye, had claimed:
"( a) A declaration that his purported dismissal from the employment of the Federal Civil Service Commission by a letter dated July 21, 1981 is null, void and of no effect;
(b) A declaration that he is still in the employment of the Federal Ministry of External Affairs;
(c) An order directing the 1st Defendant to reinstate the plaintiff to his status as a Civil Servant without prejudice to entitlements and promotions which might have accrued to him during the period of his dismissa…