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GARBATI
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GARBATI & ANOR

(2017) JELR 34310 (CA)

Court of Appeal 28 Apr 2017 Nigeria
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- The Appellant, dissatisfied with the Sharia Court of Appeal, Kano (Division III)'s decision setting aside the Upper Sharia Court, Gyadi-Gyadi's judgment and ordering a retrial regarding the distribution of the estate of late Alhaji Garbat

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Suit Number:CA/K/77/S/2016
Judges:IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MASSOUD ABDULRAHMAN OREDOLA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria RIDWAN MAIWADA ABDULLAHI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:R.S. Abdullahi, Esq. with him, M.B.D. Achia, Esq. For Appellant Tijjani Kabiru Dukawa, Esq. with him, Aminu Nura Mukhtar, Esq. For Respondent

RIDWAN MAIWADA ABDULLAHI, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Appellant herein who was the Respondent before the Sharia Court of Appeal, Kano (Division III) being dissatisfied with the judgment of the Lower Court quorum: Hon. Kadi Abubakar Ismail Kankarofi (Presiding), Hon. Kadi Tijjani Yahaya Dukawa, Hon. Kadi Mukhtari Muhammad Kunti and Hon. Kadi Ibrahim Ya'u Umar delivered on the 14th day of August, 2014 in which it set aside the judgment of the Upper Sharia Court, Gyadi-Gyadi and ordered for retrial of the matter before Upper Sharia Court, Bompai - Yan kaba; filed a Notice of Appeal dated 18th August, 2014 containing one ground of appeal with its supporting particulars and reliefs sought as follows:-

1. To set aside the judgment of the Lower Court delivered on the 14th of August, 2014.

2. To affirm the decision of the Upper Sharia Court, Gyadi-Gyadi, Kano.

INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY OF FACTS

The Appellant as Plaintiff before the Upper Sharia Court, Gyadi-Gyadi filed Suit No.CV/27…

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