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GOMBE
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P.W. (NIGERIA) LTD & ORS

(1995) JELR 45363 (SC)

Supreme Court 4 Jul 1995 Nigeria
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- The petitioner filed a petition in the Federal High Court, seeking to wind up P.W. (Nigeria) Limited under the Companies Act 1968. - The petitioner also filed an interlocutory application, seeking various orders including restraining P.W.

Case Details

Suit Number:SC.94/1991
Judges:MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria EMMANUEL OBIOMA OGWUEGBU Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria YEKINI OLAYIWOLA ADIO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria ANTHONY IKECHUKWU IGUH Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:A. Kareem For Appellant S.N. Nweke For Respondent
Other Citations:Gombe v. P.W. (Nig.) Ltd. (1995) 6 NWLR (Pt.402)402

KUTIGI, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Petitioner by an amended petition filed in the Federal High Court, Ilorin on the 17th October, 1988 prayed as follows:-

"(i) That P.W. (Nigeria) Limited be wound-up by the Court under the provision of the Companies Act 1968.

(ii) And for such further order(s) as may be just to make in the circumstance.

(iii) Your humble petitioner will at the hearing of the petition rely on the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. Photostat copy of the letter ref. No. CAD/CR/POL.200/13 and the letters stated in paragraphs above and or any other document or documents in any way connected with the petition."

While the petition was still pending the petitioner brought an interlocutory application in these terms:-

(1) An order that P.W. of Dublin, its servants or agents or howsoever, be restrained from holding out itself as having proprietary interest either as shareholder or Director or Managing Director in the respondent company and to rende…

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