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HADEJIA
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LADAN & ORS

(2017) JELR 37460 (CA)

Court of Appeal 11 Jul 2017 Nigeria
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- The appellant filed an action for judicial review to quash and question the proceedings, judgments, rulings, and decisions of the first respondent in a previous suit. - The lower court dismissed the appellant's claims, and the appellant f

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Suit Number:CA/J/152/2014(R)
Judges:ADAMU JAURO JCA UCHECHUKWU ONYEMENAM JCA HABEEB ADEWALE OLUMUYIWA ABIRU JCA
Counsel:Y. I. Sheriff For the Appellant; A. H. Umar (Chief State Counsel, MOJ, Bauchi State) for 1st and 2nd Respondents; No appearance for the 3rd Respondent.

HABEEB ADEWALE OLUMUYIWA ABIRU, J.C.A.(Delivering the Lead Ruling): The action leading up to this appeal was commenced by the Appellant in the lower Court against the Respondents and it was by way of an action for judicial review for an order of certiorari to quash and question the entire proceedings, judgments, rulings and decisions of the first Respondent in Suit No PDCVI/38CV/2013 - Mahmud A. D, Rufai v. Dr. Muhammad Lawal Hedejia and pursuant to which the Appellant was forcefully and illegally ejected and disposed of the property lying at No 23, Makurdi Road; Old GRA Bauchi. The lower Court dismissed the claims of the Appellants in a judgment delivered on the 4th of February, 2014 and consequent on which the Appellant filed the present appeal. The Appellant died sometime in 2014 after the filing of and the entry of the appeal in this Court.

The Applicant has filed before this Court a motion on notice dated the 12th of October, 2015 on the 1st of December, 2015 praying for an order …

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