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(2014) JELR 34163 (CA)

Court of Appeal 30 Apr 2014 Nigeria
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- This is an appeal against the interlocutory ruling of the Kano State High Court in a case involving a lease of land. - The appellant had filed a suit seeking a declaration that the lease was still valid and a perpetual injunction to preve

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Suit Number:CA/K/41/2006
Judges:ABDU ABOKI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ITA GEORGE MBABA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria HABEEB ADEWALE OLUMUYIWA ABIRU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Abdullahi Duro Esq. For Appellant Sir Steve Adehi for the 1st RespondentNassir Abdu Dangiri Esq., for the 2nd Respondent. For Respondent

ITA G. MBABA J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the interlocutory Ruling of Kano State High Court in suit No K/557/2005, delivered on 19/01/2006, by Hon. Justice N.S. Umar, wherein the learned trial Court refused the application for interlocutory injunction sought by the plaintiff (now appellant).

Appellant (as plaintiff) had filed the suit seeking the following reliefs:

"(1) A declaration that the lease granted to the plaintiff by the 1st defendant over a piece of land measuring 2,435m2 situated in Lagos Street, Kano by 1st defendant's letter dated 24/11/98 Ref. No. RPC/NPP/143/VOL.3/5 more particularly depicted in the plan annexed herewith and marked red is still valid and subsisting and cannot be determined by the 1st defendant or anybody acting for, under or through it before the end of the term granted.

(2) A perpetual injunction restraining the defendants jointly and severally together with their servants, agents or anybody howsoever described, a…

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