JAMES GAMBO ABUNDAGA, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of high court of Kaduna State in Suit No: KDH/KAD/678/2004 delivered on 31st January, 2012 by Hon. Justice Isa Aliyu.
The first Notice of appeal was filed on 13/2/2012. It was struckout on the application of the appellant. The extant notice was filed on 23/3/2017. The extant notice of appeal which contains seven (7) grounds of appeal is contained in the Additional Record of appeal that was transmitted to this court on 29/7/2020 and deemed properly compiled and transmitted on 9/3/2021. The judgment of the lower court is contained on pages 223-257 of the record of appeal.
The record of appeal was compiled and transmitted on 3/2/2014, and deemed properly compiled and transmitted on 6/5/2015.
The appellant’s brief of argument was filed on 15/5/2019. It was subsequently amended; the appellant’s amended brief of argument was filed on 29/7/2020 and deemed properly filed and served on 9/3/2021. Th…