ABDU ABOKI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an Appeal against the decision of the Federal High Court; Abuja delivered on the 25th day of May, 2004 by S.J. Adah J.
The facts of the case are briefly stated as follows: The Plaintiff presented the names of three proposed Companies to the Defendant for Registration/Reservation but the Defendant refused to reserve the names on the grounds that there were in existence registered Companies with identical or similar names. The Plaintiff not satisfied with the decision of the Respondent filed a writ of certiorari in the lower Court dated 10th October, 2002 seeking for the following reliefs:
"i. An Order quashing the decision of the Registrar General Corporate Affairs Commission dated 30/5/2002 not to accept the following names sent to him for reservation pursuant to section 32(1) of the Companies anti Allied Matters Act, 1990 viz, A.A. Investment Nigeria Limited and A.A. Concerns Limited and a further decision not to accept Bl…