Customer Support

NIGER DELTA POWER HOLDING COMPANY LTD
V.
ULONNA MICHAEL

(2024) JELR 112910 (SC)

Supreme Court 28 Jun 2024 Nigeria
BriefBot icon

BriefBot Summary

Free

- The Respondent filed a fundamental rights enforcement application at the Federal High Court, Abuja, alleging violation of Section 44(1) of the 1999 Constitution due to the compulsory acquisition of his land by the Appellant (without due p

Case Details

Suit Number:SC/430/2017
Judges:JOHN INYANG OKORO, JSC HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, JSC TIJJANI ABUBAKAR, JSC MOORE ASEIMO ABRAHAM ADUMEIN, JSC HABEEB ADEWALE ABIRU, JSC
Counsel:OLAKUNLE YUSUFF, ESQ., FOR THE APPELLANT. ERNEST NWOYE, ESQ., WITH HIM PATRICK AGU, ESQ., AND MERCY OMANIJO, ESQ. FOR THE RESPONDENT.

TIJJANI ABUBAKAR, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Judicial Division, delivered on the 24th day of January 2017 in Appeal Number CA/A/2264/2014.The rundown of the present appeal is that the Respondent had approached the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division (the "Trial Court") vide a Motion on Notice dated the 17th day of April, 2013 seeking for the enforcement of his Fundamental Rights pursuant to Order 2 Rules 1 and 2 of the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules 2009, Section 44 (2) (a) and, Section 43 and Section 46 (1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), Article 14 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Right (Ratification and Enforcement) Act and under the inherent jurisdiction of the trial court, praying the court for the following reliefs:

  1. "Declaration that the Applicants'  plots of land, including his right in immovable property known as plots 1314A, 131481 and 12808 lying…

There's more. Sign in to continue reading.

judy.legal is the comprehensive database of case law and legislation from Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. Gain seamless access to over 77,000 cases, recent judgments, statutes, and rules of court.