ALI ABUBAKAR B. GUMEL, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the ruling of the Ondo State High Court delivered on 25th July, 2011, in Suit No. HIK/102/2008.
The Appellants were respectively the 1st and 4th Defendants in the action filed by the within named 1st Respondent as the plaintiff. The substantive claim of the plaintiff/1st Respondent is predicated on a number of declaratory and injunctive reliefs on the 1989 Zaki of Arigidi - Akoko Registered Chieftaincy Declaration. The 2nd Respondent herein, as the 2nd Defendant, also counter-claimed substantially the same reliefs as those of the Plaintiff/1st Respondent.
In a motion on notice dated and filed on 28/10/2008, the plaintiff/1st Respondent, as the Applicant sought for the following 5 main reliefs. They are:-
"1. AN ORDER of this Honourable court retraining the first defendant/respondent from taking further steps towards the appointment of anybody as Zaki of Arigidi pending the final determination of…