B. O. KAZEEM, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal by the appellants against the decision of the Court of Appeal dated 24th January, 1984 allowing the appeal of the respondent who was ordered by the High Court Benin City to register the appellants' Union.
In order to understand the whole matter clearly, it is necessary to go into the history of the matter. Sometime in December, 1980, the appellants had applied to the respondent for the registration of their proposed Trade Union called "The Nigerian United Teaching Services Workers Union", otherwise known as "Nigerian Administrative Staff Union of Primary and Post-primary Schools". The decision to get that Union registered was made at a meeting of representatives of schools and colleges in Bendel State held on 13th December, 1980 as contained in the minutes of that meeting which state as follows:-
"7. The Chairman further called on the delegates to resolve here and then to break away from NASU and, set a machinery i…