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SHYLLON & ANOR.
V.
UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN

(2006) JELR 42161 (CA)

Court of Appeal 24 Apr 2006 Nigeria
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- The appellants, a Professor of Law and a Lecturer, filed an Originating Motion seeking orders of Certiorari, declaration, and injunction against the respondent. - The appellants claimed that the decision of the respondent, as contained in

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Suit Number:CA/I/284/2003
Judges:JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria AMINA ADAMU AUGIE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria GERTRUDE IFUNANYA UDOM-AZOGU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Mr. F. R. A. WilliamMiss M. O. Akpoyoware For Appellant Mr. Akin F. Agbaje For Respondent
Other Citations:Shyllon & Anor. V. University of Ibadan (2007) 1 NWLR (Pt.1014) pg.1

AUGIE, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Appellants are a Professor of Law and a Lecturer respectively in the Respondent's Faculty of Law. In the action they filed by way of Originating Motion at the Federal High Court, Ibadan, they sought and were granted an Ex-parte Application dated 26th October 2001, for leave to apply by way of judicial review for orders of Certiorari, declaration, and injunction in terms of the Statement filed pursuant to Order 47 Rule 3(2) of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, wherein they claimed the following reliefs-

(a) A declaration that the decision of the Respondent as contained in the Respondent's letters dated 14th August 2001, was made without jurisdiction and is null and void and of no legal effect;

(b) An order of Certiorari directed to the Respondent to remove into the Federal High Court for the purpose of being quashed the decision of the Respondent contained in the letters of 14th August 2001;

(c) An order of perpetual injun…

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