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UGO-NGADI
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(2015) JELR 40453 (CA)

Court of Appeal 30 Apr 2015 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/L/1042/2014
Judges:AMINA ADAMU AUGIE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria TIJJANI ABUBAKAR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ABIMBOLA OSARUGUE OBASEKI-ADEJUMO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN with Y. A. Kadiri, E. D. Onyeke, Bode Olanipekun, I. O. Muftau, Wole Okenile, R. A. Idaeho, M. O. Oreagba, Are Ogunwumiju, Iseoluwa Akinbade, Bayo Majekolagbe For Appellant Rotimi Jacobs, SAN with Adebisi Adeniyi, Oladipupo Yeye and Miss J. E. Okoh For Respondent

ABIMBOLA OSARUGUE OBASEKI-ADEJUMO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This Appeal is from the ruling of the Lagos State High Court Per Okunnu J. delivered on 10th October, 2014 wherein it dismissed the Appellant's no case submission application dated 2nd June, 2014.

The said application challenged the lower court's jurisdiction in respect of information that the Appellant initiated before it relating to some criminal charges arising from diverse matters and asked for the discharge of the Appellant on the ground that no case was made out against him at the close of the prosecution's case.

The lower Court dismissed the application and assumed jurisdiction and struck down Section 19 of the Admiralty Jurisdiction Act as being inconsistent with the Constitution. The Appellant dissatisfied with the ruling appealed to this Court vide an amended Notice of Appeal dated and filed on 29th January, 2015 on 12 grounds.

The Appellant's Brief is dated and filed on 10th February, 2015 and a Reply…

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