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Effect of delay in delivering a judgment

Effect of delivery of a judgment in an election petition after the statutory period

Nature of miscarriage of justice that must be shown by a party complaining that judgment was not delivered within the statutory period

Need for courts to comply with the constitutional period for delivery of judgment

Position of the law on the constitutional period for the delivery of judgment and effect of non-compliance

Principles governing the attitude of the courts to delay in the delivery of judgments

Statutory period for delivery of judgment

11 subsidiary principles

What a party challenging the decision of the trial court on the ground of non-compliance with the provisions of Section 294(1) of the 1999 Constitution must prove

When time begins to run for the purpose of delivery of judgment

Whether a court can deliver its judgment outside the three months' limit prescribed by the Constitution

Whether a court's judgment must be dated and signed on the day it is delivered

Whether a decision of the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court arising from election Petition shall be null and void if delivered outside the 180 days period prescribed for the Election Tribunal to deliver its own judgment

Whether a judgment delivered outside the prescribed period is null and void

Whether a judgment delivered outside the six weeks statutory period is null and void

Whether a judgment delivered outside the statutory period will be set aside

Whether inordinate delay between the end of the trial and the writing of the judgment would warrant the setting aside of a judgment

Whether the court can call parties to re-adopt their final addresses after the expiration of the prescribed period

Whether the delivery of a judgment earlier than the scheduled date without notice to the Appellant will nullify the judgment

Whether the provisions of Section 294(1) of the 1999 Constitution applies where there is no defence to the claim

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