Federal High Court Act, 1973 🇳🇬

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Federal High Court Act, 1973

Published in Official Gazette supplement
Commenced on 13 April 1973
[This is the version of this document from 13 April 1973.]
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An Act to Establish the Federal High Court as a High Court with certains special powers and to provide for all other matters connected therewith.

Part I – The Constitution of the Federal High Court

1. Establishment of the Federal High Court

(1)There is hereby established a High Court of justice which shall be styled “Federal High Court “(in this Act referred to as “the Court”).

(2)The Court shall consist of the following-

(a)the Chief Judge, who shall have overall control and supervision of the administration of the Court; and

(b)seventy Judges of the Federal High Court.

(3)The Court shall be a superior court of record and, save as otherwise provided by law, shall have all the powers of the High Court of any of the State in the Federation.

(4)The …

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