Ko nigeria appellant v secretary of state for the home department. The supreme court of nigeria s decisions in the case of a. A copy of this judgment complete with distilled main issues, other citations, legal representation and supporting judgments is available in pdf format for n300. As aptly put by a writer, the supreme court epitomizes the judiciary. Williams respondent v central bank of nigeria appellant. In the age of digitisation and increasing reliance on computerised records in judicial proceedings, the supreme court has held that the requirement of a certificate to make an electronic evidence admissible is not mandatory wherever interest of justice so justifies. Pdf a model of a legal proceedings portal for nigerian high courts.
The supreme court of nigeria scn, is the highest court in nigeria, and is located in the. All previous judgments handed down prior to this can be found on our decided cases section. The supreme court of nigeria scn, is the highest court in nigeria, and is located in the central district, abuja, in what is known as the three arms zone, so called due to the proximity of the offices of the presidential complex, the national assembly, and the supreme court. Supreme court says certificate not mandatory for making. In nigeria, the superior courts of record are the supreme court, the court of appeal, the federal high court, state high courts, and the high courts of the federal capital territory, the customary court of appeal of the federal capital territory and the customary court of appeal of a state.
It is immaterial whether the expression order, judgment or ruling is used, each is a decision of the court. Latest nigerian supreme court cases powered by legalpedia. Judgement of the court delivered by chukweike idigbe. Below you will find the latest judgment s handed down by the uk supreme court. Criminal law causing death by dangerous driving contrary to s. Judgment pdf press summary pdf judgment on bailii html version. The supreme court has original jurisdiction in any dispute between the federation and a state or between states and also has appellate jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals from the court of appeal. In a landmark judgment, the supreme court on 6 september 2018 decriminalised homosexuality. Index of nigerian election law judgmentscases this index andor cases in singles or compendium are also available in pdf format for a fee. The top courts clarification on section 65b of the indian evidence act, which deals with admissibility of. Judgments on family court matters adoption adoption hindu adoptions and maintenance act, 1956, section 16 presumption of validity adoption deed signed by the natural father and mother of the child and by the adopting father it was approved by examining the scribe, the witnesses and the parents. You can read through any of the judgement as well as save them into your computer. The digest of judgments of the supreme court of nigeria. A common example of court enforcing judgement is by sending a court.
Alimony to be in accordance to financial capacity of husband and wife. The justices of the supreme court of nigeria are members of the supreme court of nigeria headed by the chief justice of nigeria. While each judge may have a particular way of handling cases, there are certain widely accepted practices that can greatly facilitate the judgment drafting process. Aug 16, 2018 index of nigerian election law judgmentscases this index andor cases in singles or compendium are also available in pdf format for a fee. Members of the bar, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, as we begin another term of this court today,let me read more chief justice address at the opening of the supreme court march term 2019. Before 2000 i 20002005 i 2006 i 2007 i 2008 i 2010 i 2011. Supreme court on the mode for the commencement of action for.
Judgments are also available in html format on the bailii website. I took a little out of it and it was bitter, i couldnt take it, so i gave it to joseph unigbe who took the rest. Sep 30, 2018 here are the top 10 judgements by supreme court. Top 12 landmark judgments of 2018 delivered by supreme court. On behalf of my colleague and the entire judiciary. The first and second volumes cover the judgments of the supreme.
A decision of the court means any determination of that court and it includes judgments, decrees, orders, sentences or recommendations. Below is a list of the fct high court judgements, structured by year, quarters and court room number. The court of appeal held that failure to use the exact words or format prescribed by the legislature in the 1st schedule to the oath act in concluding the statements on oath is fatal and rendered the statements inadmissible admissibility. Criminal law and procedure casesjudgments 11 law nigeria. Download pdf law practice of evidence in nigeria free.
Hence, decisions made by this court are final in nigeria. Digest of judgements of the supreme court of nigeria. Judgements of the supreme court of nigeria full text on nigeria law nigeria. Jsc he point in this appeal is whether the high court, eastern nigeria can give judgement on a statement of claim filed in an action without receiving any evidence on the claim set out in the relief paragraph thereon. Jsc his application is a sequel to the judgement delivered by this court in the substantive appeal in this case on the 4th march, 1966. The purpose of this presentation is to discuss some general guidelines to be followed by trial court judges in writing the judgements in cases before them. The division bench upheld the award hence appeal in the supreme court which was accepted and the impugned award was set aside. The united commercial bank did not enter appearance or file any defence. Binding effect of supreme court decisions on all subordinate jurisdictions of the courts duty of court to obey and enforce supreme court decision sections 2871 of the constitution of the federal republic of nigeria, 1999 and 59 of the evidence act, 2011 as amended. The supreme court of nigeria is the highest court of appeal in the land1.
The supreme court building is open to the public from 9 a. Supreme court of india in pucl vs state of maharashtra had issued the following guidelines in the matters of investigating police encounters as the standard procedure for thorough, effective and. Please click on the map and mouse over each of the states listed beside the map to view details of division in each state. The court of cassation is the highest court in the french judiciary. This site contains most of the written reasons for judgment, reasons for decision, memoranda of reasons and reasons for sentencing of the yukon courts since january 2006. However, the court of appeal on the same issue in ibrahim v. Decided cases will be published on this page immediately after judgments have been handed down.
Judgment pdf press summary pdf judgment on bailii html version judicial. A court of law has the power to amend processes at all stages until the matter is finally determined except where the applicant acts malafide or where the injury occasioned to the other party cannot be compensated by costs or otherwise. Supreme court of india judgments case laws, verdicts. Law reports fnlr, supreme court of nigeria judgments. Proceedings in the original jurisdiction of the court. Maintenance judgments crpc 125 judgments hma 24 judgments. Criminal law and procedure of the six southern states of nigeria paragraphs. The supreme court of nigerias decisions in the case of a. Shirpur education society through its principal vs. A judgment is an official and authentic decision of a court upon the respective right and claims of the parties to an action or suit. This was an appeal against the decision of the court of appeal affirming the decision of the high court convicting the appellant for murder and sentencing him death. Salaries and allowances of justices of the supreme court.
The djscn, is produced in four volumes which comprise the judgments of the supreme court of nigeria for over a period of fortythree years. For judgments handed down before 31 july 2009 please refer to the house of lords or bailii websites. A meeting with the high court judge to determine whether. Decisions at last instance by courts of first instance or decisions by courts of appeal may themselves form the object of an appeal before the court of cassation. The official version of the reasons for judgments is the signed original or handwritten endorsement in the court file. Judgment was therefore entered in favor of the appellant on 120794.
In the supreme court of nigeria on friday, the 10th day of march 1967 before their lordships adetokunbo ademola chief justice of nigeria george baptist ayodola coker justice, supreme court ian lewis justice, supreme court sc. Click here to see judgements delivered in the year. Jul 12, 2019 a copy of this judgment complete with distilled main issues, other citations, legal representation and supporting judgments is available in pdf format for n300. Decided cases handed down outside of this year can be found by clicking on the following links. The supreme court in its current form was shaped by the supreme court act of 1990 and by. The justices are often recommended by the national judicial council to the president of nigeria, and they most be senior advocates, who will send the names to the senate for confirmation. Ltd v pan african bank ltd 1974 nscc 393, is that though the courts including the apex court have a wide discretion in granting or refusing an application for stay of execution of a judgment already delivered but such discretion should be. Judgments full text searchable judgments of three superior courst on nigeria on nigeria legal information institute nigerialii supreme court act full text on nigeria law supreme court of nigeria 1921. We intend to provide a dynamic, responsive website a portal to disseminate real time complete information about the cases to be progressively updated, to all the stakeholders in the indian judiciary. Of documents, no evidence may be given of such judgment or. The supreme court of nigeria, like similar institutions in other climes1, is the highest decision making unit in the judicial system. This screen presents a judgment downloaded in a pdf file format.
Decisions rendered by the court are binding on all courts in nigeria except the. Members of the bar, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, as we begin another term of this court today,let me read more. The digest of judgments of the supreme court of nigeria djscn, is a legal practice book, which is a comprehensive compendium of nigerian case law at the apex level of the nigerian judiciary. Justice bhagwati of the indian supreme court refers to the court as the summit judiciary. Justices of the supreme court of nigeria wikipedia.