ACHALLA & ORS V. OKAFOR

Case Title: 

ACHALLA and ORS 

v. 

OKAFOR 

(2022) LPELR-57926(CA)

ACHALLA and ORS v. OKAFOR 

(2022) LPELR-57926(CA) 

In The Court Of Appeal 

(KADUNA JUDICIAL DIVISION) 

On Friday, July 01, 2022 

CA/K/61/2019 

Before Our Lordships 

Amina Audi Wambai Justice of the Court of Appeal Bitrus Gyarazama Sanga Justice of the Court of Appeal Abubakar Mahmud Talba Justice of the Court of Appeal 

Between 

1. INGOZI ACHALLA 2. EUGENE OKAFOR 3. OSITA OKAFOR 

APPELANT(S) 

And 

IFEOMA ROSEMARY OKAFOR (NEE EZEANI) RESPONDENT(S)

RATIO DECIDENDI 

JUDGMENT AND ORDER - DELIVERY OF JUDGMENT - Time frame within which judgment of the court must be delivered; effect of judgment delivered outside the time frame 

"Section 294(1) and (5) of the 1999 Constitution of the FRN (as amended) provides: "(1) Every Court established under this constitution shall deliver its decision in writing not later than ninety days after the conclusion of evidence and final addresses. (5) The decision of a Court shall not be set aside or treated as a n…