CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION IMO STATE & ORS V. JOSEPH UKWEOZOR

AYOBODE OLUJIMI LOKULO-SODIPE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment delivered on 13/1/2014 by the High Court of Imo State (hereafter to be simply referred to as the lower Court) presided over by Hon. Justice P.O. Nnadi (now Chief Judge of Imo State) and who will hereafter be simply referred to as the learned trial Judge.

The case on appeal was initiated by the Respondent on record as Claimant before the lower Court against the Appellants as Defendants, by a writ of summons which issued on 8/8/2015. Parties duly filed and exchanged pleadings and the lower Court having had the benefit of the written addresses filed and exchanged by the parties,and having also evaluated the evidence (oral and documentary) placed before it, entered judgment in favour of the Respondent in these terms: -

In conclusion, this Court finds that the claimant has proved his case and is entitled to the reliefs sought. Judgment is hereby entered in favour of the claimant an…