MR. BABATUNDE HARDING MR. OLUFEMI SOKENU V. THE ADMINISTRATOR GENERAL AND PUBLIC TRUSTEE OF LAGOS STATE THE REGISTRAR OF TITLE LAGOS STATE

GEORGEWILL JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Lagos

State, Ikeja judicial division in suit No. ID/655m 2009: Mr. Babatunde Harding and Anor v. The Administrator General and Public Trustee of Lagos State and Anor. delivered on 17 June 2011 by Y. A. Adesanya J. In which the reliefs sought by the appellants as claimants against the respondents were refused and dismissed.

The appellants who were thoroughly dissatisfied with the said judgment had promptly appealed against the said judgment vide a notice of appeal filed on 18 July 2011 on four grounds of appeal .The record of appeal was a transmitted to this court on 2 November 2011 but deemed duly transmitted on 5 February 2013. The appellants’ brief was filed on 14 August 2013 but deemed duly filed on 23 February 2016. The 2nd respondent, though duly served with the processes in this appeal, did not file any brief and the appeal proceeded to hearing on the briefs of the appell…