ARAGBIJI OF IRAGBIJI OBA RASHEED AYOTUNDE OLABOMI & ANOR V. OLABODE OYEWINLE & ORS
(2013) JELR 35744 (SC)
Supreme Court
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SC.345/2012
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19 Jul 2013
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Nigeria
Coram
WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN JSC;
CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL CHUKWUMA-ENEH JSC;
JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI JSC;
BODE RHODES-VIVOUR JSC;
KUMAI BAYANG AKA'AHS JSC;
Appearances
Professor W. Egbewole for the Appellants/Applicants. With him H.T. Oloyede, K.F. Osho, N. Anyeagbunam/ S. Lamidi. For Appellant
B. Abdul-Raheem for the 1st Respondent W. Adejumobi Assistant Chief Counsel Osun State Ministry of Justice for the 2nd and 3rd Respondents. For Respondent
Judgement
<p>BODE RHODES-VIVOUR, J.S.C. (Delivering the Lead Ruling): The appellants/applicants Motion on Notice filed on the 31st day of August 2012 and brought under sections 22 and 24 of the Supreme Court Act, Cap 15 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, Order 2 Rule 28(1) of the Supreme Court Rules 1985 and under the inherent jurisdiction of this court is for:-</p><p> 1. AN ORDER of this Honourable Court staying the execution of the judgment of the court below delivered on the 25th day of June, 2012 pending the hearing and determination of the appellants/applicants appeal before this Honourable court.</p><p> 2. AN ORDER OF INJUNCTION restraining the respondents from taking steps to actualize the declaratory reliefs awarded by the court below in its judgment of 25th day of June, 2012 pending the hearing and determination of the appellants/applicants appeal in this Honourable court. </p><p> In support of the application is a 16 paragraph affidavit deposed to by Taiwo Esther Akintunde, a legal practitioner in chamb…</p>