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ADENIRAN TOBI ONAGORUWA V. JOINT ADMISSIONS AND MATRICULATION BOARD

(2000) JELR 47969 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/L/525/99  •  23 Oct 2000  •  Nigeria

Coram
GEORGE ADESOLA OGUNTADE JCA; SULEIMAN GALADIMA JCA; PIUS OLAYIWOLA ADEREMI JCA;

Judgement

GALADIMA, JCA (DELIVERING THE LEADING JUDGMENT): This appeal is from a judgment of the Federal High Court, Lagos in Suit No. FHC/L/CS/630/99, delivered on the 29th February, 1999 dismissing the plaintiff's claims in its entirety with costs.

The facts of this case are very simple and straightforward. The Appellant as the plaintiff had filed a claim against the Respondent, as the defendant claiming for declaratory reliefs, an order of injunction restraining the Respondent and also N5,000,000.00 (Five Million Naira) being special and general damages. The claim was in respect of the cancellation of the Appellant's result at the 1993/94 University Matriculation Examination and withdrawal of the provisional admission granted to the Appellant by the Respondent to read for a degree course, in Electrical Engineering at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State. By order of injunction granted on 27/6/94, the lower court permitted the appellant to continue his course of study at the University, pend…

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