PROFESSOR FOLARIN SHYLLON & ANOR. V. UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN

AUGIE, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Appellants are a Professor of Law and a Lecturer respectively in the Respondent's Faculty of Law. In the action they filed by way of Originating Motion at the Federal High Court, Ibadan, they sought and were granted an Ex-parte Application dated 26th October 2001, for leave to apply by way of judicial review for orders of Certiorari, declaration, and injunction in terms of the Statement filed pursuant to Order 47 Rule 3(2) of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, wherein they claimed the following reliefs-

(a) A declaration that the decision of the Respondent as contained in the Respondent's letters dated 14th August 2001, was made without jurisdiction and is null and void and of no legal effect;

(b) An order of Certiorari directed to the Respondent to remove into the Federal High Court for the purpose of being quashed the decision of the Respondent contained in the letters of 14th August 2001;

(c) An order of perpetual injun…