The supreme court says aggrieved people can appeal
decisions of the national industrial court.
The ruling which was delivered by a five-man panel of
justices on Friday was sequel to a suit filed Skye Bank
Nigeria Plc against one Anaemem Iwu.
Premium Times reports the panel said the appeal court
had powers to entertain matters from the industrial
court, whether they were fundamental rights suits or
not.
Before the ruling, only decisions that emanated from
fundamental right appeals could go to a higher court.
Skye Bank had asked the supreme court to determine
whether there were exceptions to the powers of the
appeal court to entertain decisions of the lower court.
At the court on Friday, Centus Nweze, the presiding
judge, stressed that the ruling would be transmitted to
Lagos division of the court of appeal fo guidance.
“The lower court, that is, the court of appeal, has the
jurisdiction, to the exclusion of any other court in
Nigeria, to hear and determine all appeals arising from
the decisions of the trial court,” Nweze held.
“No constitutional provision expressly divested the
said Court of Appeal of its appellate jurisdiction over all
decisions on civil matters emanating from the trial
court.
“And, as a corollary, the jurisdiction of the court to
hear and determine all civil appeal on decisions of the
National Industrial Court is not limited to only
fundamental human rights.
“These shall be the opinions of this court and shall be
transmitted to the Lagos division of the court of appeal
for its guidance in determining the appeal before it.”
TheCable
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