Judiciary
EDO State judiciary has announced that it will begin its annual vacation on August 3. Justice Esther Edigin, Chief Judge of the state, said the vacation would end on September 11.
In a statement on Wednesday, July 22, Edigin said during the vacation, one vacation Judge, Justice Efe Ikponmwonba shall sit in Benin Judicial Division to entertain only urgent civil, revenue, and criminal matters.
“The matters to be entertained during this period, shall be fresh matters of utmost urgency filed during the vacation and not connected with matters already pending in the courts.
“However, the cases pending before the regular court may be heard with the leave of Judge in charge of that court and by the consent of learned counsel to both parties,” Edigin said. (NAN)
– Jul. 22, 2020 @ 15:55 GMT |
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