Administrative Law (41)
HELD:
"Now, Articles 60 and 61 of the 1st Appellant's Constitution (annexed to the affidavit in support of originating summons as Exhibit 11) provide thus:
HELD:
"Now, Articles 60 and 61 of the 1st Appellant's Constitution (annexed to the affidavit in support of originating summons as Exhibit 11) provide thus:
HELD:
"Item 63 of the Second Schedule to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (1999 Constitution) as altered, provides for the legislative powers of the National Assembly under the Exclusive Legislative list pursuant to Section 4 of the 1999 Constitution with respect to traffic on Federal trunk roads.
HELD:
"...Before I consider the issue of fair hearing if need be, let me address the primary issue in this appeal, which is, whether Sections 10(4) and 28 (2) gives judicial powers to the Appellant which makes it contrary to the provisions of the Constitution.
HELD:
"...I will now turn to issue 2 which is whether the Appellant was right and acted within the law to retain the vehicle papers and driver's licence of the 1st Respondent.
HELD:
"...I will now turn to issue 2 which is whether the Appellant was right and acted within the law to retain the vehicle papers and driver's licence of the 1st Respondent.
HELD:
"... by opting to pay the fine as penalty, the Appellant has opted not to be prosecuted and waived his right to a Court trial.
HELD:
"The Act by Sections 10 (7), (8) and (9) recognizes and protects the powers of the Court as vested by the Constitution.