violation of the above referred instruments and award compensation for the harm
caused.
4. Procedure
On June 14th, 2018, the Applicant filed a motion for expedited procedure seeking
expedited hearing of the suit
On the same 14th June, 2018, the Applicant also filed another motion for
Provisional Measure seeking an Order of the Court granting an interim measure
suspending the operation of the letter of warning/ watch list dated the 20th day of
March 2018 issued by the Respondent against the Applicant
On the 14th day of August, 2018, the Respondent filed a motion before the Court
seeking extension of time within which to file its Preliminary Objection and
Statement of Defence
On 13th May, 2019, the Applicant filed a motion to amend his Application
On the 3rd of February 2020, the Respondent filed a notion to amend its own
defence accordingly and attached same.
On the 23rd of February 2020 the Applicant filed its reply to the defence of the
Respondent.
5. In addressing this application, The Court having granted leave for the
Applicant to amend its application, will rely on the amended claims as well as
amended defence of the Respondent.
6. Statement of facts of the Applicant.
The Applicant, a Judicial officer brought this action against the Respondent
alleging a violation of his right to fair hearing, degrading treatment and the
destruction of his integrity before all right meaning members of the society, total
humiliation of him in the eyes of his family and extended family and the whole
world and total destruction of his emotional wellbeing.
7. The Applicant averred that he was appointed a Magistrate in 1989 and
subsequently elevated to a Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital
Territory, Abuja, Nigeria on the 17th day of September, 1998. The issue that
gave rise to the present action emanated from a judgment he delivered in a case
of BILL CONSTRUCTION NIGERIA LIMITED v. GAZI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
LIMITED Suit No FCT/HC/CV/219/96 in respect of one Plot 505/MISC/319 Cadastral
Zone A2, Wuse, Abuja. At the end of the adjudication, judgment was delivered
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