“Individuals on application for relief for violation of their human rights; the submission of application for which shall: i. Not be anonymous; nor ii. Be made whilst the same matter has been instituted before another International Court for adjudication. 30.The application is obviously not anonymous and the Court has no record that the same matter has been instituted before another International Court for adjudication 31.In light of these considerations, the Court finds that the Application has met the requirements for admissibility and so declares. On whether the application has met the appropriate formalities. 32.Article 35 of the Rules provide that “Within one month after service on him of the application, the defendant shall lodge a defense…” 33.The Court notes that in the settlement of a dispute before any domestic or international court, there are certain formalities that must be complied with at the commencement of a suit. One of such requires the initiating party to serve all processes on the party against whom such a suit is instituted. Article 34 of the Rules, provides that “an application shall be served on the defendant”. The purpose of service of a process is to give appropriate notice to the other party and adequate time for response to the allegations. It also enables the judicial body to assert its jurisdiction over the case. In this vein the Court in the case of Chude Mba supra stated that, 12