Nasarawa State High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2010

1. (1) These Rules shall apply to all proceedings including all part-heard causes and matters in respect of steps to be further taken in such causes and matters.

(2) The application of these Rules shall be directed towards the achievement of a just, efficient and speedy dispensation of justice.

2. (1) These Rules shall be interpreted in accordance with the Interpretation Law applicable in Nasarawa State.

(2) Where in these Rules depositions and affidavits are required to be made, if the deponent does not understand English Language, such deposition or affidavit shall be made in English language with the provision for illiterate Jurat.

(3) In these Rules -

"Court process" or "process" includes Writ of Summons, Originating Summons, Originating Process, notices, petitions, pleadings, or written communication of which service is required;

"Decision" means any decision of a Court and includes judgment, ruling, decree. Order, conviction, sentence or recommendation;

"Defendant" includes a defendant to a Counter-claim;

"Governor" means the Governor of the State;

"Guardian" means any person who has the charge of or control over a person under legal disability and includes a person appointed to institute or defend an action on behalf of any person under legal disability;

"Minor" means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years;

"Originating Process" means any court process by which a Suit is initiated;

"Person under Legal Disability" means a person who lacks capacity to institute or defend any proceedings by reason of age, insanity, unsoundness of mind or any other legal disability.

"Plaintiff includes a plaintiff in a counter-claim;

"Probate action" means an action for the grant of probate of the Will, or Letters of Administration of the estate of a deceased person or for the revocation of such a grant or for a decree pronouncing for or against the validity of an alleged Will, or non-contentious forms of action or common form of probate business;