Sokoto State High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 1987

SOKOTO STATE HIGH COURT (CIVIL PROCEDURE) RULES

HIGH COURT (CIVIL PROCEDURE)

AN EDICT TO ENACT RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE FOR THE STATE UNIFORMLY APPLICABLE IN HIGH COURTS THROUGHOUT NIGERIA

Commencement [1 January 1988]

Citation.

1. This Edict may be cited as the [Sokoto] State High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules Edict.

2. In this Edict, unless the context otherwise requires:-

"Governor" means the Governor of [Sokoto] State of Nigeria;

"Court" means the High Court of Justice, [Sokoto] State;

"Chief Judge" means the Chief Judge of [Sokoto] State;

"Judge" means Judge of the High Court of Justice of [Sokoto] State;

"State" means [Sokoto] State of Nigeria.

3 (1) The provisions contained in the rules set out in the schedule to this Edict and hereinafter called "the Rules" shall be the provisions regulating practice and procedure in civil cases to be followed in the High Court of the State.

(2) The said Rules may be cited as the "High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 1987".

4. Where a matter arises in respect of which no provisions or no adequate provisions are made in the rules, the Court shall adopt such procedure as will in its view do substantial justice between the parties concerned.

5. The High Court (Civil) Procedure Rules 1977 and all other corresponding legislation or subsidiary legislation applicable in the State and affecting practice and procedure in the High Court are hereby repealed.

Provided that all acts done or proceedings taken or conducted pursuant to or in accordance with the said rules, legislations or subsidiary legislations before the commencement of this Edict shall be deemed to have been validly done, taken or conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Edict.

6. The forms contained in the appendix to the Rules shall be used or adopted where applicable with such variations as the circumstances of the particular case may require.

THE SCHEDULE

THE HIGH COURT (CIVIL PROCEDURE) RULES, 1987

CONTENTS

Order 1-Form and Commencement of Action

Order 2-Effect of Non-compliance

Order 3-Particulars of Claim

Order 4-Causes of Action

Order 5-Writ of Summons

Order 6-Originating Summons

Order 7-Petition: General Provisions

Order 8-Interlocutory Applications