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On What An Applicant Must Show In Order To Establish The Writ Of Mandamus
In establishing the prerogative writ of mandamus, the Applicant must show that a distinct demand for the performance of a duty has been made and that the demand has deliberately not been complied with. R. V. WITTS & BERKS CANAL CO. 1835 3 AD & EC 477. R. V. STOKE ON TRENT TOWN CLERK 1912 12 KB. 518.
Where there is undue delay where the Appellants motives are unreasonable, above are circumstances where the Court will refuse to make an order of mandamus. FAWEHINMI VS AKILU 1987 ALL NLR (PART 57) 797 at 834; FAWEHINMI V IG OF POLICE 2002 7 NWLR (PT. 767) 606, CHIEF OHAKIM V CHIEF AGBASO (2010) 7 SC 85 @ 132.