Ekiti State High Court
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Ekiti State High Court is the highest state-level trial court in Ekiti State, Nigeria, responsible for adjudicating major civil and criminal cases and interpreting state laws.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ekiti State High Court canonical | 1 |
| High Court of Oyo State | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
High Court
ⓘ
State court ⓘ |
| category |
High courts in Nigeria
ⓘ
Judicial body in Ekiti State ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| courtType | Court of record ⓘ |
| employs | High Court judges of Ekiti State ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | Ekiti State High Court Law ⓘ |
| function |
Adjudication of major civil cases
ⓘ
Adjudication of major criminal cases ⓘ Interpretation of state laws ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laws of Ekiti State ⓘ |
| handles |
Appeals from lower state courts where provided by law
ⓘ
Civil litigation above magistrate court jurisdiction ⓘ Serious criminal offences ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | Lower state courts in Ekiti State ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Civil division
ⓘ
Criminal division ⓘ |
| headedBy | Chief Judge of Ekiti State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hears |
Cases involving interpretation of Ekiti State legislation
ⓘ
Fundamental rights enforcement cases within its jurisdiction ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Ekiti State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Nigerian legal system ⓘ |
| level | State-level trial court ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ekiti State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South West Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Judiciary of Ekiti State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | Highest state-level trial court in Ekiti State ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Supervisory jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal of Nigeria ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
High Court of Oyo State