COURT OF APPEAL ACT

Section 10: Reserved judgments

1976Section 10 of 31Federal Republic of Nigeria

When, after an appeal in any cause or matter has been fully heard before the Court of Appeal, judgment is reserved for delivery on another day, then, on the day appointed for delivery of the judgment, it shall not be necessary for all those Justices before whom the appeal in the cause or matter was heard to be present together in court, and it shall be lawful for the opinion of any of them to be reduced into writing and to be read by any other Justice, and in any such case the judgment of the Court of Appeal shall have the same force and effect as if the Justice whose opinion is so read had been present in Court of Appeal and had declared his opinion in person.

Cite this section

Section 10, COURT OF APPEAL ACT (1976).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/court-of-appeal-act/section/10/