Edo State 2019 Long Vacation Commences 5th August to 16th September, 2019

The Chief Judge of Edo State, Honourable Justice E. F.
Ikponmwen, FCJEI has pursuant to Order 46 Rule 4 (E) of the High
Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2018 directed as follows:

1. That the Annual Long Vacation of High Court of Justice of Edo
State shall commence on Monday the 5th day of August 2019 to Friday
the 16th day of September, 2019.

2. That during the vacation, there shall be one vacation judge
in the State who shall sit in the Benin Judicial Division to
entertain only urgent civil, revenue and criminal matters.

3. That the matters to be entertained by the vacation judge
during the period shall be fresh matters of utmost urgency filed
during the vacation and not connected with the matters already
pending in courts.

4. That the vacation judge shall be Honourable Justice U. I.
Erameh (Mrs.) of the High Court of Justice, Benin City.

5. That cases pending before the regular courts may however be
heard with the leave of the Hon. Judge in charge of that court and
by the consent of the learned counsel to both parties.

This is contained in a Press Release dated the 3rd day of July,
2019 signed by the Chief Registrar, W. I. Aziegbemhin, Esq and made
available to TheNigeraLawyer (TNL).

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