See Also:

• EVIDENCE - Declaratory relief - Need for a party seeking declaratory reliefs to establish his entitlement to the reliefs upon the strength of his own case

  "The case of the appellant being basically declaratory the burden of proof rested solely on him and none on the respondents and the success of the appellant's case rested on…

• EVIDENCE - Burden of Proof or Onus of Proof - On whom lies the onus of proof to show that the Court of Appeal failed to exercise its discretion judicially

  "The onus is on the appellants to show that the Court of Appeal failed to exercise its discretion judicially in refusing to re-open the case as desired by the appellants…

• JURISDICTION - JURISDICTION OF THE COURT OF APPEAL - Statutory provision as to the exclusive appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal

  "The jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal is conferred by Section 240 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, which provides: "240. Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Court…

• JURISDICTION - JURISDICTION OF THE COURT OF APPEAL - Statutory provision as to the exclusive appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal

  "...coupled with the far-reaching power under Section 6(6) (b) of the 1999 Constitution (supra), the Court below has specifically been cloaked with jurisdiction under Section 240(1) of the Constitution (supra)…

• COURT - Contempt of Court - Attitude of the Court to contempt of court

  "...the test for what amounts to contempt of court in the face of the court is subjective and it is for this reason that the court which decides to deal…