August 16, (THEWILL) – The High Court of Lagos State on Monday commenced its long annual vacation from August 16 to September 17.
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, said the directive to proceed on leave was pursuant to Order 49 Rule 4 (D) of the High Court of Lagos State (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2019.
A notice of the directive, signed by the Chief Court Registrar, Mrs O. A. Okunuga, said the criminal division of the court would likely sit throughout the period of the vacation.
The notice added that a Vacation Judge might be assigned to deal with urgent pending criminal cases where the Judge handling the matter was on vacation.
Alogba said any urgent matter would be heard by a Judge during the period of vacation at the request of all the parties concerned.
He added that any application for an urgent hearing of a matter during the vacation should be made by summons in the chambers; adding that the application should be made before the Vacation Judge or before the Judge whom the substantive case was pending.
“The 2021/2022, legal year commences on Sept. 20 and the new legal year service will hold on Sept. 27″, Alogba said.
He, however, assigned some Judges as the Vacation Judges for Ikeja, Lagos, Badagry, Epe and Ikorodu divisions of the state high courts.
Alogba said Justice M. Olokooba, Justice D. T. Olatokun and Justice O. I. Oguntade would handle vacation cases at the Ikeja division; adding that Justice L. A. Okunnu, Justice R. O. Olukolu and Justice O. S. Sule-Amzat would handle vacation cases at the Lagos Division.
He added that Justice O. A. Adamson and Justice Y. G. Oshoala, would handle cases at the Badagry Division.
Alogba said Justice W. Animasahun and Justice S. A. Olaitan would hear vacation cases at Epe Division.
According to him, Justice I. O. Akinkugbe and Justice A. F.Pokanu will handle vacation cases at Ikorodu Division.
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