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The preliminary objection is overruled because non-citation or wrong citation of law is not fatal under the overriding principle, and the High Court has inherent jurisdiction to entertain the application for stay of execution in the absence of specific statutory provision.
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The application is not fatally defective for wrong citation of law as the overriding objective principle applies, and the High Court has inherent jurisdiction to entertain the application in the absence of specific statutory provision.
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The High Court lacks jurisdiction to grant injunctive relief where an appeal is pending before the Court of Appeal; applicants failed to prove existence of conditions for mareva injunction; no direct cause of action or evidence of irreparable loss by 2nd to 6th applicants against respondents.
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The Court of Appeal lacks jurisdiction to grant temporary injunctions in circumstances where the Rules do not specifically provide for such relief and where the application does not present extraordinary circumstances. Injunctive reliefs are suited for courts of original jurisdiction, not appellate courts.
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The court declined to exercise its inherent powers to dismiss the charge and discharge the accused, finding that the prosecution's reasons for adjournment were genuine and not an abuse of process. The court ordered the prosecution to expedite recovery of exhibits and directed the Deputy Registrar to schedule the case for hearing in the next session.
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The acquittal was wrong in fact and law as the period of two months and twenty-four days was not a long delay, and even if it were, delay alone is not a ground for acquittal. The trial magistrate wrongly invoked inherent powers, and the case did not fall under any statutory circumstances justifying acquittal.
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The High Court dismissed an application after finding that the applicant had consented to withdrawal of the appeal and that his contrary affidavit was false.
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