Lagos Judges To Get Seven-Day Easter Break

By Felix Kuyinu

Judges in Lagos have been given a seven -day Easter vacation as announced by the state’s judiciary.

Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, approved Friday, March 29 2024, to Friday April 5, 2024 as easter break as contained in a public notice signed on his behalf by the Chief Registrar of the State Judiciary, Tajudeen Elias.

The statement proclaimed that the Judges will resume on Monday, April 8, 2024, further stating, “It is hereby stated for general information that the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Honourable Justice Kazeem Olanrewaju Alogba has, pursuant to Order 49 Rule 4(c) and 5 of the High Court of Lagos State (Civil Procedure) Rules – 2019, approved that Friday the 29th day of March, 2024 to Friday the 5th day of April, 2024 shall be the year 2024 Easter vacation period

“Arrangements for dealing with urgent cases during the Easter vacation are that each judge shall deal with all urgent applications related to any substantive case already assigned to him/her. Any urgent application, (the substantive cause of which has not already been assigned) will be dealt with by the judge to whom the application is specifically assigned.

“Notwithstanding the provisions of Order 49, Rule 4 (supra) any case or matter may be heard by a Judge during the period of the Easter vacation where such a case or matter is urgent, provided that the conditions prescribed by Order 49 Rule 5 (supra) shall be observed and complied with”, the statement added.