Court grants interim relief to 214 UNICAL law students

Summary

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the University of Calabar to allow 214 students removed from its Law faculty access to lectures, portals and other academic facilities while their suit is decided.

Highlights

• Judge Joyce Abdulmalik issued an interlocutory injunction and ordered the parties to maintain the status quo.
• The case concerns 214 students among 435 second-year LL.B students affected by UNICAL’s August decision.
• UNICAL said only 221 of the students were formally admitted into the Law programme, while the others had come from other departments.
• The students’ lawyer asked the court to proceed, while the university’s lawyer sought an adjournment, saying the vice chancellor and registrar were outside the country.
• The court adjourned the matter to November 25 for hearing.