PATRICK ABANG, Calabar –
A Federal High Court siting in Calabar, The Cross River State’s capital has set October 6, 2021 to rule on two parallel applications presented by the two contending parties.
The long adjournment is sequel to this year’s annual legal vacation which commences this week.
In the applications before the court, the claimant, Obi Achara Nigeria Limited wants the court to enter judgment in the matter.
However, the defendant University of Calabar Teaching Hospital Management Board wants the court to strike out the case.
When the matter came up, the Presiding judge, Angela Obi after listening to arguments from counsels from both parties Eta Akpama (claimants) and Volunteer Itam (defendants) adjourned the case till the 6th of October.
In his reaction, Eta Akpama counsel for the claimants, said they filled an application to extend the time within which to file their response to the application to strike out the case..
He said that response was taken in court’s sitting and by the rules of court from the day the response was taken and granted they have seven days to respond which they have done.
On his part, counsel for the defendants, Volunteer Itam said the claimants brought a motion to regularize their counter affidavit which they did not object to.
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