The Lagos State High Court has announced the date for its 2024 Christmas vacation, stating that it will commence on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, and conclude on Thursday, January 2, 2025.
This announcement was disclosed in a public notice from the Ag. Chief Registrar, Mr. T. A. Elias, on Thursday.
According to a notice issued, the court will resume normal operations on Friday, January 3, 2025.
The decision was made by the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Olanrewaju Alogba, in accordance with Order 49, Rule 4(c) and 5 of the High Court of Lagos State (Civil Procedure) Rules 2019.
It also disclosed that during the vacation period, judges will handle urgent applications related to cases already assigned to them.
The notice read, “Arrangements for dealing with urgent causes during the Christmas vacation are that each judge will deal with all urgent applications related to any substantive cause 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 cause or matter may be heard by a judge during the period of the Christmas vacation where such a cause or matter is urgent, provided that the conditions prescribed by order 49 rule 5 (supra) shall be observed and complied with.”