APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL – Application for leave to appeal against an interlocutory ruling of a judicial review proceeding – Application for leave made under s.14(3)(b) of the Supreme Court Act Chapter No.37 and Order 10 Rules 1(b) and 5 of the Supreme Court Rules 2012 (as amended to date) - Application for leave initially heard and refused by single Judge of the Supreme Court exercising his power– s.10(1)(a), Supreme Court Act Chapter No. 37 - Applicant requests for application for leave to appeal to be heard by the full Court de novo – s.10(2), Supreme Court Act Chapter No. 37 – Order 11 Rule 27 – Supreme Court Rules 2012 (as amended) - whether there are sufficient ground(s) to allow leave to appeal – consideration – ruling. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Objection to competency raised as an issue without a formal application – whether the Court may consider the objection at the leave stage – consideration – ruling.

PRACTICE & PROCEDURE – Application for review – Constitution; s. 155 (2) (b) - Lease – Forfeiture – Notice to show cause – Corporation – Proper mode of service of a notice to show cause on a corporation – Land Act, 1996; ss. 122, 123, 124 & 169 – Companies Act, 1997; ss. 431 & 432 – Exercise of discretion by the Minister to forfeit – Whether proper in the circumstances.

SUPREME COURT – practice and procedure - Objection to competency to Appeal.

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application to dismiss proceeding – power of the Court – National Court Rules, Order 4 Rule 49(8) – requirement to cite concise jurisdiction of the Court – whether s. 5 of the Claims By and Against the State Act 1996 is the correct jurisdiction to grant the relief sought. STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – Claims By and Against the State Act 1996, s. 5 – meaning of “claim” – general principles of statutory interpretation – Constitution, s. 109(4) – fair and liberal meaning to be given – whether “claim” under s. 5 of the Act means and include all other types of civil claims. PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL JUSTICE – right to be heard – Constitution, s. 59 – minimum duty to act fairly – whether the appellants were denied the right to be heard before the order for dismissal of proceedings was made. PRACTICE – Power to dispense with strict compliance – Effect of non-compliance with rules. Relevant considerations – Sincerity of parties – National Court Rules, O, rr7,8,9. STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – Interpretation of ss 1, 2 of Claims by and Against the State – use of “claim”. APPEAL – s. 5 Notice Claims By and Against the State Act (Claims Act) – whether notice is required for all claims against the State – notice is only required for those claims involving monetary considerations – s.2 (1) Claims Act specifies types of claims requiring s. 5 notice – application seeking equitable relief (injunctive relief and declaratory orders) do not require notice the Claims Act – SUPREME COURT – PRACTICE & PROCEDURE – Discretion to deal with issues of non-compliance with the Rules – Requirement to state the concise jurisdictional basis to grant the relief sought – Order 12 Rule 40 NCR – Breaches of Order 4 Rules 40(1) and 49(8) NCR and Rule 8 of the Motion (Amendment) Rules 2005.

SUPREME COURT – practice and procedure – applications under Constitution, s 18(1) – whether Court should hear and determine arguments on objections to competency after Court declares that the applicant has standing. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – whether notice of date of first meeting of the Parliament after general election was published in breach of Constitution, s 124(1) or Organic Law on the Calling of Meetings of the Parliament, s 1(1) – whether first meeting of Parliament at which Prime Minister was elected was unconstitutional. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – election of Prime Minister in accordance with procedure in Organic Law on the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates, s 63 – whether s 63 unconstitutional due to restrictions on exercise of rights of members of the Parliament under Constitution, s 50(1) – whether election of Prime Minister unconstitutional. REMEDIES – whether Court should declare that election of Prime Minister is null and void due to it taking place at an unconstitutional meeting of the Parliament or in accordance with an unconstitutional provision of an Organic Law and for the applicant not specifically pleading and seeking that relief.