Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of a Lagos Federal High Court has dismissed an application filed by the promoters of Shoprite Checker (PYT) to discharge an Exparte order, stopping it from relocating out of Nigeria over alleged $47 million USD debt.
The application was filed by A.I.C. Limited in a suit marked FHC/L/CS/881/2020. Also listed as respondents are: Retail Supermarket Nigeria Limited, The Registrar of Trademarks and National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP).
The applicant also asked for an order restraining Retail Supermarket Nigeria Limited, from making any financial payments whether by itself, privies. officers, nominees, successors-in-title, subsidiaries or anyone acting through it or by it to Shoprite Checker under the Administration and Technical Services Agreement between the Shoprite and it.
The Court of Appeal in Suit No: CA/L/288/2018 nugatory or anticipated judgment from the Supreme Court in the appeal filed by it. I.A.I.C Limited also asked the court to restraining the Registrar of Trademarks, from recognizing any sale or assignment of any trademark, franchise of whatever kind reflecting any transaction by either Shoprite checker or the retail supermarket.
Shoprite Checker (PYT) Limited has failed in its bid to set aside and discharge an order by Justice Peter Liman granting reliefs sought by A.I.C. Limited against the company and other respondents.
The application was made by Prof. Prof. Oshinpintan (SAN) on the exparte application and affidavit in support, deposed to by one Joshua Oluwagbemiga Akinyemi for the Court of Appeal Suit No. CA/L/288/2018, nugatory.
Justice Lewis-Allagoa dismissed the appeal as ‘lacking in merit, abuse of court processes and dismissed same accordingly’. The case was adjourned till July 14, for the alleged judgment debtor, Shoprite checker to comply with orders made by Justice Liman.
