The Lagos State Government claims that it has appealed the Federal High Court's decision, which said, among other things, that practising surveyors do not need permission before conducting survey work on any state territory.
Shola Soyele, the judiciary correspondent for Channels Television, was able to secure a copy of the State's notice of appeal, which was supported by 8 grounds.
Ground One claims that the learned trial judge committed a legal error when he took jurisdiction over the case's subject matter, which they claim does not fall under the Federal High Court's purview as established by Section 251 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
Ground two states that the learned trial Judge erred in law when he held that Section 5 of Survey Laws of Lagos State Law is professionally restrictive and runs contrary to the general intent and purpose of the Surveying Act especially as the State has a right to determine who works on its land just as an individual has a right to determine who works on his land
The state is therefore seeking an order setting aside the Judgment of the Federal High Court, Lagos in its entirety and an order dismissing the claim of the surveyors.
The State has also filed an application for a stay of the execution of the court judgment as well as an order for an injunction restraining the surveyors from enforcing, implementing, or taking any further step or giving any effect to the Judgment of Justice Osiagor of the Federal High Court, Lagos Division.