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1. ALHAJI SHAMUSIDEEN ADELAJA AND 6 OTHERS 2. ALHAJI MUHAMMADU MAMBO AND 6 OTHERS AND CHIEF SUNDAY OGUNYADE AND 6 OTHERS (NATIONALINDUSTRIAL COURT) HON. JUSTICE B.A.ADEJUMO - PRESIDENT PROF. B.B. KANYIP - MEMBER MR M.A.B. ATILOLA - MEMBER SUIT NO: NIC/12/95 DATE OF RULING - 12th JANUARY, 2005 LABOUR LAW National Industrial Court - Duties of- Duty of to do justice to all manner of people before it - Duty of to ensure compliance with its orders. LABOUR LAW National Industrial Court - Establishment of-Rationale therefor - Need for to ensure peaceful industrial atmosphere. NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT Duties of National Industrial Court - Duty of to do justice to all manner of people before it - Duty of to ensure compliance with its orders. NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT Establishment of National Industrial Court -Rationale therefor - Need for to ensure peaceful industrial atmosphere. ISSUE Whether the Applicants’ preliminary objection ought to be granted by the court. FACTS The Respondents/Applicants filed a preliminary objection to a motion filed by the Appellants/Respondents wherein they sought to appraise the court with the fact that they had complied with the judgment of the court delivered on 29th June, 2001. The court heard submissions made by both counsel for the parties. HELD 1. On Rationale for establishing the National Industrial Court - The National Industrial Court was established to give room for peaceful industrial relations and co-existence. The court must, therefore, not fail in ensuring a peaceful co-existence of industrial relations. Peaceful industrial atmosphere is a bedrock of industrial growth and development. 2. On Duties of the National Industrial Court to do justice to all manner of people before it and ensure compliance with its orders - The National Industrial Court owes it a duty to do justice to all manner of people before it. Apart from the provisions of Rules 15 and 17 of the National Industrial Court Rules; the court has the inherent jurisdiction to know the outcome of any order made by it in any suit or proceeding. This is because, when a court of law makes an order in a judgment, it is only proper and just for the court to look into its compliance if any of the parties brings an application to that effect. If this is not allowed, the aim of justice may be defeated and this may lead to a break down of law and order.