(d) decisions in any civil or criminal proceedings on questions as to whether any of the provisions of Chapter IV
of this Constitution has been, is being or is likely to be, contravened in relation to any person;
(e) decisions in any criminal proceedings in which the Federal High Court or a High Court has imposed a
sentence of death;
(f) decisions made or given by the Federal High Court or a High Court (i) where the liberty of a person or the custody of an infant is concerned,
(ii) where an injunction or the appointment of a receiver is granted or refused,
(iii) in the case of a decision determining the case of a creditor or the liability of a contributory or other officer
under any enactment relating to companies in respect of misfeasance or otherwise,
(iv) in the case of a decree nisi in a matrimonial cause or a decision in an admiralty action determining liability,
and
(v) in such other cases as may be prescribed by any law in force in Nigeria.
(2) Nothing in this section shall confer any of appeal (a) from a decision of the Federal High Court or any High Court granting unconditional leave to defend an
action;
(b) from an order absolute for the dissolution or nullity of marriage in favour of any party who, having had time
and opportunity to appeal from the decree nisi on which the order was founded, has not appealed from that
decree nisi; and
(c) without the leave of the Federal High Court or a High Court or of Appeal, from a decision of the Federal
High Court High Court made with the consent of the parties or as to costs only
242. (1) Subject to the provisions of section 241 of this Constitution, an appeal shall lie from decisions of the
Federal High Court or a High Court to the Court of Appeal with the leave of the Federal High Court or that High
Court or the Court Appeal
(2) The Court of Appeal may dispose of any application for leave to appeal from any decision of the Federal
High Court or a High Court in respect of any civil or criminal proceedings in which an appeal has been brought
to the Federal High Court or a High Court from any other court after consideration of the record of the
proceedings, if the Court of Appeal is of the opinion that the interests of justice do not require an oral hearing of
the application.
243. Any right of appeal to the Court of Appeal from the decisions of the Federal High Court or a High Court
conferred by this Constitution shall be (a) exercisable in the case of civil proceedings at the instance of a party thereto, or with the leave of the Federal
High Court or High Court or the Court of Appeal at the instance of any other person having an interest in the
matter, and in the case of criminal proceedings at the instance of an accused person or, subject to the provisions
of this Constitution and any powers conferred upon the Attorney-General of the Federation or the AttorneyGeneral of a state to take over and continue or to discontinue such proceedings, at the instance of such other
authorities or persons as may be prescribed;
(b) exercised in accordance with any Act of the National Assembly and rules of court for the time being in force
regulating the powers, practice and procedure of the Court of Appeal.
244. (1) An appeal shall lie from decisions of a Sharia Court of Appeal to the Court of Appeal as of right in any
civil proceedings before the Sharia Court of Appeal with respect to any question of Islamic personal law which
the Sharia Court of Appeal is competent to decide.
(2) Any right of appeal to the Court of Appeal from the decisions of a Sharia Court of Appeal conferred by this
section shall be (a) exercisable at the instance of a party thereto or, with the leave of the Sharia Court of Appeal or of the Court
of Appeal, at the instance of any other person having an interest in the matter; and
(b) exercised in accordance with an Act of the National Assembly and rules of court for the time being in force
regulating the powers, practice and procedure of the Court of Appeal.