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4. Power of Supreme Court to issue writs,
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(1)
The jurisdiction conferred on the Court of Appeal by Article 140 of the Constitution Shall, in relation to any particular land or any land in any area in respect of which an Order under or purporting to be under section 2 of this
Act has been made, be exercised by the Supreme Court and not by the Court of Appeal.
(2)
Every application invoking the jurisdiction referred to in subsection (1) shall be made within one month of the date of commission of: the act. in respect of which or in