Abdou v Attorney General and Others
Abdou v Attorney General and Others (Civil Case No. 10 of 1951) [1951] EACA 345 (1 January 1951)
The Court held that the plaintiff's averments regarding his status as a political refugee and the applicability of the Ethiopian Agreement were irrelevant to the validity of the deportation order. The deportation was effected under the Immigration (Control) Ordinance, not under the Ethiopian Agreement, and the order was valid on its face. The Court cannot go behind a valid deportation order to inquire into motives unless it is shown to be a sham or made in abuse of power, which was not alleged or proven. The plaintiff's claims regarding wrongful handover and the jurisdiction of the Court to c…
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- Deportation Orders
- Prohibited Immigrants
- Jurisdiction Of Court
- Political Refugees
- International Agreements
- Executive Discretion