Taraba CJ announces 2025 annual vacation for high courts

Justice Joel Agya, Chief Judge of Taraba has notified the general public about the 2025 annual vacation of the state high courts, commencing on Monday Aug. 4 and ending on Sunday Oct. 5, 2025.

This is contained in a statement tagged ‘Taraba State Legal Notice No 3 of the 2025 Annual Vacation of the High Court of Justice’ signed by Justice Agya and issued to our correspondent in Jalingo on Tuesday.

“Whereas it is provided under Order 8 Rules 2011 that there shall be an annual vacation of the high courts of the state on the such date in August.

“And of such duration not exceeding six weeks as the Chief Judge may by notification in the gazette appoint.

“Now therefore, it is hereby notified for general Information that there shall be a vacation of the high court throughout the state commencing from Monday Aug. 4 2025 and ending on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025.

“For the avoidance of doubt, vacation in this notification means that the courts in all the divisions of the high courts of the state will not be sitting during the period except where the action is urgent or a judge at the request of all the parties concerned agree to bear the action,” Agya added.

He also notified the general public of the appointment of Justice Yahaya Goje as the vacation judge during the period.