MR. MATHEW SORONNADI V. LOUIS AMAGHERE & 8 Ors
On fundamental right of freedom of
Association, the High Court of Imo State per I.O. Agugua, Ag CJ in Suit No: HOW/814/2020 between MR. MATHEW SORONNADI V. LOUIS AMAGHERE & 8 Ors which
judgment was delivered on 15th
day of March, 2021 stated:
“The Applicant formed and
willingly/voluntarily became a member of the association together with the 1st-
6th Respondents. Their constitution is therefore binding on him. By
voluntarily being a member, he has given up his individual right and subsumed
same into their association’s collective rights. If the Applicant is alleging
that there was an amendment after he joined another association, the onus is on
him to prove same and he has failed to do so. Therefore, I am inclined to
believe the 1st- 6th Respondent’s version, that their constitution
has never been amended. The Applicant is bound by the said constitution of
their association.
From the foregoing, this
court has arrived at the conclusion that the Applicant has failed woefully to
prove that his Fundamental Human Right has been infringed upon or is likely to
be infringed upon by the Respondents. This suit is nothing but an abuse of
court process. The Applicant is hereby warned by this court to desist from
giving false information to the police and to seek redress if need be for his
civil claims”.