An Examination of Causes of Delay in the Distribution of Estates in Ilorin and its Environs
In the last two decades or thereabout, Area Courts and indeed other courts with jurisdiction to hear and determine muslim matters in Ilorin have been inundated with cases involving distribution of estate of deceased Muslims who have died long time without having such estates distributed on time. So...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Management and Technology
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.umt.edu.pk/index.php/JITC/article/view/39 |
| Summary: | In the last two decades or thereabout, Area Courts and indeed other courts with jurisdiction to hear and determine muslim matters in Ilorin have been inundated with cases involving distribution of estate of deceased Muslims who have died long time without having such estates distributed on time. Some of these cases dragged for a long time resulting into protracted litigation. The curiosity of the author to find out the cause(s) of these delays is the driving force for embarking on this research work. This paper is therefore, an indepth examination of the causes of delay in the distribution of estates of deceased Muslims of Ilorin specifically and the Muslims of Kwara State in general. Delay breeds litigation which most often becomes protracted. This paper is meant to serve as a clarion call to revert to application of pristine Islamic Law of Inheritance after identifying delay as a serious problem in the sphere of application of Islamic Law of Inheritance in the area under reference.
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| ISSN: | 2075-0943 2520-0313 |