Coscharis Motors Limited has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking leave to appeal a judgment directing the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to enforce its order against the company over a disputed defective Range Rover purchased in 2024.
The application was moved before Justice Emeka Nwite in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/2722/2025, filed by Florence Ozor against the FCCPC.
In May 2026, Justice Nwite had granted reliefs sought by Ozor and ordered the FCCPC to enforce its order of September 18, 2025, by invoking Section 150(4)(a) or (b) of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act.
The court directed the Commission to either shut down or close the premises of the vendor, Coscharis Motors, pending compliance, or impose the appropriate administrative fine in line with its powers to enforce compliance orders.
At the resumed proceedings, Oladipupo Ige announced appearance for Ozor, Abene appeared for the FCCPC, while Ezinwane O. appeared for Coscharis as an interested party seeking to be joined and allowed to appeal the judgment.
Ige informed the court that Form 48, the Notice of Consequences of Disobedience to Court Order, and Form 49, the Notice to Show Cause, had been served on the FCCPC on July 22.
However, counsel to the FCCPC confirmed that Form 48 was served on the Commission on July 15, 2026, but said Form 49 was not served on anybody. He explained that what was served on the Commission at about 9:00 a.m. on the day of proceedings, and which he personally received in court, was a motion on notice for committal.
The FCCPC’s lawyer also drew the court’s attention to the Commission’s affidavit of compliance dated July 10, 2026.
Coscharis’ counsel then asked the court to allow her to move the company’s application seeking leave to appeal the judgment. Justice Nwite granted the request.
Ozor’s counsel, however, said he would not respond to Coscharis’ motion because, according to him, only the FCCPC had been brought before the court in the contempt proceedings.
Justice Nwite subsequently adjourned the motion seeking leave to appeal the judgment to July 24, 2026, for ruling.
The court also adjourned Ozor’s case to July 28, 2026, for the FCCPC to show cause in the contempt proceedings.
In its motion, Coscharis argued that its non-joinder in the suit violated its constitutional right to fair hearing because the orders made by the court directly affected the company.
The company said it was central to the determination of the issues in the case because the allegedly defective Range Rover was supplied by it, and the order directing the FCCPC to close down the vendor or impose an administrative fine was targeted at Coscharis.
Coscharis also accused Ozor of unilaterally dropping it as a party at the commencement of the case without an order of court.
On its part, the FCCPC disclosed that, in compliance with the court’s order and its own directives, Coscharis delivered a brand-new 2025 Range Rover Sport on June 5, 2026.
The Commission said Ozor was invited to take delivery of the 2025 vehicle and was directed to pay ₦58.3 million, representing one-third of the ₦175 million additional cost of the brand-new Range Rover Sport valued at ₦435 million.
In its counter-affidavit, the FCCPC maintained that it could not be held responsible for Coscharis’ non-joinder in the case before judgment.
The Commission also insisted that its intervention, including the administrative penalties imposed on the company in the vehicle sales dispute, was within its statutory powers.
Coscharis Motors is a flagship subsidiary of the Coscharis Group, founded and led by Dr. Cosmas Maduka. The company is known for representing major automobile brands in Nigeria, including BMW, Mini, Jaguar Land Rover, Ford, MG and Rolls-Royce.