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The High Court struck out a probate-related civil appeal for being filed directly in the High Court instead of first in the District Court.
The appeal was filed outside the prescribed 30-day period, and attachment of a certified copy of judgment is not a legal requirement for appeals from the Primary Court; therefore, the appeal is time barred and must be dismissed.
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The High Court held that an extension-of-time application from a primary court appeal was properly before it despite not citing Rule 3 in the heading.
The appeal was filed directly in the High Court contrary to mandatory statutory procedure, rendering it incompetent and depriving the court of jurisdiction to entertain it.
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The appellant's delay was not justified as obtaining a copy of the judgment is not a legal requirement for appeals from primary courts, and the appellant failed to account for the period of delay after receiving the judgment. The district court properly exercised its discretion in dismissing the application for extension of time.
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The issues raised by the applicant involve unsettled points of law regarding witness requirements, property classification, and rights over supervised assets, which merit determination by the Court of Appeal.
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The District Court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the appeal arising from objection proceedings during execution of a Primary Court decision; the only remedy available to the aggrieved party was to institute a fresh suit in a competent court to establish rights over the disputed property.
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The High Court struck out a fresh application for extension of time, holding that after dismissal for want of prosecution the proper step was restoration, not refiling.
The High Court allowed an appeal over extension of time, holding that matrimonial appeals from primary court lie within 45 days and the delay was sufficiently explained by illness.
The High Court dismissed an appeal over setting aside an ex parte district-court decision, holding that the wrong procedural citation was curable and the hearing should proceed inter partes.
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