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The High Court allowed a land appeal, holding the tribunal wrongly dismissed the application before requiring the applicant to proceed after refusing adjournment.
The trial chairman's act of dismissing Application No. 9 of 2020 for nonappearance instead of composing judgment at the judgment stage was illegal and constituted sufficient ground for extension of time. The illegality was apparent on the face of the record and should have been considered by the tribunal.
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The High Court struck out a land revision application, holding that revision cannot be used as an alternative to appeal absent exceptional circumstances.
The High Court allowed an appeal against refusal of extension of time, holding that a network-related control number problem caused an excusable 8-day delay.
The High Court Labour Division dismissed a revision application as time-barred, holding that the 21-day period was not extended by waiting for a copy of the order.
The High Court allowed a land appeal, quashed dismissal of a restoration application, and sent the matter back for hearing before another chairman.
The High Court granted leave to appeal after finding an arguable ground on whether a prior application was properly dismissed in light of governing appeal principles.
The High Court Labour Division upheld a preliminary objection and struck out an extension-of-time application, holding it was barred after a similar application had already been dismissed.
Applicant failed to demonstrate good cause for delay; medical documents did not cover period after termination, and delay due to seeking legal assistance was excessive and not justified. The Commission correctly dismissed the condonation application.
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The application is incompetent due to wrong citation of the enabling provision of law, as Order XXXIX Rule 19 applies only to appeals and not to revisions. The court is not properly moved and thus cannot grant the orders sought.
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