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Applicant was not negligent; delay was caused by technical failure of the Judiciary's electronic system. Technical delay constitutes good cause for enlargement of time. Applicant is entitled to fourteen days leave to file intended appeal.
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High Court dismissed an application for extension of time to appeal out of time, finding the applicant failed to account for each day of delay.
The Primary Court had no jurisdiction to entertain the matrimonial dispute in the absence of a certificate from the Conciliation Board as required by section 101 of the Law of Marriage Act. The refusal by the Board to issue a certificate does not constitute extraordinary circumstances under the statutory exceptions. All proceedings and judgments based on such a petition are nullities.
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The High Court dismissed an appeal challenging a resident magistrate’s ruling that the appellant’s matrimonial claim was res judicata and could not be relitigated.
The High Court allowed an appeal in a divorce matter, granting the appellant a divorce after finding non-maintenance and adultery by the respondent.
The High Court allowed an appeal in a divorce dispute, holding there was no evidence to support the respondent’s petition. The trial court’s dismissal was restored.
The High Court dismissed a matrimonial appeal seeking divorce, holding that the appellant provided no evidence to support allegations of cruelty or desertion.
The High Court allowed a matrimonial appeal because the divorce petition had not first been properly referred to the marriage board. The parties were held to remain husband and wife.
The High Court dismissed a matrimonial appeal for divorce, holding that petty thefts within the family did not make the marriage irreparable.
The High Court dismissed a family-law appeal seeking to compel the respondent to return the appellant’s wife, finding no evidence that he had prevented her from rejoining him.
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