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The appeal was filed on 6th December 2024, which is the 46th day after the judgment was delivered on 21st October 2024. As the Law of Marriage Act requires appeals to be filed within 45 days of judgment delivery, the appeal was filed out of time and is therefore time-barred.
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The appellant failed to demonstrate good cause for extension of time, as alleged illegality was not substantiated and technical delay was not properly accounted for. The trial court acted within the law in dismissing the application. The directive on appeal period, though erroneous, did not prejudice the appellant or vitiate the judgment.
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The High Court struck out a land appeal as incompetent for being filed out of time and for attaching an unsigned copy of the judgment.
The appeal was filed out of time as the statutory period is counted from the date of judgment delivery, not from receipt of judgment copy, and no leave for extension was sought.
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The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal for being filed 19 days out of time, holding that it was time-barred because no leave to appeal out of time was sought.
The High Court dismissed a civil appeal filed 60 days after the district court decision because it was out of time and no leave to appeal out of time had been sought.
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