Gupta v Customs & Excise [1996] UKEAT 186_96_0710 (7 October 1996)

Gupta v Customs & Excise [1996] UKEAT 186_96_0710 (7 October 1996)

The tribunal was entitled to find that there were two separate acts of discrimination, both completed by January 1992, and that the application lodged in August 1992 was out of time. The majority's refusal to extend time was not perverse or unreasonable.

Citation
[1996] UKEAT 186_96_0710
Parties
Appellant: Mr Gupta; Respondent: HM Customs & Excise
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
07 October 1996
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Racial Discrimination, Limitation Period, Extension of Time
Employment Law Equality Law Racial Discrimination Limitation Period Extension of Time

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Parties

Mr Gupta

Appellant

HM Customs & Excise

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the appellant's complaint was out of time under the Race Relations Act 1976
  2. 2 Whether the acts complained of constituted a continuing act of discrimination or two separate acts
  3. 3 Whether it was just and equitable to extend the time limit for lodging the complaint

Ratio Decidendi

The tribunal was entitled to find that there were two separate acts of discrimination, both completed by January 1992, and that the application lodged in August 1992 was out of time. The majority's refusal to extend time was not perverse or unreasonable.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • No extension of time granted
  • Complaint remains dismissed