Buzandora v Ndihoreye
Buzandora v Ndihoreye (Civil Miscellaneous Application 11 of 2022) [2024] UGHC 161 (28 February 2024)
The court found that while the applicant was present at the delivery of judgment and was discharged from hospital shortly thereafter, the evidence of illness was accepted as genuine. However, the delay in filing the application was attributed to the applicant's laxity, as the treatment notes did not show incapacity to instruct counsel. Despite this, in the interest of justice and guided by the principle that substantive rights should not be defeated by technical lapses, the court exercised its discretion to extend the time for appeal. The respondent's affidavit in reply, though filed out of t…
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- Extension Of Time To Appeal
- Service Of Process
- Affidavit Timeliness
- Judgment Delivery Notice