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Chogley v Bains (Civil Appeal No. 57 of 1952)

East African Court of Appeal · [1955] EACA 62 · 1955 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for final leave to appeal to Privy Council following grant of conditional leave by Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa
Decision
Final leave to appeal to Privy Council granted with directions for dispatch of record

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Holding

The Court granted final leave to appeal to the Privy Council despite delay in record preparation, finding the appellant had acted diligently given past practice and Registry workload. The Court clarified that future applicants must strictly comply with conditional leave conditions, that appellants bear responsibility for ensuring timely record preparation either personally or through the Registrar, and that applications for time extensions must be made to a single Judge if completion within the prescribed time appears unlikely. The Court established new procedural requirements including mandatory extraction of conditional leave orders and filing of final leave applications within 14 days of record preparation deadline.

Outcome

Final leave to appeal to Privy Council granted with directions for dispatch of record

Facts

The appellant obtained conditional leave to appeal to the Privy Council on 20 July 1953, with conditions requiring him to furnish security within 60 days and take all necessary steps within three months to procure preparation of the record for dispatch to England. Security was furnished on 11 August 1953. The record was settled with the Registrar on 10 September 1953. The Registrar's certificate was issued on 4 February 1954, and the application for final leave was filed on 15 February 1954. The respondent opposed the application on grounds of undue delay in record preparation. The appellant contended he had complied by following the established practice of requesting the Registrar to prepare the record and making regular inquiries about progress. The order granting conditional leave had never been formally drawn up, as this had not been the practice.

Issues

  1. Whether the appellant had complied with the conditions of the order granting conditional leave to appeal to the Privy Council.
  2. What are the duties of an appellant who has obtained conditional leave to appeal to the Privy Council in procuring preparation of the record.
  3. What procedure should be followed for applications for final leave to appeal to the Privy Council.

Orders

  • Application for final leave to appeal to the Privy Council granted.
  • Record to be dispatched to England within 14 days of this order.
  • Costs of this application to be costs in the cause.
  • Applicant-appellant to draw up this order and submit it to the Registrar for approval and final inclusion in the record.

Rules and key headnotes

Appeals to Privy Council — Conditional and Final Leave — Requirement for Formal Order
The Court of Appeal will not consider giving final leave to appeal to the Privy Council unless the order giving conditional leave to do so is before it and will hold the applicant strictly to the conditions laid down therein.
Appeals to Privy Council — Duties of Appellant — Record Preparation
It is the duty of an applicant who has obtained conditional leave to appeal to the Privy Council to apply to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal for settlement of the record and upon such settlement, either to arrange with the Registrar for preparation of the record within the time limited by the order or to prepare it himself and submit it to the Registrar within such period as will allow adequate time for examination and verification. Section 5(b) of the East African (Appeal to Privy Council) Order in Council, 1951, contemplates preparation of the record either by the applicant or the Registrar.
Appeals to Privy Council — Extension of Time — Duty to Apply
It is the duty of the intending appellant to ensure that the record is actually ready for dispatch to London within the time limited, the Registrar's certificate not issuing until this is the case. If it appears certain or probable that the work cannot be completed in time, it is the duty of the applicant to apply to a single Judge of the Court of Appeal for an extension of time under section 6(b) of the Order in Council.
Appeals to Privy Council — Extension of Time — Standard for Grant
The time for preparation of the record will not ordinarily be extended unless the applicant can show that he has acted with real diligence.
Appeals to Privy Council — Procedure for Final Leave Applications
It will be the practice of the Court of Appeal to include in the order giving conditional leave to appeal a requirement that the application for final leave shall be filed within 14 days of the expiration of the time limited for preparation. The application will be laid before a single Judge for hearing and determination under section 6(b) of the Order in Council, it being within his discretion to adjourn the matter for consideration by the court if the application is contested.

Legislation cited (3)

  • East African (Appeal to Privy Council) Order in Council, 1951 s.5(b)
  • East African (Appeal to Privy Council) Order in Council, 1951 s.6
  • East African (Appeal to Privy Council) Order in Council, 1951 s.11

Cases cited (2)

  • Ngara Hotel Ltd v Kassam Suleman Damji (Civil Appeal No. 23 of 1948)
  • Harnam Singh v Jamal Pirbhai (Civil Appeal No. 24 of 1948)

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Chogley v Bains (Civil Appeal No. 57 of 1952) [1955] EACA 62 (1 January 1955)
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