High Court of Northern Rhodesia - 1964 May

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2 judgments
May 1964
Non‑compliance with section 192 makes an amendment irregular (saveable under s323), but material evidential variances caused a substantial miscarriage of justice.
  • Criminal procedure — Amendment of charge — Non‑compliance with section 192 (time of amendment, right to recall witnesses, re‑arraignment) — Irregularity not jurisdictional; section 323 — appellate protection where no substantial miscarriage of justice — Variance between charge and evidence — credibility and substantial miscarriage of justice — trial irregularities (prosecutorial misconduct, improper re‑examination, delay).
28 May 1964
Court granted extension under section 73 but warned it will closely scrutinise and not routinely excuse statutory defaults.
  • Companies law — Registration of return of allotments — Section 73 Companies Ordinance — Court discretion to extend time — Not a rubber stamp — Excuse of 'extreme pressure of work' scrutinised — Companies' responsibility to comply with filing obligations.
25 May 1964