JUDGMENTBY: BUHAGIAR J

(delivering the judgment of the Court of Appeal) : -- This is an application for an extension of time for the filing of notice of appeal against the judgment given on a motion by the Official Assignee. The notice of appeal was rejected by the Registrar of the Court of Appeal on the ground that under Rule 88(b) of the Bankruptcy Rules 1921 the time for entering the appeal and serving notice thereof is fixed at fourteen days from the date of signing, entering or otherwise perfecting the judgment or order appealed.

The ground of appeal as stated in the affidavit filed by the solicitors for the appellant is that under section 2 of the Court of Appeal Rules, 1948 it is provided that the provisions of the Schedule thereto shall apply to all matters and proceedings in the Court of Appeal and under Rule 11 of the Schedule it is provided that the period for bringing an appeal shall be one month from the date on which the judgment or order appealed against was pronounced, and in the present case the notice of appeal was presented for filing more than fourteen days but less than one month after the date of the judgment.

On behalf of the applicant it was submitted t

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