The applicant filed Civil
Appeal No. 16 of 1999 which had been struck out on 16th November
2001; subsequently the Applicant filed application for Review No. 4 of 2001. It
was fixed for hearing on 02nd July 2003, but could not proceed
because the respondent did not appear. No reasons were recorded for his
non-appearance. When he appeared before the Court a year later the learned
Counsel applied for amendment but his application was refused. The application
was struck out with leave to file a fresh application. The applicant filed yet
another application for review No. 100 of 2004. The application was struck out
on the ground of a defective jurat in the affidavit on 16th
March 2003. Twelve days later, he filed the present application for extension
of time to apply for review of the decision of the Court dated 16th
day of November 2001 in Civil Appeal No. 16 of 1999.