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Court held it cannot extend the Act’s thirty-day statutory period for filing an election petition; applicant’s delay was dilatory.
Election law – time limits – Section 60(3) Parliamentary Elections Act – statutory thirty-day filing period cannot be enlarged by Rule 19. Civil procedure – enlargement of time – Rule 19 applies to times fixed by Rules, not times fixed by statute; requires existing proceedings. "Special circumstances" – must relate to inability to take a procedural step; dilatory conduct and fishing expeditions are not special circumstances. Qualifications – NCHE verification for foreign A-levels under Section 4(6) not applicable where higher Ugandan qualifications exist (Section 4(13)). Remedies – complainants should use Electoral Commission’s complaint mechanisms for alleged electoral fraud prior to or within statutory timelines.
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