REPUBLIC OF KENYA
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL
AT NAIROBI
CORAM: OMOLO, J.A. (IN CHAMBERS)
CIVIL APPLICATION NO. NAI 181 OF 1996
BETWEEN
PAUL'S BAKERY and CONFECTIONARY LTD. ................. APPLICANT
AND
THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX ..................... RESPONDENT
(Application for extension of time to file appeal out of time
in an intended appeal from a Judgment of the High Court
of Kenya at Nairobi (Aluoch J) dated 5th December, 1991
in
INCOME TAXAPPEAL NO. 98 OF 1988)
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R U L I N G
The previous appeal by the applicant was struck out by the court on the 9th May, 1996. This application was filed on 31st May, 1996. The applicant acted with reasonable speed after its appeal was struck out. It is not clear to me why the application has been pending since the 31st May, 1996 when it was filed but there is no evidence that the applicant is responsible for that delay. The respondent though served has not attended to oppose the application. No affidavit in opposition has been file…