Govati Mhora v Emmaculata Mhora

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether applicant should be granted condonation for failure to apply for leave to appeal within prescribed period","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Delay of nearly 2 years, various explanations offered"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether reasonable explanation exists for inordinate delay","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Financial difficulties, Covid-19, complexity of matter"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether Supreme Court determined a constitutional matter","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Reference to s 26(c) of Constitution in judgment"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether applicant has prospects of success on appeal","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Alleged constitutional violations regarding equality and culture"}

Background