Nicholas v. O. L. M. Macan Markar Ltd. and Others – sllr 1981 volume 2 page 001

In the case between Nicholas (Petitioner) and O. L. M. Macan Markar Ltd. and others (including the 1st Respondent and members of the Rent Board of Review), the court addressed whether an application filed in the Court of Appeal met the requirements of Rule 47 of the Supreme Court Rules, 1978, particularly the necessity for an averment that the Court’s jurisdiction had not previously been invoked regarding the same matter. It was determined that non-compliance with this imperative procedural rule justified the dismissal of the application, and no permission to amend the petition would be granted. The principle reaffirmed was that strict adherence to procedural rules, especially those explicitly framed as mandatory, is essential and failure to do so renders an application liable to be reject