Young Men’S Buddhist Association v. Azeez and Another – sllr 1995 volume 1 page 237

In the case between THE YOUNG MEN’S BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION (plaintiff) and AZEEZ AND ANOTHER (defendant), the court addressed the issue of the timeliness of an appeal filed when the judgment was delivered on a day different from that originally fixed due to civil unrest. It was held that the computation of the period for filing the appeal should commence from the date on which the plaintiff-appellant became aware of the judgment, as established by notice through a newspaper report. The court reaffirmed the principle that “lex non cogit ad impossibilia” (the law does not compel the impossible) and “actus curiae neminem gravabit” (an act of the court shall prejudice no one), applying these to excuse the delay and reject strict interpretation of the mandatory 14-day period under the relevant st