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…A fundamental defect will make it a nullity.…

…The court should not readily treat a defect as fundamental and so a nullity, and should be anxious to bring the matter within the umbrella of Ord 70 when justice can be done as a matter of discretion, still bearing in mind…

…In his 7 grounds of appeal the appellant challenged the conviction and sentence contending, inter alia, that the proceedings were a nullity as the appellant’s right under section 72 (2) (b) of the Constitution had been violated…

…It therefore is apparent that the extension of time granted by Platt J. was a nullity. Any steps taken thereafter are therefore of no consequence. But the orders of Platt J. were not challenged on appeal.…

…The judges accepted that if a plea is not voluntary or is obtained for force or threats or torture or deception, it cannot be said to be unequivocal and would, in those circumstances, be a nullity and the bar in section 348…

…It follows from this that the petition was not served in accordance with the law and is therefore a nullity. Accordingly it must be struck out.…

…The appellant wishing to resile from the agreement of sale alleges that the Land Board Consent obtained for the sub-division and sale is a nullity since it was granted outside the period of three months allowed under section…

…Kanseen (1943) 1K.B. 256 which decision seems to turn on to the issue as to whether or not an order which is a nullity can be set aside ex debito justiciae.…

…The petition was dismissed because of an omission to stamp the power of attorney prior to the presentation of the petition which omission the Court said had rendered the proceedings purported to be instituted under it a nullity…