PRE-ELECTION MATTERS - Whether a Notice of Appeal misstating the date of judgment appealed against in a pre-election matter can be amended after the time allowed for filing the appeal has expired
HELD:
"Without a doubt, the Notice of Appeal in this matter which is against a non-existent decision of 30th September 2022 is prima facie incompetent.
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