Saldanha & Anor v City of Belmont

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The applicants in the case, Saldanha and another, sought an extension of time to proceed with a special leave application against the City of Belmont and another party. The special leave application pertained to a decision made by the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, and the applicants wished to appeal this decision to the High Court of Australia. The respondents, the City of Belmont and the other party, opposed the application for an extension of time, arguing that there was no basis for doubting the correctness of the Court of Appeal's decision.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether special leave to appeal should be granted to the applicants, and if so, whether an extension of time should be allowed for the applicants to proceed with the special leave application. The court needed to determine if there were any valid grounds for doubting the correctness of the Court of Appeal's decision, which would warrant the grant of special leave to appeal. Additionally, the court had to consider whether granting an extension of time would serve any utility in the circumstances.

The court found that there were no grounds to doubt the correctness of the Court of Appeal's decision, and therefore, there was no basis for granting special leave to appeal. Consequently, the court held that there was no utility in granting the extension of time that the applicants sought. The court dismissed the application for an extension of time, and pursuant to rule 41.08.1 of the High Court Rules 2004 (Cth), the Registrar was directed to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application. The final orders were that the application for an extension of time was dismissed, and the special leave to appeal was refused.

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