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Court Code
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Application for leave to file petition out of time; Rule 4 (3) Constitutional Court (Application, Contravention, Enforcement or Interpretation of the Constitution) Rules.

Constitutional Law: claim of infringement of right to freedom of conscience and religion, and right to property: whether or not the refusal to approve building plans constitutes an infringement of these rights: four preliminary objection raised by Attorney General: first and second objections dismissed; the petition not a nullity but an irregularity which has been remedied; the petition not filed out of time because potential breach of rights of a continuous nature: third objection upheld; Petitioner has not availed alternative remedy; Petitioner has right to compel Respondents by way of wr