The applicant sought special leave to appeal from the dismissal of an application for an extension of time, which had been dismissed as abandoned.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the application, finding that it did not meet the strict statutory test under section 131 of the Provincial Offences Act, as no issue essential to the public interest or the due administration of justice arose.
The Court noted that the appropriate remedy was an application to the Provincial Offences Appeal Court to reopen the application for the extension of time.
