The intended appellant, Malawi Housing Corporation (hereinafter “the
applicantâ€), comes to this Court ex parte seeking an order enlarging the
time within which it can appeal against the judgment of Lady Justice
Mesikano Malonda sitting in the Commercial Division at Lilongwe Registry
delivered on 16 March, 2022 in favour of the intended respondent
(hereinafter “the respondentâ€) following his application for summary
judgment. The present application is supported by an affidavit made by Mr
Neverson Chisiza, a Principal State Advocate in the Attorney General’s
Chambers, who is appearing for the applicant.
The brief facts of the matter are that on 1 June 2016, the applicant offered
to the respondent a piece of land, being a residential plot in Area 47 in the