EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On the 12-10-2010, the Customary Court Nteje (then Awkuzu) granted the respondents leave to appeal against its decision in a civil suit to the High Court of Anambra State Pursuant to this leave, the respondents herein filed appeal No.OT/1A/2010 in the High Court of Anambra state at Otuocha on 13-10-2010.
The appellants herein filed appeal No. OT/2A/2010 at the same High Court complaining against the order of the Nteje Customary Court granting the respondents herein leave to bring appeal No.OT/1A/2010.
On 28-2-2011, the High court dismissed the preliminary objection of the appellants herein to the competence of Appeal No. OT/1A/2010 and granted the application of the respondents herein for an order extending the time for them to file their written argument of appeal No. OT/1A/2010 as appellants in that appeal.
By a motion on notice filed on 12-9-2011 in this Court, the appellants herein applied for an order extending the tim…