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IRONAND STEELWORKERS UNION OF NIGERIA (IN RE: S.A. BAMIDELE AND 36 OTHERS) AND MANAGEMENT OF OSHOGBO STEEL ROLLING MILLS (NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT) H ON. JUSTICE (CHIEF) P.A. ATILADE - PRESIDENT ALHAJI E. M. BELLOW - MEMBER M.A. BORISADE, ESQ - MEMBER SUIT NO: NIC/01/90 DATE OF RULING TUESDAY, 10TH DECEMBER, 1991 LABOUR LAW National Industrial Court – Judgment of - Review of - Extension of time for -Application for - When will be refused. LABOUR LAW Trade dispute - Parties to trade dispute -Right of to ask for interpretation of. NATIONAL INDUSTRIALCOURT Judgment of National Industrial Court -Parties to trade dispute - Right of to ask for interpretation of. NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT Judgment of National Industrial Court Review of - Extension of time for Application for - When will be refused. TRADE DISPUTE Parties to trade dispute - Review of -Extension of time for - Application for -When will be refused. ISSUE: Whether the application for a review of the judgment of the court was filed out of time having regard to the provisions of Rule 26 of the National Industrial Court Rules. FACTS: Judgment in the matter between the parties was read on 22th June, 1990. On 11th September, 1990 the Applicant prayed for interpretation of the judgment, but did not pray for a review of the said judgment. However, on 31st July, 1991, the Applicant filed an amended motion which prayed for extension of time to apply for a review of the said judgment, and another prayer reviewing the said judgment. The Respondent raised a preliminary objection that the application for a review of the judgment of the court was filed out of time. HELD: (Granting the Respondent‘s preliminary objection in part): 1. On Right of parties to ask for interpretation of the judgment of the National Industrial Court - Parties are within their rights to ask for an interpretation of the judgment of the National Industrial Court. 2. On When National Industrial Court will refuse application for extension of time to review its judgment - Where the National Industrial Court has not been informed of the full circumstances of a party’s default in filing an application for a review of its judgment within time, and no reasonable or sufficient explanation has been given to show why the application for a review was not filed within time, the court will not grant an extension of time in favour of an Applicant for a review of its judgment.