The Court of Appeal will exercise its power under r 64.46 to dismiss an application for leave to appeal on its own motion where no party has any interest in pursuing the application, there has been inordinate delay, and the proceeding has consumed disproportionate court resources. The manifest hopelessness of a proposed appeal is not itself a basis for dismissal for want of prosecution, but may explain the failure to prosecute.
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