20130627 TZCA Mbeya

20130627 TZCA Mbeya

The application was incompetent as it was filed out of time, cited a revoked law, and improperly invoked the court's revision jurisdiction as an alternative to appeal.

Citation
20130627 TZCA Mbeya
Parties
Applicant: Gerald Kasamya Sibula; Respondent: The Republic
Court
TZCA
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
27 June 2013
Procedural Posture
Criminal Application for Revision / Ruling on Preliminary Objection
Outcome
Application struck out as incompetent
Legal Topics
Revision Jurisdiction, Limitation Period, Procedural Law, Jurisdiction, Appeal Vs Revision
Source Language
English

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Parties

Gerald Kasamya Sibula

Applicant

The Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Application for Revision / Ruling on Preliminary Objection

  1. 1 Whether the application for revision was time-barred
  2. 2 Whether the application cited the correct procedural law
  3. 3 Whether revision can be used as an alternative to appeal

Ratio Decidendi

The application was incompetent as it was filed out of time, cited a revoked law, and improperly invoked the court's revision jurisdiction as an alternative to appeal.

Court Disposition

Application struck out as incompetent

Orders

  • The application is hereby struck out.