20140909 TZCA Dar es Salaam
Ignorance of the law does not constitute a sufficient ground to excuse non-compliance with mandatory procedural requirements; the applicant's failure to file written submissions as required by Rule 106(1) cannot be excused on the basis of being a layman or semi-educated.
- Citation
- 20140909 TZCA Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Applicant: Salum Ahmada Kuangaika; Respondent: Mohamed Mussa Salum
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 9 September 2014
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Reference / Ruling on Reference From Single Justice's Decision
- Outcome
- Reference dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Extension of Time, Written Submissions, Ignorance of Law
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Salum Ahmada Kuangaika
Applicant
Mohamed Mussa Salum
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Reference / Ruling on Reference From Single Justice's Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether failure to file written submissions due to ignorance of the law is a sufficient ground for extension of time
- 2 Whether the interests of justice can override mandatory procedural requirements
Ratio Decidendi
Ignorance of the law does not constitute a sufficient ground to excuse non-compliance with mandatory procedural requirements; the applicant's failure to file written submissions as required by Rule 106(1) cannot be excused on the basis of being a layman or semi-educated.
Court Disposition
Reference dismissed
Orders
- No order as to costs
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