20161013 TZCA Arusha
The applicant failed to demonstrate good cause for the delay, as ignorance of law is not a valid excuse, and the alleged illegality was not apparent on the face of the record but would require a long drawn process to establish.
- Citation
- 20161013 TZCA Arusha
- Parties
- Applicant: Ngao Godwin Losero; Respondent: Julius Mwarabu
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 13 October 2016
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time
- Outcome
- Application dismissed with costs
- Legal Topics
- Extension of Time, Leave to Appeal, Illegality as Ground for Extension, Ignorance of Law
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Ngao Godwin Losero
Applicant
Julius Mwarabu
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant has shown good cause for extension of time to apply for leave to appeal
- 2 Whether alleged illegality in the impugned decision justifies extension of time
Ratio Decidendi
The applicant failed to demonstrate good cause for the delay, as ignorance of law is not a valid excuse, and the alleged illegality was not apparent on the face of the record but would require a long drawn process to establish.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed with costs
Orders
- Application for extension of time is dismissed with costs
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