19951121 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19951121 TZHC Dar es Salaam

Once the judge found the application was time barred, he was required to dismiss it and had no power to extend the period of limitation on his own motion without an application from the party concerned.

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Citation
19951121 TZHC Dar es Salaam
Parties
Appellant: Abdulrasol Ahmed Jaffer; Appellant: The National Housing Corporation; Appellant: Registrar of Titles; Respondent: Parin A.A. Jaffer (legal representative of Amirali A. Jaffer, deceased)
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
21 November 1995
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Outcome
appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Limitation of Actions, Rectification of Land Register, Extension of Time, Court's Discretion
Source Language
en
Civil Procedure Land Law Limitation of Actions Rectification of Land Register Extension of Time Court's Discretion

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Parties

Abdulrasol Ahmed Jaffer

Appellant

The National Housing Corporation

Appellant

Registrar of Titles

Appellant

Parin A.A. Jaffer (legal representative of Amirali A. Jaffer, deceased)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the High Court could extend the period of limitation suo motu under the Law of Limitation Act
  2. 2 Whether the application for rectification was time barred and should have been dismissed

Ratio Decidendi

Once the judge found the application was time barred, he was required to dismiss it and had no power to extend the period of limitation on his own motion without an application from the party concerned.

Court Disposition

appeal allowed

Orders

  • Application before the High Court dismissed as time barred
  • Costs awarded to the appellants