19910712 TZHC Dar es Salaam
The delay in applying for leave to appeal was due to negligence on the part of the applicant's counsel, not bona fide misinterpretation, and no sufficient reason was advanced to justify the delay; therefore, the application for extension of time is dismissed.
- Citation
- 19910712 TZHC Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Applicant: Applicant; Respondent: National Industrial Limited
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 12 July 1991
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Cause / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to Apply for Leave to Appeal
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Extension of Time, Leave to Appeal, Jurisdiction
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Applicant
Applicant
National Industrial Limited
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Cause / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to Apply for Leave to Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the High Court has jurisdiction to entertain an application for extension of time to apply for leave to appeal
- 2 Whether sufficient cause has been shown for the delay in filing the application
Ratio Decidendi
The delay in applying for leave to appeal was due to negligence on the part of the applicant's counsel, not bona fide misinterpretation, and no sufficient reason was advanced to justify the delay; therefore, the application for extension of time is dismissed.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- application for extension of time is dismissed with costs
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