BENEDICT IHUYA MAYENGA

BENEDICT IHUYA MAYENGA

The applicant failed to account for 33 days of delay between filing and payment of court fees in the previous application, and thus did not meet the requirement to account for each day of delay. Financial constraints alone were insufficient without accounting for the unaccounted days.

Citation
BENEDICT IHUYA MAYENGA
Parties
Applicant: Benedict Ihuya Mayenga; 1st Respondent: The Teachers Service Commission; 2nd Respondent: The Attorney General
Court
TANZLII
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
23 April 2024
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Extension of Time, Judicial Review, Employment Termination, Sufficient Cause, Technical Delay, Financial Constraints
Source Language
English

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Parties

Benedict Ihuya Mayenga

Applicant

The Teachers Service Commission

1st Respondent

The Attorney General

2nd Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time

  1. 1 Whether the applicant has shown sufficient cause for extension of time to apply for leave for judicial review against termination of employment

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant failed to account for 33 days of delay between filing and payment of court fees in the previous application, and thus did not meet the requirement to account for each day of delay. Financial constraints alone were insufficient without accounting for the unaccounted days.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • No order as to costs