20150821 TZCA Mbeya 1
The application was struck out because the Court of Appeal lacks jurisdiction to revise its own decisions, rendering the application misconceived.
- Citation
- 20150821 TZCA Mbeya 1
- Parties
- Applicant: Benedict Kilembe; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 21 August 2015
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time
- Outcome
- Application struck out
- Legal Topics
- Extension of Time, Revision of Appellate Decisions, Jurisdiction
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Benedict Kilembe
Applicant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the Court of Appeal has jurisdiction to revise its own decision
- 2 Whether extension of time can be granted for an application to revise the Court's own decision
Ratio Decidendi
The application was struck out because the Court of Appeal lacks jurisdiction to revise its own decisions, rendering the application misconceived.
Court Disposition
Application struck out
Orders
- Application is struck out
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