CHARLES RAYANZE

CHARLES RAYANZE

Denial of the applicants' right to be heard on the jurisdictional issue raised by the DLHT chairman amounts to an apparent illegality and breach of natural justice, which constitutes sufficient cause for extension of time to appeal. The court granted the application to cure the illegality.

Citation
CHARLES RAYANZE
Parties
Applicant: Charles Rayanze; Applicant: Pendael Charles; Respondent: Christopher Solomon
Court
TANZLII
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
19 July 2024
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Land Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to Appeal
Outcome
Application granted
Legal Topics
Extension of Time, Jurisdiction, Natural Justice, Illegality as Ground for Extension
Source Language
English

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Parties

Charles Rayanze

Applicant

Pendael Charles

Applicant

Christopher Solomon

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Land Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to Appeal

  1. 1 Whether sufficient cause exists for extension of time to appeal
  2. 2 Whether illegality apparent on the face of record constitutes sufficient cause
  3. 3 Whether denial of right to be heard amounts to illegality

Ratio Decidendi

Denial of the applicants' right to be heard on the jurisdictional issue raised by the DLHT chairman amounts to an apparent illegality and breach of natural justice, which constitutes sufficient cause for extension of time to appeal. The court granted the application to cure the illegality.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

  • Applicants given 14 days to file intended appeal
  • Costs in the cause