19980606 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19980606 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The appeal was filed outside the statutory limitation period and is therefore incompetent; the time for obtaining copies of judgment and decree is only excluded if the party actively applies for them, which was not timely done in this case.

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Citation
19980606 TZHC Dar es Salaam
Parties
Applicant: CMC Motors Ltd.; Respondent: Bepha Mugasa
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
6 June 1998
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed as time barred
Legal Topics
Limitation of Actions, Terminal Benefits, Appeal Procedure
Source Language
english
Employment Law Civil Procedure Limitation of Actions Terminal Benefits Appeal Procedure

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Parties

CMC Motors Ltd.

Applicant

Bepha Mugasa

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the appeal was filed within the statutory limitation period
  2. 2 Entitlement to terminal benefits, severance allowance, notice pay, repatriation, and subsistence allowance

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal was filed outside the statutory limitation period and is therefore incompetent; the time for obtaining copies of judgment and decree is only excluded if the party actively applies for them, which was not timely done in this case.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed as time barred

Orders

  • appeal dismissed
  • costs awarded to respondent