20160519 TZHC Dodoma

20160519 TZHC Dodoma

The district tribunal erred by dismissing the application for extension of time as time barred without affording parties the right to be heard; an application for extension of time cannot be time barred as it seeks to remedy lateness.

Citation
20160519 TZHC Dodoma
Parties
Appellant: Ernest Mchali; Respondent: Dilia Mpali
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
19 May 2016
Procedural Posture
Land Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Extension of Time, Natural Justice, Dismissal Orders
Source Language
English

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Parties

Ernest Mchali

Appellant

Dilia Mpali

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Land Appeal / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the district tribunal erred by dismissing the application for extension of time as time barred
  2. 2 Whether the tribunal failed to afford parties the right to be heard

Ratio Decidendi

The district tribunal erred by dismissing the application for extension of time as time barred without affording parties the right to be heard; an application for extension of time cannot be time barred as it seeks to remedy lateness.

Court Disposition

appeal allowed

Orders

  • District tribunal's order dismissing Misc. Application No. 140 of 2014 is set aside
  • Application to be heard on merit before a different Chairman of the tribunal