Misc

Misc

A person who was not a party to a suit dismissed for being time barred, and whose rights were not determined or affected by the dismissal, lacks locus standi to seek revision or extension of time to apply for revision of that ruling.

Citation
Misc
Parties
Applicant: Frola Jonas Mwashaa; 1st Respondent: Evelyne Chomba; 2nd Respondent: Kabwela Ally Yahaya; 3rd Respondent: Ester Peter Nyalusi; 4th Respondent: Egasi Peter Nyalusi; 5th Respondent: Hilda Galawesa Mbata; 6th Respondent: Joseph Molea; 7th Respondent: Ludovick Andrea Chuwa; 8th Respondent: Fransis Tairo
Court
TANZLII
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
1 January 2023
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Land Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to File Revision
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Locus Standi, Extension of Time, Revision, Limitation of Actions
Source Language
English
Civil Procedure Land Law Locus Standi Extension of Time Revision Limitation of Actions

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Parties

Frola Jonas Mwashaa

Applicant

Evelyne Chomba

1st Respondent

Kabwela Ally Yahaya

2nd Respondent

Ester Peter Nyalusi

3rd Respondent

Egasi Peter Nyalusi

4th Respondent

Hilda Galawesa Mbata

5th Respondent

Joseph Molea

6th Respondent

Ludovick Andrea Chuwa

7th Respondent

Fransis Tairo

8th Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Land Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to File Revision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether a non-party to a dismissed suit has locus standi to seek extension of time to apply for revision of the dismissal ruling

Ratio Decidendi

A person who was not a party to a suit dismissed for being time barred, and whose rights were not determined or affected by the dismissal, lacks locus standi to seek revision or extension of time to apply for revision of that ruling.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • Each party to bear its own costs