hamza ramadhani vs abel aloyce 2021 tzca 355 5 august 2021

hamza ramadhani vs abel aloyce 2021 tzca 355 5 august 2021

The appellant failed to serve the respondents' advocate with a copy of the letter requesting proceedings as required by Rule 90(3), and thus cannot benefit from the exclusion of days; the appeal was filed out of time and is incompetent.

Citation
hamza ramadhani vs abel aloyce 2021 tzca 355 5 august 2021
Parties
Appellant: Hamza Ramadhani; 1st Respondent: Abel Aloyce; 2nd Respondent: Choice Motors Ltd; 3rd Respondent: Reliance Insurance Co. Ltd
Court
TZCA
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
5 August 2021
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Ruling on Preliminary Objection
Outcome
appeal struck out as time barred
Legal Topics
Appeal Timelines, Service of Documents, Certificate of Delay, Preliminary Objection
Source Language
English

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Parties

Hamza Ramadhani

Appellant

Abel Aloyce

1st Respondent

Choice Motors Ltd

2nd Respondent

Reliance Insurance Co. Ltd

3rd Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Ruling on Preliminary Objection

  1. 1 Whether failure to serve the respondents' advocate with a copy of the letter requesting proceedings invalidates the appeal timeline extension under Rule 90(1) and (3) of the Tanzania Court of Appeal Rules, 2009.

Ratio Decidendi

The appellant failed to serve the respondents' advocate with a copy of the letter requesting proceedings as required by Rule 90(3), and thus cannot benefit from the exclusion of days; the appeal was filed out of time and is incompetent.

Court Disposition

appeal struck out as time barred

Orders

  • Appeal struck out for being time barred with costs.