inspector sadiki and 2 others and gerald nkya 1997 tzca 63 27 october 1997
The applicants failed to provide sufficient reason for the delay in serving the respondent, as administrative error by a clerk is not a valid ground for extension of time under Rule 8.
- Citation
- inspector sadiki and 2 others and gerald nkya 1997 tzca 63 27 october 1997
- Parties
- Applicant: Inspector Sadiki; Applicant: Assistant Inspector Mathias; Applicant: The Attorney General; Respondent: Gerald Nkya
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 27 October 1997
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Application / Application for Extension of Time
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Extension of Time, Service of Notice of Appeal, Malicious Prosecution
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Inspector Sadiki
Applicant
Assistant Inspector Mathias
Applicant
The Attorney General
Applicant
Gerald Nkya
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Application / Application for Extension of Time
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether sufficient reason exists to grant extension of time to serve the respondent with notice of appeal and letter requesting proceedings
Ratio Decidendi
The applicants failed to provide sufficient reason for the delay in serving the respondent, as administrative error by a clerk is not a valid ground for extension of time under Rule 8.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- application for extension of time is dismissed with costs
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