isaya swai vs greven ngomuo 2023 tzca 17288 26 may 2023
Existence of an apparent illegality relating to jurisdiction of the Primary Court in entertaining the petition for dissolution of marriage without a valid certificate of non-settlement warrants extension of time to file notice of appeal, regardless of insufficient explanation for delay.
- Citation
- isaya swai vs greven ngomuo 2023 tzca 17288 26 may 2023
- Parties
- Applicant: Isaya Swai; Respondent: Greven Ngomuo
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 26 May 2023
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to File Notice of Appeal
- Outcome
- Application granted
- Legal Topics
- Extension of Time, Appeal Procedure, Jurisdiction, Matrimonial Proceedings
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Isaya Swai
Applicant
Greven Ngomuo
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to File Notice of Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether sufficient cause exists for extension of time to file notice of appeal
- 2 Whether illegality in the impugned decision warrants extension of time
Ratio Decidendi
Existence of an apparent illegality relating to jurisdiction of the Primary Court in entertaining the petition for dissolution of marriage without a valid certificate of non-settlement warrants extension of time to file notice of appeal, regardless of insufficient explanation for delay.
Court Disposition
Application granted
Orders
- Time for lodging notice of appeal from High Court decision dated 31/08/2010 extended; notice to be lodged within 30 days from date of ruling
- Each party to bear own costs
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