isaya swai vs greven ngomuo 2023 tzca 17288 26 may 2023

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

  1. 1 Whether sufficient cause exists for extension of time to file notice of appeal
  2. 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