Leonce
The court is functus officio after disposing the previous application on merit and lacks jurisdiction to entertain a fresh application for the same relief.
- Citation
- Leonce
- Parties
- Applicant: Leonce Jackson; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- TANZLII
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 15 April 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time
- Outcome
- Application dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
- Legal Topics
- Extension of Time, Functus Officio, Jurisdiction, Abuse of Process
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Leonce Jackson
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the court has jurisdiction to entertain a fresh application for extension of time after a similar application was previously dismissed on merit
Ratio Decidendi
The court is functus officio after disposing the previous application on merit and lacks jurisdiction to entertain a fresh application for the same relief.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
Orders
- Application dismissed.
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