20180928 TZHC Dar es Salaam

20180928 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The District Court Magistrate had no jurisdiction to entertain the application for extension of time as it was based on wrong provisions of law; the application was incompetent and the District Court's ruling was a nullity.

Citation
20180928 TZHC Dar es Salaam
Parties
Appellant: Lucia Mboje; Respondent: Chilomwa Bitulo
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
28 September 2018
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Extension of Time, Jurisdiction, Wrong Citation of Law
Source Language
English

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Parties

Lucia Mboje

Appellant

Chilomwa Bitulo

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the District Court had jurisdiction to entertain the application for extension of time based on wrong citation of law
  2. 2 Whether the application for extension of time was competent

Ratio Decidendi

The District Court Magistrate had no jurisdiction to entertain the application for extension of time as it was based on wrong provisions of law; the application was incompetent and the District Court's ruling was a nullity.

Court Disposition

appeal allowed

Orders

  • District Court proceedings and ruling dated 07.6.2017 quashed and set aside
  • Subsequent orders quashed and set aside