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
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the District Court had jurisdiction to entertain the application for extension of time based on wrong citation of law
- 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
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