20180928 TZHC Dar es Salaam

20180928 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The District Court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the application for extension of time due to wrong citation of law; the application was incompetent and the District Court's decision was invalid.

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
District Court decision declared invalid for lack of jurisdiction.
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 the cited provisions
  2. 2 Whether the application for extension of time was competent before the District Court

Ratio Decidendi

The District Court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the application for extension of time due to wrong citation of law; the application was incompetent and the District Court's decision was invalid.

Court Disposition

District Court decision declared invalid for lack of jurisdiction.

Orders

  • District Court ruling dated 07.6.2017 is set aside.