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
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the District Court had jurisdiction to entertain the application for extension of time based on the cited provisions
- 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.
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