20181207 TZCA Mbeya
The High Court lacked jurisdiction to grant extension of time for filing notice of appeal after the appeal was transferred and determined by a Resident Magistrate with extended jurisdiction; therefore, the appeal was incompetent for want of a valid notice of appeal.
- Citation
- 20181207 TZCA Mbeya
- Parties
- Appellant: Lukelo Uhahula; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 7 December 2018
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal struck out
- Legal Topics
- Extension of Time, Notice of Appeal, Jurisdiction, Armed Robbery, Conspiracy
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Lukelo Uhahula
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the High Court had jurisdiction to grant extension of time to file notice of appeal after transfer to Resident Magistrate with extended jurisdiction
- 2 Whether the appeal was properly instituted before the Court of Appeal
Ratio Decidendi
The High Court lacked jurisdiction to grant extension of time for filing notice of appeal after the appeal was transferred and determined by a Resident Magistrate with extended jurisdiction; therefore, the appeal was incompetent for want of a valid notice of appeal.
Court Disposition
appeal struck out
Orders
- Order of the High Court in Misc. Criminal Application No. 16 of 2015 nullified
- Notice of appeal lodged on 21st June, 2016 declared invalid
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