20120806 TZHC Dar es Salaam 1

20120806 TZHC Dar es Salaam 1

The applicant and her advocate failed to provide sufficient and reasonable cause for their absence and delay, showing deliberate inaction and lack of diligence, which does not warrant the grant of extension of time to appeal.

Citation
20120806 TZHC Dar es Salaam 1
Parties
Applicant: Mariam Rajabu; Respondent: Abdallah Shani
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
6 August 2012
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Land Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to Appeal
Outcome
Application dismissed with costs
Legal Topics
Extension of Time, Appeal Procedure, Sufficient Cause, Affidavit Evidence
Source Language
English

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Parties

Mariam Rajabu

Applicant

Abdallah Shani

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Land Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the applicant has shown sufficient cause for extension of time to file an appeal out of time

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant and her advocate failed to provide sufficient and reasonable cause for their absence and delay, showing deliberate inaction and lack of diligence, which does not warrant the grant of extension of time to appeal.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed with costs

Orders

  • Application for leave to file appeal out of time is rejected and dismissed with costs