meporoo rison vs elisa sangeti 2012 tzca 61 1 october 2012

meporoo rison vs elisa sangeti 2012 tzca 61 1 october 2012

The application to strike out the notice of appeal was premature because the related application for extension of time was still pending before the High Court, and the Court of Appeal is not the proper forum to determine the existence or service of the notice of appeal at this stage.

Citation
meporoo rison vs elisa sangeti 2012 tzca 61 1 october 2012
Parties
Applicant: Meporoo Rison; Respondent: Elisa Sangeti
Court
TZCA
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
1 October 2012
Procedural Posture
Civil Application / Ruling on Application to Strike Out Notice of Appeal
Outcome
application struck out as premature
Legal Topics
Execution of Judgment, Notice of Appeal, Extension of Time, Service of Process
Source Language
English

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Parties

Meporoo Rison

Applicant

Elisa Sangeti

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Application / Ruling on Application to Strike Out Notice of Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the application to strike out the notice of appeal is maintainable in the absence of evidence of its existence
  2. 2 Whether the High Court properly managed the pending application for extension of time

Ratio Decidendi

The application to strike out the notice of appeal was premature because the related application for extension of time was still pending before the High Court, and the Court of Appeal is not the proper forum to determine the existence or service of the notice of appeal at this stage.

Court Disposition

application struck out as premature

Orders

  • Miscellaneous Civil Application No. 83 of 2010 to be placed before the Judge in Charge for reassignment and expeditious determination
  • no order as to costs