20110405 TZHC Dar es Salaam
The application was filed out of time without leave of the court, contrary to the mandatory statutory time limit, and ignorance of law is not a valid excuse.
- Citation
- 20110405 TZHC Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Applicant: Michael Madaha; 1st Respondent: Ministry of Water and Irrigation; 2nd Respondent: The Honourable Attorney General
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 5 April 2011
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Civil Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objection
- Outcome
- Application dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Time Limitation for Judicial Review, Prerogative Orders, Ignorance of Law, Technicalities in Procedure
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Michael Madaha
Applicant
Ministry of Water and Irrigation
1st Respondent
The Honourable Attorney General
2nd Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Civil Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objection
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the application for leave to file for certiorari and mandamus was filed within the prescribed time limit
- 2 Whether ignorance of law or being a layman excuses delay in filing applications
Ratio Decidendi
The application was filed out of time without leave of the court, contrary to the mandatory statutory time limit, and ignorance of law is not a valid excuse.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed
Orders
- Application dismissed as filed out of time
- No order as to costs
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