CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO 12 OF 2024 MUSSA MOSSES JOHN 2 OTHERS VS THE REPUBLIC
Applicants failed to account for the entire period of delay and ignorance of the law is not a valid excuse; no sufficient cause was shown to warrant extension of time, and the applicants were not denied the right to be heard.
- Citation
- CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO 12 OF 2024 MUSSA MOSSES JOHN 2 OTHERS VS THE REPUBLIC
- Parties
- Applicant: Mussa Mosses John; Applicant: Elibariki Richard @ Favoo; Applicant: Noel Martine @ Shinyanga; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TANZLII
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 1 January 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Application / Application for Extension of Time to File Review
- Outcome
- Application dismissed for want of merit
- Legal Topics
- Extension of Time, Review of Judgment, Right to Be Heard, Ignorance of Law
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Mussa Mosses John
Applicant
Elibariki Richard @ Favoo
Applicant
Noel Martine @ Shinyanga
Applicant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Application / Application for Extension of Time to File Review
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicants have shown good cause for extension of time to file an application for review
- 2 Whether ignorance of the law constitutes good cause for delay
- 3 Whether the applicants were denied the right to be heard in the appeal
Ratio Decidendi
Applicants failed to account for the entire period of delay and ignorance of the law is not a valid excuse; no sufficient cause was shown to warrant extension of time, and the applicants were not denied the right to be heard.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed for want of merit
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