20150306 TZHC Arusha2
The court held that ignorance of the law, even by a layperson, is not a reasonable ground for extension of time to file an application for leave to appeal.
- Citation
- 20150306 TZHC Arusha2
- Parties
- Applicant: Ngao Godwin Losero; Respondent: Julius Mwarabu
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 6 March 2015
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Civil Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time
- Outcome
- Application dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Extension of Time, Ignorance of Law, Leave to Appeal
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Ngao Godwin Losero
Applicant
Julius Mwarabu
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Civil Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether ignorance of law constitutes sufficient reason for extension of time to apply for leave to appeal
Ratio Decidendi
The court held that ignorance of the law, even by a layperson, is not a reasonable ground for extension of time to file an application for leave to appeal.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed
Orders
- Application for extension of time is dismissed for lack of merits
- No order as to costs
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