20110909 TZHC Dodoma
The applicant, being a prisoner, was unable to control the filing process and the delay was caused by the prison authorities, not by his own negligence. Sufficient cause for extension of time was established and unopposed.
- Citation
- 20110909 TZHC Dodoma
- Parties
- Applicant: Rajabu Issa Ngure; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 9 September 2011
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time
- Outcome
- Application granted
- Legal Topics
- Extension of Time, Notice of Appeal, Prisoners' Rights
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Rajabu Issa Ngure
Applicant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant has shown sufficient cause for extension of time to file notice of appeal out of time
Ratio Decidendi
The applicant, being a prisoner, was unable to control the filing process and the delay was caused by the prison authorities, not by his own negligence. Sufficient cause for extension of time was established and unopposed.
Court Disposition
Application granted
Orders
- Applicant awarded extension of fifteen (15) days within which to file notice of appeal as required by law
- Applicant to proceed with other procedural requirements to prosecute his appeal
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