ramadhani rashid vs republic 2020 tzhc 3951 30 november 2020

ramadhani rashid vs republic 2020 tzhc 3951 30 november 2020

The High Court lacks jurisdiction to entertain an application for extension of time to file notice of appeal where the subordinate court exercised extended jurisdiction; such application must be filed in the subordinate court with extended jurisdiction.

Citation
ramadhani rashid vs republic 2020 tzhc 3951 30 november 2020
Parties
Applicant: Ramadhani Rashid; Respondent: Republic
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
30 November 2020
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time
Outcome
Application struck out for want of jurisdiction
Legal Topics
Extension of Time, Jurisdiction, Notice of Appeal
Source Language
English
Criminal Law Appellate Procedure Extension of Time Jurisdiction Notice of Appeal

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Parties

Ramadhani Rashid

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the High Court has jurisdiction to entertain an application for extension of time to file notice of appeal where the subordinate court exercised extended jurisdiction
  2. 2 Whether sufficient cause for extension of time was disclosed

Ratio Decidendi

The High Court lacks jurisdiction to entertain an application for extension of time to file notice of appeal where the subordinate court exercised extended jurisdiction; such application must be filed in the subordinate court with extended jurisdiction.

Court Disposition

Application struck out for want of jurisdiction

Orders

  • Application is struck out for want of jurisdiction