sadick hassan vs republic 2019 tzhc 208 20 december 2019

sadick hassan vs republic 2019 tzhc 208 20 december 2019

The application was struck out because the supporting affidavits were incurably defective for lacking proper jurat and witness information, contravening statutory requirements, thus rendering the application incompetent.

Citation
sadick hassan vs republic 2019 tzhc 208 20 december 2019
Parties
Applicant: Sadick Hassan; Respondent: The Republic
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
20 December 2019
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time
Outcome
Application struck out as incompetent
Legal Topics
Extension of Time, Affidavit Defects, Jurisdiction
Source Language
English

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Parties

Sadick Hassan

Applicant

The Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time

  1. 1 Whether the affidavits supporting the application are valid under section 8 of the Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths Act
  2. 2 Whether the application for extension of time can be determined on merit without valid affidavits

Ratio Decidendi

The application was struck out because the supporting affidavits were incurably defective for lacking proper jurat and witness information, contravening statutory requirements, thus rendering the application incompetent.

Court Disposition

Application struck out as incompetent

Orders

  • Application struck out
  • Applicant may file a fresh application