samwel mwera seyange vs district executive director tarime district council others 2023 tzca 17793 6 november 2023

samwel mwera seyange vs district executive director tarime district council others 2023 tzca 17793 6 november 2023

Failure by the appellant to serve the respondents with a copy of the letter requesting proceedings as required by Rule 90(3) of the Court of Appeal Rules invalidates the certificate of delay, making the appeal time-barred and incompetent.

Citation
samwel mwera seyange vs district executive director tarime district council others 2023 tzca 17793 6 november 2023
Parties
Appellant: Samwel Mwera Siyange; 1st Respondent: District Executive Director, Tarime District Council; 2nd Respondent: Ward Executive Officer, Muriba Ward; 3rd Respondent: Village Executive Officer, Kobori Village; 4th Respondent: Village Chairman, Kobori Village
Court
TZCA
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
6 November 2023
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Ruling on Preliminary Objection
Outcome
appeal struck out
Legal Topics
Service of Documents, Appeal Timelines, Certificate of Delay, Burden of Proof, Land Ownership
Source Language
English
Civil Procedure Land Law Service of Documents Appeal Timelines Certificate of Delay Burden of Proof Land Ownership

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Parties

Samwel Mwera Siyange

Appellant

District Executive Director, Tarime District Council

1st Respondent

Ward Executive Officer, Muriba Ward

2nd Respondent

Village Executive Officer, Kobori Village

3rd Respondent

Village Chairman, Kobori Village

4th Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Ruling on Preliminary Objection

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether failure to serve the respondents with a copy of the letter requesting proceedings renders the appeal incompetent
  2. 2 Whether the preliminary objection raised a pure point of law

Ratio Decidendi

Failure by the appellant to serve the respondents with a copy of the letter requesting proceedings as required by Rule 90(3) of the Court of Appeal Rules invalidates the certificate of delay, making the appeal time-barred and incompetent.

Court Disposition

appeal struck out

Orders

  • The appeal is struck out for being filed out of time due to failure to serve the respondents with a copy of the letter requesting proceedings.
  • Respondents awarded costs.