20040716 TZCA Mwanza

20040716 TZCA Mwanza

The application is incompetent for being filed out of time, as a sixty-day period for such applications is established by precedent and reasonable interpretation of the rules, and the applicants' belief that seeking a certificate on a point of law would stay execution is unfounded.

Citation
20040716 TZCA Mwanza
Parties
Applicant: Suleman Ally Nyamalegi; Applicant: Khadija Karume; Applicant: Mtumwa Faraghani; Respondent: Mwanza Engineering Works Ltd
Court
TZCA
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
16 July 2004
Procedural Posture
Civil Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objection Regarding Stay of Execution
Outcome
application struck out as incompetent for being time barred
Legal Topics
Stay of Execution, Limitation Period, Court Rules
Source Language
English
Civil Procedure Stay of Execution Limitation Period Court Rules

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Parties

Suleman Ally Nyamalegi

Applicant

Khadija Karume

Applicant

Mtumwa Faraghani

Applicant

Mwanza Engineering Works Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objection Regarding Stay of Execution

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the application for stay of execution was filed within the prescribed time limit
  2. 2 Whether the absence of a specific time limit in the Court of Appeal Rules allows filing at any time
  3. 3 Whether filing for a certificate on a point of law stays execution automatically

Ratio Decidendi

The application is incompetent for being filed out of time, as a sixty-day period for such applications is established by precedent and reasonable interpretation of the rules, and the applicants' belief that seeking a certificate on a point of law would stay execution is unfounded.

Court Disposition

application struck out as incompetent for being time barred

Orders

  • application struck out with costs