20100212 TZCA Dar es Salaam1

20100212 TZCA Dar es Salaam1

The court found that the applicant failed to act with sufficient diligence and did not provide a satisfactory explanation for the inordinate delay of 19 months in filing the amended record of appeal. The delay was deemed inexcusable, and the applicant did not meet the threshold for extension of time.

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Citation
20100212 TZCA Dar es Salaam1
Parties
Applicant: Tanzania Ports Authority; Respondent: Presidential Parastatal Sector Reform Commission
Court
TZCA
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
12 February 2010
Procedural Posture
Civil Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to File Amended Record of Appeal
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Extension of Time, Defective Decree, Amendment of Record of Appeal
Source Language
en
Civil Procedure Extension of Time Defective Decree Amendment of Record of Appeal

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Parties

Tanzania Ports Authority

Applicant

Presidential Parastatal Sector Reform Commission

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to File Amended Record of Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the applicant has shown sufficient cause for extension of time to file an amended record of appeal
  2. 2 Whether the delay in filing the amended record of appeal was inordinate and inexcusable

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicant failed to act with sufficient diligence and did not provide a satisfactory explanation for the inordinate delay of 19 months in filing the amended record of appeal. The delay was deemed inexcusable, and the applicant did not meet the threshold for extension of time.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • The application for extension of time to file an amended record of appeal is dismissed.
  • Costs to abide the result of the appeal.