venance sililo kapele vs john lucas msanganzila another 2024 tzhc 395 22 february 2024

venance sililo kapele vs john lucas msanganzila another 2024 tzhc 395 22 february 2024

The requirement for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal from the High Court has been abolished by recent statutory amendment, which applies retrospectively to all pending and future actions; therefore, the application for leave is unnecessary and must be struck out.

Citation
venance sililo kapele vs john lucas msanganzila another 2024 tzhc 395 22 february 2024
Parties
Applicant: Venance Sililo Kapele; 1st Respondent: John Lucas Msangazila; 2nd Respondent: Jumajegi
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
22 February 2024
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Land Application / Ruling on Application for Leave to Appeal
Outcome
Application struck out
Legal Topics
Leave to Appeal, Retrospective Application of Procedural Law, Appellate Jurisdiction
Source Language
English

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Parties

Venance Sililo Kapele

Applicant

John Lucas Msangazila

1st Respondent

Jumajegi

2nd Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Land Application / Ruling on Application for Leave to Appeal

  1. 1 Whether leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal is required after the amendment to the Appellate Jurisdiction Act

Ratio Decidendi

The requirement for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal from the High Court has been abolished by recent statutory amendment, which applies retrospectively to all pending and future actions; therefore, the application for leave is unnecessary and must be struck out.

Court Disposition

Application struck out

Orders

  • Application is struck out with no order as to costs