20171106 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The application for extension of time was filed after the prescribed period of sixty days and is therefore time barred according to binding precedent and statutory interpretation.

Citation: 20171106 TZHC Dar es Salaam
Parties: Applicant: Vidolina Telesphori; 1st Respondent: Godfrey Muhali (MT 7575 PTD); 2nd Respondent: Chief of Defence Force, Tanzania People Defence Force; 3rd Respondent: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence and National Service; 4th Respondent: Attorney General
Court: TZHC
Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Judgment Date: 6 November 2017
Procedural Posture: Miscellaneous Civil Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objection Regarding Limitation
Outcome: Application dismissed as time barred with costs.
Legal Topics: Extension of Time, Limitation of Actions, Dismissal for Want of Prosecution
Source Language: English

Civil Procedure Extension of Time Limitation of Actions Dismissal for Want of Prosecution

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Parties

Vidolina Telesphori

Applicant

Godfrey Muhali (MT 7575 PTD)

1st Respondent

Chief of Defence Force, Tanzania People Defence Force

2nd Respondent

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence and National Service

3rd Respondent

Attorney General

4th Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Civil Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objection Regarding Limitation

Legal Issues

1 Whether the application for extension of time to set aside a dismissal order is time barred

Ratio Decidendi

The application for extension of time was filed after the prescribed period of sixty days and is therefore time barred according to binding precedent and statutory interpretation.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed as time barred with costs.

Orders

Application dismissed with costs.