20130913 TZCA Mwanza
The applicant failed to show good cause for the inordinate delay of over twenty years in seeking review, and his reasons were not sufficient to justify extension of time under Rule 10 of the Rules.
- Citation
- 20130913 TZCA Mwanza
- Parties
- Applicant: Watere Walyoba; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 13 September 2013
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to Lodge Review
- Outcome
- Application dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Extension of Time, Review of Judgment, Good Cause Requirement
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Watere Walyoba
Applicant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to Lodge Review
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant has shown good cause for extension of time to apply for review of the Court's decision twenty years after judgment
Ratio Decidendi
The applicant failed to show good cause for the inordinate delay of over twenty years in seeking review, and his reasons were not sufficient to justify extension of time under Rule 10 of the Rules.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed
Orders
- Application for extension of time is dismissed in its entirety.
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