watere waryoba vs republic 2020 tzca 1943 16 march 2020

watere waryoba vs republic 2020 tzca 1943 16 march 2020

The applicant failed to establish good cause for the inordinate delay of 26 years in seeking extension of time to apply for review, as ignorance of the law and lack of advice from counsel do not constitute sufficient grounds.

Citation
watere waryoba vs republic 2020 tzca 1943 16 march 2020
Parties
Applicant: Watere Waryoba; Respondent: The Republic
Court
TZCA
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
16 March 2020
Procedural Posture
Criminal Application / Application for Extension of Time to Lodge Review
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
Extension of Time, Review of Judgment, Good Cause for Delay, Procedural Compliance
Source Language
English
Criminal Law Procedural Law Extension of Time Review of Judgment Good Cause for Delay Procedural Compliance

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Parties

Watere Waryoba

Applicant

The Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Application / Application for Extension of Time to Lodge Review

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant has shown good cause for extension of time to lodge an application for review
  2. 2 Whether ignorance of the law or lack of advice from counsel constitutes good cause for delay

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant failed to establish good cause for the inordinate delay of 26 years in seeking extension of time to apply for review, as ignorance of the law and lack of advice from counsel do not constitute sufficient grounds.

Court Disposition

application dismissed