zito zuberi kabwe others vs attorney general 2020 tzca 390 12 august 2020

zito zuberi kabwe others vs attorney general 2020 tzca 390 12 august 2020

Applicants failed to account for the 17 days of delay after receiving all necessary documents. The alleged illegalities and irregularities are not apparent on the face of the record and would require a long drawn process to establish. Therefore, no good cause for extension of time was shown.

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zito zuberi kabwe others vs attorney general 2020 tzca 390 12 august 2020
Parties
Applicant: Zito Zuberi Kabwe; Applicant: Salim Abdalla Rashid Bimani; Applicant: Joran Lwehabura Bashange; Respondent: The Honourable Attorney General
Court
TZCA
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
12 August 2020
Procedural Posture
Civil Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to Lodge Revision
Outcome
Application dismissed with costs
Legal Topics
Extension of Time, Revision, Preliminary Objection, Illegality as Ground for Extension, Omnibus Applications
Source Language
english
Civil Procedure Constitutional Law Extension of Time Revision Preliminary Objection Illegality as Ground for Extension Omnibus Applications

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Parties

Zito Zuberi Kabwe

Applicant

Salim Abdalla Rashid Bimani

Applicant

Joran Lwehabura Bashange

Applicant

The Honourable Attorney General

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to Lodge Revision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicants have shown good cause for extension of time to file an application for revision
  2. 2 Whether alleged illegalities and irregularities in the High Court decision constitute sufficient reason for extension of time

Ratio Decidendi

Applicants failed to account for the 17 days of delay after receiving all necessary documents. The alleged illegalities and irregularities are not apparent on the face of the record and would require a long drawn process to establish. Therefore, no good cause for extension of time was shown.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed with costs

Orders

  • Application for extension of time is dismissed
  • Applicants to pay costs