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There was no material before the Court to justify exercising discretion to allow extension of time to file written submissions; failure to comply with Rule 106(1) is fatal and the appeal is not maintainable.
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The High Court granted an application to extend time for filing a criminal appeal, accepting that the applicant’s prison transfer prevented a timely notice of appeal.
The High Court quashed a land tribunal judgment and sent the case back for a locus in quo visit to resolve uncertainty over boundaries and ownership.
The High Court overruled a preliminary objection in a land appeal, holding that issues of prematurity and functus officio required facts and discretion, not a pure point of law.
The High Court of Tanzania at Manyara granted an extension of time to appeal, finding the applicant’s incarceration and prompt signing of documents justified the delay.
The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against a rape conviction, holding that the child victim’s testimony was credible, corroborated, and supported by medical evidence.
The High Court at Kigoma dismissed an application for extension of time to file an appeal, holding that the applicant had not shown sufficient cause or properly raised illegality.
The High Court dismissed an application to extend time to file a notice of appeal, finding the applicant failed to give credible reasons for delay.
The appellant failed to account for the inordinate delay of 14 months in filing the application for extension of time, and did not provide sufficient explanation or evidence for her absence or the whereabouts of co-appellants. Allegations of irregularity and forgery were unsupported by convictions or superior court orders. The trial tribunal was justified in denying the extension of time.
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The applicant failed to account for 25 days of delay after being medically cleared, which is unreasonable and does not constitute good and sufficient cause for extension of time. The statutory period and period of sickness are excluded, but the unexplained delay after medical clearance is fatal to the application.
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