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The High Court at Shinyanga granted the applicant seven days to file an intended appeal, finding sufficient cause after an incomplete order delayed refiling.
Applicant failed to account for each day of delay and did not demonstrate diligence; delay was inordinate and unsupported by credible evidence. Irregularity or alleged illegality was not substantiated and does not justify extension of time.
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The High Court dismissed an application to extend time to file a notice of appeal, finding the applicants failed to prove sufficient cause for delay.
The High Court dismissed an application to extend time to appeal out of time, holding the applicant failed to explain the delay from October 2021 to April 2022.
Applicant failed to account for eight-year delay, which was caused by deliberate escape from prison and evasion of justice; explanation insufficient and no illegality demonstrated; court cannot condone such conduct.
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Applicant failed to account for the entire period of delay and did not act diligently. Alleged illegality is not clear on the face of the record. Applicant was not legally bound to wait for judgment copy before lodging appeal. Court cannot exercise discretion to extend time.
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The High Court refused to extend time for an application for certification of a point of law, finding the applicant had not fully accounted for the delay.
The High Court at Songea dismissed an application to extend time to appeal, finding the applicant failed to show good cause or account for the full delay.
The High Court dismissed an application to extend time for seeking to set aside a dismissal order, finding the applicant failed to show sufficient cause for a long delay.
The High Court at Tabora dismissed an application to extend time to appeal a land tribunal decision, finding the applicant had not accounted for the delay.
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