Francis Kwaang Musei versus Hon.Wilbroad Peter Slaa

Francis Kwaang Musei versus Hon.Wilbroad Peter Slaa; Civil Application No 2 of 1999: Court of Appeal of Tanzania at Arusha (Unreported).

• Court of Appeal Rules

• Revision – when can one apply for revision in the court of Appeal?
• Revision – when can the Court of Appeal exercise revisionary powers?

Held:-

(i)  As a general rule, where a party has the right of appeal, he cannot be permitted to resort to revision.

(ii) Under section 4(2) of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act, 1979 as amended by Act No. 17 of 1993, the Court of Appeal when exercising its appellate jurisdiction is empowered to exercise the power of revision.