Joseph Pius Mushi versus The Republic

Joseph Pius Mushi versus The Republic; Criminal Appeal No. 17 of 2009; Court of Appeal of Tanzania (Unreported).

• Court of Appeal Rules

• Review – grounds for review
• Review – the need to state grounds for review in the notice of motion and / or affidavit for extension of time.

Held:-

(i) No review lies on the merits of the decision of the court.  The review is intended to address irregularities of a decision or proceedings which have caused injustice to a party.

(ii) An applicant is obliged to state what irregularities he intends to address in his application for review in the event his application for extension of time is granted.