National Microfinance Bank PLC versus Farady Z. Mushi

National Microfinance Bank PLC vs. Farady Z. Mushi, MISC Application No. 141 of 2013: High Court of Tanzania (Labour Division) at Dar es Salaam.

• Labour Law

• Extension of time – What are the major considerations for granting similar applications?

Held:-

In law and practice, there are two major considerations for granting application of extension of time within which to file an application which are:- Firstly, that the applicant has disclosed good cause for delay in taking the sought action, and; secondly, there are grounds constituting good reason for granting the application.  In practice, such grounds mainly refer to situations “where the point of law at issue (in the intended application) is the legality of the decision being challenged”.