20150720 TZHC Dar es Salaam

20150720 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The existence of pending proceedings in the Court of Appeal concerning the same subject matter renders the Resident Magistrate's Court's orders improper; therefore, those orders must be quashed and set aside.

Citation
20150720 TZHC Dar es Salaam
Parties
Applicant: Shirwa Company Ltd; 1st Respondent: Abu Abdulbazak; 2nd Respondent: Temeke Municipal Council
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
20 July 2015
Procedural Posture
Civil Revision / Ruling
Outcome
Application granted
Legal Topics
Revision, Quashing Orders, Court of Appeal Proceedings
Source Language
English

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Parties

Shirwa Company Ltd

Applicant

Abu Abdulbazak

1st Respondent

Temeke Municipal Council

2nd Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Revision / Ruling

  1. 1 Whether the orders and decisions of the Resident Magistrate's Court should be revised and set aside due to pending proceedings in the Court of Appeal

Ratio Decidendi

The existence of pending proceedings in the Court of Appeal concerning the same subject matter renders the Resident Magistrate's Court's orders improper; therefore, those orders must be quashed and set aside.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

  • Decisions and orders of the Resident Magistrate's Court in RM Civil Case No. 407 of 1995 and 113/1996 are quashed and set aside
  • Costs awarded to the Applicant