20140327 TZHC Dar es Salaam1

20140327 TZHC Dar es Salaam1

Failure to join the Attorney General in an application against a government officer is contrary to the mandatory provisions of the Government Proceedings Act, rendering the application incompetent.

Citation
20140327 TZHC Dar es Salaam1
Parties
Applicants: William Kasian Nchimbi & Others; 1st Respondent: Registrar of Title; 2nd Respondent: Abas Mfaume Sekapala; 3rd Respondent: Abubakar Sekapala; 4th Respondent: Kessy Sekapala
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
27 March 2014
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Land Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objection
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Joinder of Parties, Extension of Time, Appeals Against Government Officers
Source Language
English
Civil Procedure Land Law Joinder of Parties Extension of Time Appeals Against Government Officers

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Parties

William Kasian Nchimbi & Others

Applicants

Registrar of Title

1st Respondent

Abas Mfaume Sekapala

2nd Respondent

Abubakar Sekapala

3rd Respondent

Kessy Sekapala

4th Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Land Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objection

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the application is incompetent for failure to join the Attorney General as a party in proceedings against a government officer
  2. 2 Whether the application for extension of time and admission of appeal can proceed without the Attorney General

Ratio Decidendi

Failure to join the Attorney General in an application against a government officer is contrary to the mandatory provisions of the Government Proceedings Act, rendering the application incompetent.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • Application dismissed for failure to join the Attorney General as a party.