tanzania telecommunications corporations vs henry kyaruzi 2021 tzhcld 2109 10 december 2021
Failure to administer oath or affirmation to witnesses before testifying is a fatal irregularity that vitiates the entire proceedings and award, necessitating nullification and a retrial.
- Citation
- tanzania telecommunications corporations vs henry kyaruzi 2021 tzhcld 2109 10 december 2021
- Parties
- Applicant/respondent: Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation; Respondent/applicant: Henry Kyaruzi
- Court
- TANZLII
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 10 December 2021
- Procedural Posture
- Labour Revision / Ruling on Consolidated Revision Applications
- Outcome
- CMA proceedings nullified, award set aside, trial de novo ordered before a different arbitrator.
- Legal Topics
- Nullification of Proceedings, Oath and Affirmation Requirements, Trial De Novo
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation
Applicant/respondent
Henry Kyaruzi
Respondent/applicant
Procedural Posture
Labour Revision / Ruling on Consolidated Revision Applications
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether failure to take oath or affirmation by witnesses vitiates CMA proceedings and award
- 2 Appropriate remedy for such procedural irregularity
Ratio Decidendi
Failure to administer oath or affirmation to witnesses before testifying is a fatal irregularity that vitiates the entire proceedings and award, necessitating nullification and a retrial.
Court Disposition
CMA proceedings nullified, award set aside, trial de novo ordered before a different arbitrator.
Orders
- CMA proceedings are nullified.
- Award arising from the proceedings is set aside.
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