grace lobulu others vs national health insurance fund nhif another 2020 tzhcld 89 24 april 2020

grace lobulu others vs national health insurance fund nhif another 2020 tzhcld 89 24 april 2020

The application for representative suit was filed within the statutory time limit. The applicants met all conditions for a representative suit. The court can exclude the period during which the application for representative suit was pending, leaving the applicants with four days to file their revision application.

Citation
grace lobulu others vs national health insurance fund nhif another 2020 tzhcld 89 24 april 2020
Parties
Applicants: Grace Lobulu and Others; Respondents: National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and Another
Court
TANZLII
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
24 April 2020
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Application (labour) / Ruling on Application for Leave to File Representative Suit
Outcome
Application allowed
Legal Topics
Representative Suits, Time Limitation for Revision Applications, Labour Dispute Procedure
Source Language
English
Labour Law Representative Suits Time Limitation for Revision Applications Labour Dispute Procedure

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Parties

Grace Lobulu and Others

Applicants

National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and Another

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Application (labour) / Ruling on Application for Leave to File Representative Suit

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the application for representative suit was filed within the statutory time limit
  2. 2 Whether the court can grant leave to file a representative suit
  3. 3 Whether the time to file a revision application can be excluded to start from the date leave is granted

Ratio Decidendi

The application for representative suit was filed within the statutory time limit. The applicants met all conditions for a representative suit. The court can exclude the period during which the application for representative suit was pending, leaving the applicants with four days to file their revision application.

Court Disposition

Application allowed

Orders

  • Leave granted to file representative suit
  • Grace Lobulu appointed as representative for other applicants