adam simbaya and2 others vs welles mwamengo and another 2020 tzhc 2378 28 august 2020

adam simbaya and2 others vs welles mwamengo and another 2020 tzhc 2378 28 august 2020

The application was struck out because the supporting affidavit was defective for failing to indicate the date and place of attestation, violating mandatory legal requirements and rendering the application incompetent.

Citation
adam simbaya and2 others vs welles mwamengo and another 2020 tzhc 2378 28 august 2020
Parties
Applicant: Adam Simbaya; Applicant: Gidion Mwakalinga; Applicant: Okada Zunda; Respondent: Weiles Mwamengo; Respondent: Chicken Mwamengo
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
28 August 2020
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Land Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objection
Outcome
Application struck out
Legal Topics
Defective Affidavit, Extension of Time, Preliminary Objection
Source Language
English

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Parties

Adam Simbaya

Applicant

Gidion Mwakalinga

Applicant

Okada Zunda

Applicant

Weiles Mwamengo

Respondent

Chicken Mwamengo

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Land Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objection

  1. 1 Whether the affidavit supporting the application is defective for lack of date and place in the jurat
  2. 2 Whether such defect renders the application incompetent
  3. 3 Whether the defect is curable by amendment

Ratio Decidendi

The application was struck out because the supporting affidavit was defective for failing to indicate the date and place of attestation, violating mandatory legal requirements and rendering the application incompetent.

Court Disposition

Application struck out

Orders

  • Application struck out due to defective affidavit