19790329 TZHC Mbeya
Failure to comply with section 101 of the Law of Marriage Act renders the proceedings before the Primary Court a nullity.
- Citation
- 19790329 TZHC Mbeya
- Parties
- Appellant: Adamson Mwanjinga; Respondent: Anastazia Sempwwa
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 29 March 1979
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Marriage Dissolution, Procedural Requirements, Conciliatory Board Referral
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Adamson Mwanjinga
Appellant
Anastazia Sempwwa
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether failure to refer matrimonial difficulty to a Conciliatory Board invalidates divorce proceedings
Ratio Decidendi
Failure to comply with section 101 of the Law of Marriage Act renders the proceedings before the Primary Court a nullity.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- proceedings before Rujewa Primary Court declared a nullity
- no order as to costs
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