20070725 TZHC Moshi

20070725 TZHC Moshi

The application for maintenance was not filed by Chamber Summons supported by affidavit as required by law, rendering it improperly before the trial court and thus incompetent.

Citation
20070725 TZHC Moshi
Parties
Appellant: Agnes Urio; Respondent: Raphael A. Lema
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
25 July 2007
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Outcome
appeal struck out as incompetent
Legal Topics
Child Maintenance, Procedural Impropriety, Matrimonial Proceedings
Source Language
English

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Parties

Agnes Urio

Appellant

Raphael A. Lema

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the application for child maintenance was properly before the trial court
  2. 2 Whether failure to comply with procedural requirements renders the application incompetent

Ratio Decidendi

The application for maintenance was not filed by Chamber Summons supported by affidavit as required by law, rendering it improperly before the trial court and thus incompetent.

Court Disposition

appeal struck out as incompetent

Orders

  • Application in the trial court struck out
  • Each party to bear own costs