19900928 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19900928 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The affidavit of Mr. Mbuya established that the applicant was present and consented to the withdrawal; the applicant's affidavit claiming otherwise was found to be false. There was no valid reason to doubt Mr. Mbuya's affidavit, and no grounds for exercising inherent powers to grant remedy.

Citation
19900928 TZHC Dar es Salaam
Parties
Applicant: Applicant; Respondent: Respondent
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
28 September 1990
Procedural Posture
Application / Final Determination
Outcome
application dismissed with costs
Legal Topics
Withdrawal of Appeal, Inherent Powers, Costs
Source Language
English

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Parties

Applicant

Applicant

Respondent

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application / Final Determination

  1. 1 Whether the applicant consented to the withdrawal of the appeal
  2. 2 Whether the court should exercise its inherent powers to grant remedy to the applicant

Ratio Decidendi

The affidavit of Mr. Mbuya established that the applicant was present and consented to the withdrawal; the applicant's affidavit claiming otherwise was found to be false. There was no valid reason to doubt Mr. Mbuya's affidavit, and no grounds for exercising inherent powers to grant remedy.

Court Disposition

application dismissed with costs

Orders

  • Application dismissed
  • Applicant to pay costs