20160229 TZCA Mtwara
The application was filed in the wrong court; only the Primary Court that granted the letters of administration has jurisdiction to entertain the application for revocation.
- Citation
- 20160229 TZCA Mtwara
- Parties
- Applicant: Asha Msamala; Respondent: Maria Saipi
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 29 February 2016
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Civil Application / Ruling
- Outcome
- application struck out
- Legal Topics
- Revocation of Letters of Administration, Jurisdiction, Time Limitation
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Asha Msamala
Applicant
Maria Saipi
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Civil Application / Ruling
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the application for revocation of letters of administration was filed within the prescribed time limit
- 2 Whether the High Court has jurisdiction to entertain the application for revocation
Ratio Decidendi
The application was filed in the wrong court; only the Primary Court that granted the letters of administration has jurisdiction to entertain the application for revocation.
Court Disposition
application struck out
Orders
- Application struck out for being filed in the wrong court
- Costs awarded to the respondent
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