20150504 TZCA Dar es Salaam 1

20150504 TZCA Dar es Salaam 1

The preliminary objections were overruled because the application was not required to attach a decree under the cited rules, the question of locus standi and the nature of the funds involved required factual determination and could not be resolved as pure points of law, and the Court was properly moved under Rule 4(2)(b) and (c) to entertain the application even in the absence of a pending appeal.

Citation
20150504 TZCA Dar es Salaam 1
Parties
Applicant: Attorney General; 1st Respondent: The Board of Trustees of the Cashewnut Industry Development Trust Fund; 2nd Respondent: Hammers Incorporation Co. Ltd
Court
TZCA
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
4 May 2015
Procedural Posture
Civil Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objections
Outcome
preliminary objections overruled
Legal Topics
Stay of Execution, Preliminary Objections, Locus Standi, Jurisdiction, Attachment of Government Funds
Source Language
English
Civil Procedure Public Law Stay of Execution Preliminary Objections Locus Standi Jurisdiction Attachment of Government Funds

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Parties

Attorney General

Applicant

The Board of Trustees of the Cashewnut Industry Development Trust Fund

1st Respondent

Hammers Incorporation Co. Ltd

2nd Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objections

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether failure to attach a decree renders the application incompetent
  2. 2 Whether the Attorney General has locus standi to bring the application
  3. 3 Whether the Court has jurisdiction to grant the orders sought in the absence of a pending appeal or substantive application

Ratio Decidendi

The preliminary objections were overruled because the application was not required to attach a decree under the cited rules, the question of locus standi and the nature of the funds involved required factual determination and could not be resolved as pure points of law, and the Court was properly moved under Rule 4(2)(b) and (c) to entertain the application even in the absence of a pending appeal.

Court Disposition

preliminary objections overruled

Orders

  • All preliminary objections are overruled with costs.