baraka imanyi tyenti vs tanzania electric supply company ltd another 2021 tzca 716 1 december 2021
The trial judge's failure to append her signature at the end of each witness's testimony is a fatal procedural irregularity that vitiates the entire proceedings, requiring nullification of the trial court's proceedings, judgment, and orders, and a retrial before another judge.
- Citation
- baraka imanyi tyenti vs tanzania electric supply company ltd another 2021 tzca 716 1 december 2021
- Parties
- Appellant: Baraka Imanyi Tyenyi; 1st Respondent: Tanzania Electric Supply Company Ltd; 2nd Respondent: North Mara Gold Mine Limited
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 1 December 2021
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Ruling on Procedural Irregularity Before Hearing Appeal on Merits
- Outcome
- proceedings nullified, judgment and orders quashed, retrial ordered
- Legal Topics
- Procedural Irregularity, Signature of Judge, Nullification of Proceedings, De Novo Trial
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Baraka Imanyi Tyenyi
Appellant
Tanzania Electric Supply Company Ltd
1st Respondent
North Mara Gold Mine Limited
2nd Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Ruling on Procedural Irregularity Before Hearing Appeal on Merits
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether omission by the trial judge to sign at the end of each witness's testimony vitiates the proceedings
- 2 Whether the High Court proceedings, judgment, and orders should be nullified for non-compliance with mandatory procedural requirements
Ratio Decidendi
The trial judge's failure to append her signature at the end of each witness's testimony is a fatal procedural irregularity that vitiates the entire proceedings, requiring nullification of the trial court's proceedings, judgment, and orders, and a retrial before another judge.
Court Disposition
proceedings nullified, judgment and orders quashed, retrial ordered
Orders
- Proceedings of the trial court nullified
- Judgment and all orders of the trial court set aside
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