geofrey watson mwakasege vs tanganyika law society and the attorney general 2022 tzhc 11064 19 july 2022

geofrey watson mwakasege vs tanganyika law society and the attorney general 2022 tzhc 11064 19 july 2022

The petition is incompetent for failing to exhaust the remedy of judicial review as required by section 8(2) and 4(5) of the Basic Rights and Duties Enforcement Act; subsidiary legislation must be challenged through judicial review, not constitutional petition.

Citation
geofrey watson mwakasege vs tanganyika law society and the attorney general 2022 tzhc 11064 19 july 2022
Parties
Petitioner: Geofrey Watson Mwakasege; 1st Respondent: Tanganyika Law Society; 2nd Respondent: The Attorney General of Tanzania
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
19 July 2022
Procedural Posture
Constitutional Petition / Ruling on Preliminary Objection
Outcome
petition struck out
Legal Topics
Challenge to Subsidiary Legislation, Judicial Review, Exhaustion of Remedies, Basic Rights Enforcement
Source Language
English
Constitutional Law Administrative Law Challenge to Subsidiary Legislation Judicial Review Exhaustion of Remedies Basic Rights Enforcement

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Parties

Geofrey Watson Mwakasege

Petitioner

Tanganyika Law Society

1st Respondent

The Attorney General of Tanzania

2nd Respondent

Procedural Posture

Constitutional Petition / Ruling on Preliminary Objection

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the petition contravenes section 8(2) and 4(5) of the Basic Rights and Duties Enforcement Act by failing to exhaust available remedies
  2. 2 Whether judicial review is an adequate remedy for challenging subsidiary legislation
  3. 3 Legal consequences of failing to exhaust remedies before filing a constitutional petition

Ratio Decidendi

The petition is incompetent for failing to exhaust the remedy of judicial review as required by section 8(2) and 4(5) of the Basic Rights and Duties Enforcement Act; subsidiary legislation must be challenged through judicial review, not constitutional petition.

Court Disposition

petition struck out

Orders

  • Petition struck out for incompetence due to failure to exhaust available remedies under judicial review.
  • Each party to bear its own costs.