20150709 TZCA Arusha
- Citation
- 20150709 TZCA Arusha
- Status
- Judgment
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Court
- TZCA
- Decision
- 9 July 2015
- Posture
- Civil Application / Application to Strike Out Notice of Appeal
- Language
- English
More details
- Court
- TZCA
- Decision
- 9 July 2015
- Posture
- Civil Application / Application to Strike Out Notice of Appeal
- Language
- English
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01
Holding and result
The respondent's concession to procedural failures and acceptance of striking out the notice of appeal justified the order to strike out the notice and award costs to the applicant.
Court disposition
notice of appeal struck out
Orders
- notice of appeal struck out
- costs awarded to applicant
02
Material facts
Parties
Coroline H. Maeda
Applicant Counsel: John MateruElijah I. Laiser
Respondent03
Procedural history
Posture
Civil Application / Application to Strike Out Notice of Appeal
04
Questions and positions
Legal issues
- 01
Whether the notice of appeal was served out of time
- 02
Whether necessary steps to pursue the appeal were complied with
- 03
Whether costs should be awarded
Party arguments
- Applicant
- The notice of appeal was served out of time and other necessary steps to enable the respondent to file the appeal were not complied with. Costs were pressed for.
- Respondent
- Conceded to the failure to take necessary steps to pursue the appeal and accepted that the notice of appeal be struck out. Requested the court not to award costs.
05
Court’s reasoning
Legal principles
- 01
Court practice
Failure to comply with procedural requirements for appeal warrants striking out of notice of appeal
- 02
Court practice
Costs are usually awarded to the successful party
06
Ratio, limits and disposition
Ratio decidendi
The respondent's concession to procedural failures and acceptance of striking out the notice of appeal justified the order to strike out the notice and award costs to the applicant.
Court disposition
notice of appeal struck out
- notice of appeal struck out
- costs awarded to applicant
Source and reliance status
TZCA · 9 July 2015
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Judgment text
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TZCA
Judgment· 9 July 2015
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF TANZANIA
AT ARUSHA CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 42 OF 2014 COROLINE H. MAEDA ••••.•·.•.................•••......•••....•••••..•••.......•••••••• APPLICANT
VERSUS ELIJAH I. LAISER ..............•...............•..........•..•...........•..........• RESPONDENT {Application to strike out Notice of Appeal from the decision of the High Court of Tanzania at Arusha) {Masengi, J.) dated the 1st day of April 2014 in . \ Civil Appeal No. 22 of 2005
ORDER OF THE COURT KIMARO, J.A.: The application before the Court is one which seeks to have the notice of appeal which was filed on 15th April, 2014 by the respondent be struck out. In appearance in ~ourt today were Mr. John Materu, learned Advocate for the applicant and the respondent in person. The complaint in the application was that the notice of appeal was served on the applicant out of time and other steps necessary to enable the respondent file the appeal have not been complied with. The respondent conceded to the failure to take the necessary steps to pursue the appeal. 1 Mr. Materu for the applicant pressed for costs but the respondent requested the Court not to accede to the prayer for costs. As the respondent has conceded to the failure to take the necessary steps in filing the appeal, and has readily accepted that the notice of appeal be struck out, it is hereby struck out. As usual, costs are awarded to the applicant. It is ordered. DATED at ARUSHA this 9th day of July, 2015. N. P. KIMARO
JUSTICE OF APPEAL B. M. LUANDA
JUSTICE OF APPEAL S. MJASIRI
JUSTICE OF APPEAL I certify that this is a true copy of the original. ,-6 '.-· --KWIZU - Ufv REGISTRAR
COURT OF APPEAL 2
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