aliraza mohamed rawji vs css solutions limited 2021 tzhc 7510 3 december 2021

aliraza mohamed rawji vs css solutions limited 2021 tzhc 7510 3 december 2021

Failure to attach an affidavit verifying the petition as required by the Companies (Insolvency) Rules is a fatal defect that renders the petition incompetent and incapable of being cured by the principle of overriding objective.

Citation
aliraza mohamed rawji vs css solutions limited 2021 tzhc 7510 3 december 2021
Parties
Petitioner: Aliraza Mohamed Rawji; Respondent: CSS Solutions Limited
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
3 December 2021
Procedural Posture
Winding Up Petition / Ruling on Preliminary Objections
Outcome
petition struck out with costs
Legal Topics
Winding Up of Companies, Procedural Defects, Affidavit Verification, Advertisement of Petition
Source Language
English

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Parties

Aliraza Mohamed Rawji

Petitioner

CSS Solutions Limited

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Winding Up Petition / Ruling on Preliminary Objections

  1. 1 Whether failure to endorse the petition renders it incurably defective
  2. 2 Whether failure to attach an affidavit verifying the petition renders it incurably defective
  3. 3 Whether failure to advertise the petition and file a certificate of compliance warrants dismissal

Ratio Decidendi

Failure to attach an affidavit verifying the petition as required by the Companies (Insolvency) Rules is a fatal defect that renders the petition incompetent and incapable of being cured by the principle of overriding objective.

Court Disposition

petition struck out with costs

Orders

  • Petition struck out for incompetence due to lack of affidavit verifying the petition.
  • Petitioner to pay costs.