deodatus tabu tarimo vs tanzania match industries ltd 2023 tzhc 1277 8 may 2023

deodatus tabu tarimo vs tanzania match industries ltd 2023 tzhc 1277 8 may 2023

The application is incompetent because the supporting affidavit contains a jurat of attestation that does not disclose how the commissioner for oath knew the deponent, violating mandatory statutory requirements.

Citation
deodatus tabu tarimo vs tanzania match industries ltd 2023 tzhc 1277 8 may 2023
Parties
Applicant: Deodatus Tabu Tarimo; Respondent: Tanzania Match Industries Ltd
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
8 May 2023
Procedural Posture
Labour Revision Application / Preliminary Objection Ruling
Outcome
Application struck out for incompetence due to defective affidavit.
Legal Topics
Affidavit Defects, Jurats of Attestation, Overriding Objective Principle, Time Barred Applications
Source Language
English

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Parties

Deodatus Tabu Tarimo

Applicant

Tanzania Match Industries Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Labour Revision Application / Preliminary Objection Ruling

  1. 1 Whether the affidavit supporting the application is incurably defective due to improper jurat of attestation
  2. 2 Whether the defect renders the application incompetent

Ratio Decidendi

The application is incompetent because the supporting affidavit contains a jurat of attestation that does not disclose how the commissioner for oath knew the deponent, violating mandatory statutory requirements.

Court Disposition

Application struck out for incompetence due to defective affidavit.

Orders

  • Applicant may refile the application within 14 days from the date of the ruling.
  • Each party to bear its own costs.