eco bank t ltd vs nguno s nguno others 2020 tzhcld 51 27 may 2020
The applicant properly moved the court by citing Rule 55(1) of GN 106 of 2007 and Section 15(1) of the Law of Limitation Act, as the Labour Court Rules are silent on the period for filing revision applications, which is instead provided by the Employment and Labour Relations Act. The preliminary objection is dismissed.
- Citation
- eco bank t ltd vs nguno s nguno others 2020 tzhcld 51 27 may 2020
- Parties
- Applicant: Ecobank (T) Limited; Respondents: Nguno S. Nguno & 25 Others
- Court
- TANZLII
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 27 May 2020
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objection
- Outcome
- Preliminary objection dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Extension of Time, Preliminary Objection, Wrong Citation of Law, Labour Court Procedure
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Ecobank (T) Limited
Applicant
Nguno S. Nguno & 25 Others
Respondents
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objection
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the application is incompetent for citing Section 14(1) of the Law of Limitation Act instead of the proper provisions for extension of time in labour matters
Ratio Decidendi
The applicant properly moved the court by citing Rule 55(1) of GN 106 of 2007 and Section 15(1) of the Law of Limitation Act, as the Labour Court Rules are silent on the period for filing revision applications, which is instead provided by the Employment and Labour Relations Act. The preliminary objection is dismissed.
Court Disposition
Preliminary objection dismissed
Orders
- Hearing of the revision application to proceed on merits
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