20070920 TZCA Dar es Salaam 1

20070920 TZCA Dar es Salaam 1

Documents filed by an unqualified advocate are invalid and of no legal effect; the appeal was incompetent for lack of leave to appeal and for being based on documents filed by an unqualified person.

Citation
20070920 TZCA Dar es Salaam 1
Parties
Appellant: Edson Osward Mbogoro; 1st Respondent: Dr. Emmanuel John Nchimbi; 2nd Respondent: The Attorney General
Court
TZCA
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
20 September 2007
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Ruling on Preliminary Objections
Outcome
appeal struck out
Legal Topics
Effect of Unqualified Advocate Filing Court Documents, Requirement of Leave to Appeal in Election Petitions, Procedural Compliance for Lodging Notice of Appeal
Source Language
English

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Parties

Edson Osward Mbogoro

Appellant

Dr. Emmanuel John Nchimbi

1st Respondent

The Attorney General

2nd Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Ruling on Preliminary Objections

  1. 1 Whether documents filed by an unqualified advocate are legally valid
  2. 2 Whether leave to appeal was required under Article 83(4) of the Constitution and section 5(1)(c) of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act
  3. 3 Whether lodging the notice of appeal at the Sub-Registry instead of the High Court Registrar rendered the appeal incompetent

Ratio Decidendi

Documents filed by an unqualified advocate are invalid and of no legal effect; the appeal was incompetent for lack of leave to appeal and for being based on documents filed by an unqualified person.

Court Disposition

appeal struck out

Orders

  • The appeal is struck out with costs.