20160129 TZHC Dar es Salaam

20160129 TZHC Dar es Salaam

Respondents failed to comply with a valid compliance order issued by the regulatory authority, continued illegal operations, and did not contest the application; court grants injunction and imposes statutory fine.

Citation
20160129 TZHC Dar es Salaam
Parties
Applicant: Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority; 1st Respondent: Truck Link Limited t/a Msufini Filling Station a.k.a Mlandizi Filling Station a.k.a Kongowe Filling Station; 2nd Respondent: Mr. Ahmed Jamal
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
29 January 2016
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Civil Cause / Ruling
Outcome
application allowed
Legal Topics
Compliance Order Enforcement, Contempt of Regulatory Orders, Injunctions, Penalties for Illegal Operations
Source Language
English

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Parties

Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority

Applicant

Truck Link Limited t/a Msufini Filling Station a.k.a Mlandizi Filling Station a.k.a Kongowe Filling Station

1st Respondent

Mr. Ahmed Jamal

2nd Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Civil Cause / Ruling

  1. 1 whether respondents disobeyed compliance order
  2. 2 whether penalties and injunction should be imposed for contempt

Ratio Decidendi

Respondents failed to comply with a valid compliance order issued by the regulatory authority, continued illegal operations, and did not contest the application; court grants injunction and imposes statutory fine.

Court Disposition

application allowed

Orders

  • injunction entered against respondents barring fuel business at respective petrol stations
  • respondents ordered to pay fine of Tshs. 3,000,000