erasto mwahalenga vs elitante munuo others 2020 tzhclandd 3914 16 december 2020

The applicant's affidavit contained incurable defects by including prayers and arguments, violating mandatory procedural rules, resulting in the application being struck out.

Citation: erasto mwahalenga vs elitante munuo others 2020 tzhclandd 3914 16 december 2020
Parties: Applicant: Erasto Mwahalenga; 1st Respondent: Elitante Munuo; 2nd Respondent: Rozi Luanda; 3rd Respondent: Laurance Msaada; 4th Respondent: Karan Ramadhan; 5th Respondent: Ramadhani Hamdul; 6th Respondent: Paul John Njau
Court: TANZLII
Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Judgment Date: 16 December 2020
Procedural Posture: Land Revision / Ruling on Preliminary Objections
Outcome: Application struck out
Legal Topics: Affidavit Defects, Right to Be Heard, Technical Objections
Source Language: English

Civil Procedure Land Law Affidavit Defects Right to Be Heard Technical Objections

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Parties

Erasto Mwahalenga

Applicant

Elitante Munuo

1st Respondent

Rozi Luanda

2nd Respondent

Laurance Msaada

3rd Respondent

Karan Ramadhan

4th Respondent

Ramadhani Hamdul

5th Respondent

Paul John Njau

6th Respondent

Procedural Posture

Land Revision / Ruling on Preliminary Objections

Legal Issues

1 Whether the applicant's affidavit is incurably defective for containing prayers, arguments, and matters of law
2 Whether the application should be struck out for technical defects in the affidavit

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant's affidavit contained incurable defects by including prayers and arguments, violating mandatory procedural rules, resulting in the application being struck out.

Court Disposition

Application struck out

Orders

Application struck out with no order as to costs