20140318 TZCA Tabora

20140318 TZCA Tabora

The appeal is incompetent because the decree does not bear the same date as the judgment, violating mandatory procedural law, and thus there is no valid decree to support the appeal.

Citation
20140318 TZCA Tabora
Parties
Appellant: EXD. 7428 Katondo; Respondent: Regional Police Commander for Kigoma; Respondent: The Inspector General of Police; Respondent: The Permanent Secretary; Respondent: The Attorney General
Court
TZCA
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
18 March 2014
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Preliminary Objection Ruling
Outcome
appeal struck out
Legal Topics
Preliminary Objection, Decree Validity, Appeal Competence
Source Language
English

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Parties

EXD. 7428 Katondo

Appellant

Regional Police Commander for Kigoma

Respondent

The Inspector General of Police

Respondent

The Permanent Secretary

Respondent

The Attorney General

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Preliminary Objection Ruling

  1. 1 Whether the appeal is competent in the absence of a valid decree due to discrepancy in dates between judgment and decree.

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal is incompetent because the decree does not bear the same date as the judgment, violating mandatory procedural law, and thus there is no valid decree to support the appeal.

Court Disposition

appeal struck out

Orders

  • The appeal is struck out for incompetence due to absence of a valid decree.
  • No order as to costs.