19800108 TZHC Musoma
The Primary Court lacked jurisdiction to hear the claim as it exceeded the pecuniary limit; all proceedings and orders are nullities.
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- Citation
- 19800108 TZHC Musoma
- Parties
- Appellant: Halima Ahamba; Respondent: U.I.T. Branch at Nyakato
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 8 January 1980
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Jurisdiction, Pecuniary Limits, Contract
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Halima Ahamba
Appellant
U.I.T. Branch at Nyakato
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the Primary Court had jurisdiction to entertain the claim exceeding its pecuniary limit
Ratio Decidendi
The Primary Court lacked jurisdiction to hear the claim as it exceeded the pecuniary limit; all proceedings and orders are nullities.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- All proceedings and orders of the Primary and District Courts are quashed and set aside.
- Each side will bear its own costs.
Full Case Text
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IN THE HIGH COUBT OF NZNI (pc) CIVIL APPEAL No.- 132 CF (From the decision of the District Court of.usoma District at "iuoma in Cii1 .tppeal Nd. 27 of 1978) BFPOiF: K. On-.. 110111,1T ED, F- -DISTEICTGfSTiTE (Original '4usoma Urban F - riary Court Cii1 Case No. 224/7 6 ) DI: HALIM. Hi''1BJ .APF1LL.1NT VF?SUS TJ.W. T. NYAKITO •.. •........o.o..........•..••...s,.•t.•s RESPONDENTS J - U D- GE 4.E N T FLIL, J. In the Urban Primary Court at iusoma the respondents U.1.T. Branch atNyakato sued the appellant Halima ahamba claiming Shs. 3 1 044/= which they alleged she had receivad on behalf of the Organization in its trading activities t tho tImthé 4pl1ant was the Branch Chairman of the Organization... The appellant denied liability in the Primary Court and at the and of th trial the Primary Court found that the respondents.hd not ma.outacase against her so. they dismissed the suit. The respondents succoss±ully appealed to the District Court where the District 'iai.stratc etered.judmentmn.favour of thc respondents in the sum prayed i.e., She. .3O44/=. .gainst this decision the appellant apea1ed to this Court. 1t i uri±ri , ttbdth th Coutblö .Thparticular the Distrjct.. Court did not .addrs tho!nseives to.the question of jurisdiction, As this bleim was based ofl contrac not in oustomary'lawI he pGcuniary juiisdiction ofthe Frirnary Court Was limited to Shs. l,qOO/=. This particular claim by the' respondents was for Shs. 3,0441= outside the permitted pecuniary jurisdiction of the Primary Court. It is therefore not necessary for me now to go n and consider - the merits of the appeal, As -the Primary Court had 'no jurisdiction its proceedings w&c a nullity as were thosa in the District Court which followed them. Iccording1y they are all quashed ad all the orders set aside. The respondents can, if they so wish,'instjtute fresh proceedings in a Court with competent jurisdiction i.e., the EesideXit Met'ate's Co-ui t.a - Niusoma. Each side will bear its own costs.