HAMISI MWALUKO Vs

HAMISI MWALUKO Vs

A judgment must be composed and signed by the presiding judicial officer; a judgment signed by a successor chairman but composed by a predecessor without proper explanation is incompetent and renders the appeal incompetent.

Citation
HAMISI MWALUKO Vs
Parties
Appellant: Hamisi Mwaluko; Respondent: Ntonyi Mlyang’aa
Court
TANZLII
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
1 January 2021
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Land Appeal / Ruling on Appeal Competence
Outcome
appeal incompetent
Legal Topics
Judgment Authenticity, Signature Requirements, Procedural Competence
Source Language
English
Civil Land Judgment Authenticity Signature Requirements Procedural Competence

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Parties

Hamisi Mwaluko

Appellant

Ntonyi Mlyang’aa

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Land Appeal / Ruling on Appeal Competence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether a judgment signed by a successor chairman but composed by a predecessor is valid
  2. 2 Whether the appeal is competent based on the impugned judgment

Ratio Decidendi

A judgment must be composed and signed by the presiding judicial officer; a judgment signed by a successor chairman but composed by a predecessor without proper explanation is incompetent and renders the appeal incompetent.

Court Disposition

appeal incompetent

Orders

  • Judgment and orders of District Land and Housing Tribunal quashed and set aside.
  • Matter remitted to Manyoni District Land and Housing Tribunal for successor chairman to compose a fresh judgment.