harbinder singh sethi vs republic 2017 tzhcced 3 26 september 2017

harbinder singh sethi vs republic 2017 tzhcced 3 26 september 2017

The preliminary objection is a point of law as it challenges the competency of the affidavit based on established legal requirements. The affidavit contains defective paragraphs with extraneous, speculative, or unverified content, but these defects are inconsequential to the substance of the application. The defective paragraphs are expunged, and the application proceeds on the remaining affidavit.

Citation
harbinder singh sethi vs republic 2017 tzhcced 3 26 september 2017
Parties
Applicant: Harbinder Singh Sethi; Respondent: Republic
Court
TANZLII
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
26 September 2017
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Economic Cause / Ruling on Preliminary Objection
Outcome
Preliminary objection partly upheld
Legal Topics
Affidavit Defects, Preliminary Objection, Verification Clause, Admissibility of Evidence
Source Language
English
Criminal Law Economic Crimes Civil Procedure Affidavit Defects Preliminary Objection Verification Clause Admissibility of Evidence

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Parties

Harbinder Singh Sethi

Applicant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Economic Cause / Ruling on Preliminary Objection

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the affidavit in support of the application is incurably defective for containing extraneous matter, points of law, and a defective verification clause
  2. 2 Whether the preliminary objection raised is a pure point of law

Ratio Decidendi

The preliminary objection is a point of law as it challenges the competency of the affidavit based on established legal requirements. The affidavit contains defective paragraphs with extraneous, speculative, or unverified content, but these defects are inconsequential to the substance of the application. The defective paragraphs are expunged, and the application proceeds on the remaining affidavit.

Court Disposition

Preliminary objection partly upheld

Orders

  • Paragraphs 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 41, 47 and part of paragraph 20 of the affidavit are expunged from the record
  • The application to proceed on merit with the remaining paragraphs