haruna ramadhan vs district executive director of kyerwa district another 2018 tzhc 2409 26 january 2018

Plaintiff sued improper parties by suing employees instead of the District Council as required by law; suit is incompetent and must be struck out to allow correction of parties.

Citation: haruna ramadhan vs district executive director of kyerwa district another 2018 tzhc 2409 26 january 2018
Parties: Plaintiff: Haruna Ramadhan; 1st Defendant: District Executive Director, Kyerwa District; 2nd Defendant: Yasin Juma
Court: TZHC
Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Judgment Date: 26 January 2018
Procedural Posture: Civil Case / Ruling on Preliminary Objections
Outcome: Suit struck out for incompetence due to improper parties
Legal Topics: Malicious Prosecution, Proper Parties, Preliminary Objections
Source Language: English

Civil Procedure Local Government Law Malicious Prosecution Proper Parties Preliminary Objections

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Parties

Haruna Ramadhan

Plaintiff

District Executive Director, Kyerwa District

1st Defendant

Yasin Juma

2nd Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Case / Ruling on Preliminary Objections

Legal Issues

1 Whether the suit was filed prematurely due to pending appeal
2 Whether the proper parties were sued under the Local Government (District Authorities) Act
3 Whether failure to join the Attorney General or DPP in a malicious prosecution suit renders the suit incompetent

Ratio Decidendi

Plaintiff sued improper parties by suing employees instead of the District Council as required by law; suit is incompetent and must be struck out to allow correction of parties.

Court Disposition

Suit struck out for incompetence due to improper parties

Orders

Plaint struck out
No order as to costs