maswi driling coltd vs chato district council and another 2023 tzhc 16555 5 april 2023

maswi driling coltd vs chato district council and another 2023 tzhc 16555 5 april 2023

The suit was struck out because the plaintiff failed to comply with the mandatory legal requirement to serve a 90 days' notice of intention to sue upon the defendants and Solicitor General, and no evidence of service was provided in the pleadings or annexures.

Citation
maswi driling coltd vs chato district council and another 2023 tzhc 16555 5 april 2023
Parties
Plaintiff: Maswi Drilling Co. Ltd; 1st Defendant: Chato District Council; 2nd Defendant: The Attorney General
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
5 April 2023
Procedural Posture
Civil / Ruling on Preliminary Objection
Outcome
preliminary objection upheld; suit struck out
Legal Topics
Preliminary Objection, Notice of Intention to Sue, Government Proceedings, Local Government Liability
Source Language
English

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Parties

Maswi Drilling Co. Ltd

Plaintiff

Chato District Council

1st Defendant

The Attorney General

2nd Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil / Ruling on Preliminary Objection

  1. 1 Whether the suit is incompetent for lack of proper service of 90 days' notice to defendants and Solicitor General

Ratio Decidendi

The suit was struck out because the plaintiff failed to comply with the mandatory legal requirement to serve a 90 days' notice of intention to sue upon the defendants and Solicitor General, and no evidence of service was provided in the pleadings or annexures.

Court Disposition

preliminary objection upheld; suit struck out

Orders

  • suit struck out
  • no order as to costs