mega builders ltd vs dpi simba ltd 2020 tzhccomd 1866 24 june 2020

mega builders ltd vs dpi simba ltd 2020 tzhccomd 1866 24 june 2020

The application was time barred and incompetent for failure to cite the enabling provision of the law; the applicant did not provide sufficient cause for the delay in the affidavit, and the justification offered in submissions was an afterthought.

Citation
mega builders ltd vs dpi simba ltd 2020 tzhccomd 1866 24 june 2020
Parties
Applicant: Mega Builders Limited; Respondent: DPI Simba Limited
Court
TZHCCOMD
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
24 June 2020
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Commercial Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objections
Outcome
Application dismissed with costs
Legal Topics
Leave to Appeal, Time Limitation, Jurisdiction, Non Citation of Enabling Provision
Source Language
English

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Parties

Mega Builders Limited

Applicant

DPI Simba Limited

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Commercial Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objections

  1. 1 Whether the application for leave to appeal was time barred
  2. 2 Whether the application was incompetent for non-citation of enabling provision of the law

Ratio Decidendi

The application was time barred and incompetent for failure to cite the enabling provision of the law; the applicant did not provide sufficient cause for the delay in the affidavit, and the justification offered in submissions was an afterthought.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed with costs

Orders

  • Application dismissed under section 3(1) of the Law of Limitation Act, Cap. 89 R.E. 2002
  • Applicant to pay costs