mic tanzania ltd vs hamisi mwinyijuma others 2017 tzhc 2024 21 july 2017

mic tanzania ltd vs hamisi mwinyijuma others 2017 tzhc 2024 21 july 2017

Defects in the memorandum of appeal regarding party names and accompanying documents are fatal and cannot be cured by amendment at this stage; appeal is incompetent and must be struck out.

Citation
mic tanzania ltd vs hamisi mwinyijuma others 2017 tzhc 2024 21 july 2017
Parties
Appellant: MIC Tanzania Limited; 1st Respondent: Hamisi Mwinyijuma; 2nd Respondent: Ambwene Yesaya; 3rd Respondent: Cellulant Tanzania Limited
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
21 July 2017
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Preliminary Objection Ruling
Outcome
appeal struck out with costs
Legal Topics
Appeals, Preliminary Objection, Misjoinder, Amendment of Pleadings
Source Language
English

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Parties

MIC Tanzania Limited

Appellant

Hamisi Mwinyijuma

1st Respondent

Ambwene Yesaya

2nd Respondent

Cellulant Tanzania Limited

3rd Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Preliminary Objection Ruling

  1. 1 Whether defects in the memorandum of appeal regarding party names and accompanying documents are fatal or curable
  2. 2 Whether the court can amend the memorandum of appeal at the current stage

Ratio Decidendi

Defects in the memorandum of appeal regarding party names and accompanying documents are fatal and cannot be cured by amendment at this stage; appeal is incompetent and must be struck out.

Court Disposition

appeal struck out with costs

Orders

  • Preliminary objection upheld
  • Appeal struck out with costs