mohamed amiry namlopa vs zahani khamis 2023 tzhc 23092 28 november 2023

mohamed amiry namlopa vs zahani khamis 2023 tzhc 23092 28 november 2023

Reference under Order XLI rule 1 is not intended to challenge decisions already made by the trial court; it is for guidance on undecided points of law or usage. The reference is incompetent as the trial court had already decided the matters in question.

Citation
mohamed amiry namlopa vs zahani khamis 2023 tzhc 23092 28 november 2023
Parties
Applicant: Mohamed Amiry Nalompa; Respondent: Zaharani Khamis
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
28 November 2023
Procedural Posture
Civil Reference / Judgment
Outcome
reference dismissed
Legal Topics
Reference Procedure, Interlocutory Orders, Judgment on Admission, Admissibility of Exhibits
Source Language
English

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Parties

Mohamed Amiry Nalompa

Applicant

Zaharani Khamis

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Reference / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether interlocutory decisions of the trial court can be referred to the High Court under Order XLI rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Code
  2. 2 Whether Order XLI rule 1 permits reference of matters already decided by the trial court

Ratio Decidendi

Reference under Order XLI rule 1 is not intended to challenge decisions already made by the trial court; it is for guidance on undecided points of law or usage. The reference is incompetent as the trial court had already decided the matters in question.

Court Disposition

reference dismissed

Orders

  • Costs shall be in the course of the proceedings at the trial court.
  • The trial court is directed to proceed with the trial from the stage it stopped.