19790514 TZHC Tanga3
Convictions were invalid as the Assistant Price Commissioner for Korogwe District lacked legal authority due to absence of gazetted delegation; appellant's plea was not equivocal but convictions lacked legal foundation.
- Citation
- 19790514 TZHC Tanga3
- Parties
- Appellant: Mohamed Haji; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 14 May 1979
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Controlled Goods, Price Regulation, Delegation of Authority
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Mohamed Haji
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant's plea was unequivocal
- 2 Whether the Assistant Price Commissioner for Korogwe District had legal authority to control prices
Ratio Decidendi
Convictions were invalid as the Assistant Price Commissioner for Korogwe District lacked legal authority due to absence of gazetted delegation; appellant's plea was not equivocal but convictions lacked legal foundation.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- convictions quashed
- sentences set aside
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