19881208 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19881208 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The application is dismissed as time-barred because the applicant was not under any mistake regarding the consent order and could not rely on s.26(c) of the Law of Limitation Act. Even if in time, no sufficient grounds were established to vary the consent order, as there was no evidence of fraud, collusion, or misapprehension of material facts.

Citation
19881208 TZHC Dar es Salaam
Parties
Applicant: M/S Esmail International Ltd.; Respondent: B. Kasidi; Respondent: M/S L.J. Richards Ltd.
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
8 December 1988
Procedural Posture
Civil / Ruling on Application to Vary Consent Order
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
Variation of Consent Order, Limitation of Actions, Security for Costs
Source Language
English

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Parties

M/S Esmail International Ltd.

Applicant

B. Kasidi

Respondent

M/S L.J. Richards Ltd.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil / Ruling on Application to Vary Consent Order

  1. 1 Whether the application to vary the consent order is time-barred
  2. 2 Whether sufficient grounds exist to vary a consent order under the circumstances

Ratio Decidendi

The application is dismissed as time-barred because the applicant was not under any mistake regarding the consent order and could not rely on s.26(c) of the Law of Limitation Act. Even if in time, no sufficient grounds were established to vary the consent order, as there was no evidence of fraud, collusion, or misapprehension of material facts.

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • Application to vary the consent order is dismissed as out of time and lacking merit.
  • Costs awarded to the respondents.