mussa mustafa vs halid ahamad 2020 tzhc 3824 25 november 2020

mussa mustafa vs halid ahamad 2020 tzhc 3824 25 november 2020

There was no evidence of fraud in the filing of the Written Statement of Defence, which was filed within the prescribed time. The trial court was entitled to vacate the ex parte order as it was based on a misapprehension of facts. The appellant failed to prove malicious prosecution as the High Court's nullification of the criminal proceedings was on technical grounds, not on the merits, and thus did not establish malice or lack of reasonable and probable cause.

Citation
mussa mustafa vs halid ahamad 2020 tzhc 3824 25 november 2020
Parties
Appellant: Mussa s/o Mustafa; Respondent: Halid s/o Ahamadi
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
25 November 2020
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Malicious Prosecution, Admissibility of Evidence, Procedural Irregularities, Ex Parte Orders
Source Language
English
Tort Law Civil Procedure Malicious Prosecution Admissibility of Evidence Procedural Irregularities Ex Parte Orders

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Parties

Mussa s/o Mustafa

Appellant

Halid s/o Ahamadi

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Written Statement of Defence was filed fraudulently and out of time
  2. 2 Whether the trial court erred in vacating its ex parte order
  3. 3 Whether the trial court erred in holding that the appellant failed to prove malicious prosecution

Ratio Decidendi

There was no evidence of fraud in the filing of the Written Statement of Defence, which was filed within the prescribed time. The trial court was entitled to vacate the ex parte order as it was based on a misapprehension of facts. The appellant failed to prove malicious prosecution as the High Court's nullification of the criminal proceedings was on technical grounds, not on the merits, and thus did not establish malice or lack of reasonable and probable cause.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed