19830815 TZHC Tabora
Dowry recovery proceedings are irregular if the marriage has not been dissolved; such claims are only valid post-dissolution.
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- Citation
- 19830815 TZHC Tabora
- Parties
- Appellant: Nkwabi Maganga; Respondent: Buhila Kiyozi
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 15 August 1983
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Dowry Recovery, Marriage Dissolution
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Nkwabi Maganga
Appellant
Buhila Kiyozi
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether dowry can be recovered when marriage is still in existence
Ratio Decidendi
Dowry recovery proceedings are irregular if the marriage has not been dissolved; such claims are only valid post-dissolution.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- proceedings declared a nullity and quashed
- order appealed against set aside
Full Case Text
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.,, ~- ~tltt~'t\- IN TH13 HIGH COURT or TANZANIA -AT TABORA;: MART (PC) CIVIL APPE!\L NO. 16 OF 1980 (FROM THE DECISION OF 'THE ~ISTRICT COURT OF SHINY4NGA. AT S}ITNYAN frA. IN dfVIL APPEAL NO. 34/80 • • 0 • • • •• •• • o • • ♦ •• ·• • • • • • • • • ....... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • APPELLANT - V· ,: .., ( Original Appell-ant) j,,' i, _ . ,i'·ve.~sus- ,, . . ,,.., ... ,, .. : : : 1 : : : : : : : :-·: : : : : : : :- : : : : : : : : :. :-RESPONDENT •l- J U D. G. M. E N T RUBAMA 2 J. BtJHILA KIYOZI - successfully - :_.;;,: Ii , - oued NKWXBI lVIAG!\NGA at Tlnde Primary Court,· Shinyanga.-..tor.,_ r~covery of dowry •.. · This deci.sion . --~···-·· ... .. _...__ .... o -:.\:-~~... ·._. .... ~-~- · ,·.~ · 1· was upheld by the Shinyanga Dist_rict ?:curt on appeal. ihe ,, a:ppellant, _NKWti:SI llifoG.Yl\!9','i now appeals to this court. Reading through·. the record·, . . one sees that the. . respondent . \~ sued for recovery . of dowry . when . ,, the marriage - . was.. still . t in existance. T'his ccw.t · h::1s on s0veral occasions ~el~. that a dowry . claim can only be ent·0rtainJd . . aft er a marriage has been disso- .. lved by a court of i'.J.w in accordopce with the Marriage A,ct, 1971:J' I • 4 1,, As the marriage in this, c:;.sc .h2.s not: been dissolved, the procee- ·' dings leading to the order bqi_ng appealed agai-'!-st were irregular~ They are hereby dJcl·'.'.l.red. a n'4~~ty and quashed., T'he order being appealed ago.inst is set a.side. ~ ..- ~- 1n the final analy~is therefore.,. ·the appeal has :merit and is thus· allowea with costso ,, CORAM: Rt.JB~\Il'IA, J. I ,' . .. ...' • ·".l Al?PELL~NT- ) ABSENT. .•: RESPONDENT )· ••••••• /2 "