20001116 TZHC Dar es Salaam
The Attorney General is not a privy to these proceedings and therefore lacks locus standi to file the application; the application is dismissed as improperly before the court.
Source-derived case information.
- Citation
- 20001116 TZHC Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Plaintiff: N/S Food Security Department (Ministry of Agriculture); Applicant: Attorney General; Respondent's Counsel: Mr. Mweikiza
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 16 November 2000
- Procedural Posture
- Civil / Application to Restore Suit and Join Attorney General
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Locus Standi, Joinder of Parties, Timeliness of Application
- Source Language
- en
Source-derived case record
Summary, issues, holding and outcome
More case intelligence is available
Unlock the full research layer for this judgment.
Parties
N/S Food Security Department (Ministry of Agriculture)
Plaintiff
Attorney General
Applicant
Mr. Mweikiza
Respondent's Counsel
Procedural Posture
Civil / Application to Restore Suit and Join Attorney General
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the Attorney General has locus standi to file the application to restore the suit
- 2 Whether the application to join the Attorney General is properly before the court
- 3 Whether the application is time-barred
Ratio Decidendi
The Attorney General is not a privy to these proceedings and therefore lacks locus standi to file the application; the application is dismissed as improperly before the court.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- Application by Attorney General to restore suit is dismissed for lack of locus standi.
Full Case Text
Judgment text and source record
1 paragraphs
CIVIL C .• E NO. 270 OF 1995 I I N/S FOOD .'3EC1:iRITY DI~F--~l{Ti';J:::NT (It.IITIS'l':i:{Yi OF ,·tGIUCULTUiIB) COoC"OOOOCIO 1,J?Li.INTIFF :( . versus ;I ' In course of henrinc this matter the respond cnt' a c1efo~d,mts couz,J;el• ; •. I , ,. ,' n i_, , l . . ~ :::~weikizo, hf.ls o1Jjocted to the ;~Horney ,.;re_i;wra. filinc an D}:plicution to hc:we the suit rrntored on the [?'.'ound th:.1t he iacks the locus standi. ~t , I Hr. 1 we~kiza h:,s su1-,1iiitt0d thnt the ploiti.ti!ff file-cl tllis suit without . ·: i joininc the ;"\.ttorney Generc l, cis by then ths ):-,la;intiff \·. as o corr,orntion 1 1 sole_, with- capacity to sue m.~ bo .sued. cngD,::cd the services of tho l,J_tc Mchoro.. i, II o;pJ_;o~ed' to hdv0 th,.; ,\ttorney Cfoner.::.11 join the m.~,ttcr .:-:t th,::: eleventh hour and without 1jGinc :c;rop;;rly joinc-do I N::o.in, l'lr., :i.1weikiz;;i, lms su"!:;mitteLl th-:it the ,:og~licotion was ho:pel(;ssly out of tir:ic;. i'.rd thrit the: D'1_-plic.Jtion - suff,Js 1 ·, ~ror.i ' such :l0fectG that can only render the same fit for rejoction. Incle:oc1 the .,'i.ttorney Gcnerc::l has not tcef j:oincd in these procoedincs. Froi~ the be g:i.rminr· ,., the plo in tiffs luJ opted Ito :,!so it :i.lonG, with tho services of ... c:J.vocotes both of \1hoti r!rG no lance±- 1. ' . \iith us. Then suddenly the i.ttorney Gcnc~rnl has ar,;;ccrer"l on their 1),~ho}f ~n~:. hos nctunlly filed t this o.n::,licotic-n. The qu(:stion this court hbs ito a.nsw0:r :ls this: Is i : the ;";ttornoy General 3. privy in these proco~din:~~s? I thiriJ,:. not. He hn.s ThEmifo:tic he: locks locus to filo i'I i • these procce:dincs. Lpplicction is thm.'vfore a.ccorchnr_;ly disr:ii.ssoc.l. · :·.\widu11clD for nespondent ancl in r: bscncc of the oi::i:.·liccmt"