oxley ltd vs nyarugusu mine co ltd another 2023 tzhccomd 19 13 february 2023
Attachment of a board resolution is a mandatory requirement for suits instituted by companies under section 147 of the Companies Act; failure to attach or plead the resolution renders the suit incompetent and liable to be struck out.
- Citation
- oxley ltd vs nyarugusu mine co ltd another 2023 tzhccomd 19 13 february 2023
- Parties
- Plaintiff: Oxley Limited; 1st Defendant: Nyarugusu Mine Company Limited; 2nd Defendant: Ferranti Processing Limited
- Court
- TZHCCOMD
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 13 February 2023
- Procedural Posture
- Commercial Case / Ruling on Preliminary Objection
- Outcome
- Preliminary objection sustained; suit struck out with costs.
- Legal Topics
- Board Resolution Requirement, Company Litigation, Procedural Compliance
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Oxley Limited
Plaintiff
Nyarugusu Mine Company Limited
1st Defendant
Ferranti Processing Limited
2nd Defendant
Procedural Posture
Commercial Case / Ruling on Preliminary Objection
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether attachment of a board resolution to a plaint instituted by a company is mandatory under section 147 of the Companies Act
Ratio Decidendi
Attachment of a board resolution is a mandatory requirement for suits instituted by companies under section 147 of the Companies Act; failure to attach or plead the resolution renders the suit incompetent and liable to be struck out.
Court Disposition
Preliminary objection sustained; suit struck out with costs.
Orders
- Suit struck out with costs
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