20050425 TZHC Moshi

20050425 TZHC Moshi

The court held that the revision was uncalled for as there was no complaint necessitating revision of the lower court's proceedings or orders; the applicant merely sought information on the status of the files, which should have been handled administratively.

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Citation
20050425 TZHC Moshi
Parties
Applicant: Patrick N. Filoi (t/a BP Karanga Service Station and Marketing Service Station); Respondent: Ilala Auction Mart Limited; Non Party/interested Party: BP (Tanzania) Limited
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
25 April 2005
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Civil Revision / Ruling on Court Initiated Revision
Outcome
Application struck out
Legal Topics
Revision, Jurisdiction, Party Status
Source Language
en
Civil Procedure Revision Jurisdiction Party Status

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Parties

Patrick N. Filoi (t/a BP Karanga Service Station and Marketing Service Station)

Applicant

Ilala Auction Mart Limited

Respondent

BP (Tanzania) Limited

Non Party/interested Party

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Civil Revision / Ruling on Court Initiated Revision

  1. 1 Whether the High Court should entertain a revision where no complaint regarding lower court proceedings or orders has been raised
  2. 2 Whether BP (Tanzania) Limited is a proper party to the lower court proceedings

Ratio Decidendi

The court held that the revision was uncalled for as there was no complaint necessitating revision of the lower court's proceedings or orders; the applicant merely sought information on the status of the files, which should have been handled administratively.

Court Disposition

Application struck out

Orders

  • Miscellaneous Civil Revision No. 3 of 2005 is struck out with no order as to costs.
  • Right of appeal explained.