peter joseph chacha vs attorney general and another 2022 tzhc 3008 29 april 2022
Failure to serve the Solicitor General with a copy of the notice of intention to sue, as mandated by section 6(2) of the Government Proceedings Act, is a condition precedent and renders the suit incompetent and liable to be struck out.
- Citation
- peter joseph chacha vs attorney general and another 2022 tzhc 3008 29 april 2022
- Parties
- Plaintiff: Peter Joseph Chacha; 1st Defendant: The Attorney General; 2nd Defendant: The Minister for Home Affairs
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 29 April 2022
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Case / Ruling on Preliminary Objection
- Outcome
- Suit struck out for violation of section 6(2) of the Government Proceedings Act as amended.
- Legal Topics
- Notice of Intention to Sue Government, Jurisdiction, Mandatory Statutory Requirements
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Peter Joseph Chacha
Plaintiff
The Attorney General
1st Defendant
The Minister for Home Affairs
2nd Defendant
Procedural Posture
Civil Case / Ruling on Preliminary Objection
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether failure to serve the Solicitor General with a copy of the notice of intention to sue renders the suit incompetent
Ratio Decidendi
Failure to serve the Solicitor General with a copy of the notice of intention to sue, as mandated by section 6(2) of the Government Proceedings Act, is a condition precedent and renders the suit incompetent and liable to be struck out.
Court Disposition
Suit struck out for violation of section 6(2) of the Government Proceedings Act as amended.
Orders
- Suit struck out
- No order as to costs
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