adiy and ors v ag of the revolutionary republic of zanzibar application 7 of 2017 2018 eacj 84 8 march 2018
Japheth Kiziba, having no proper standing, cannot make an application for adjournment or any application at all.
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- Citation
- adiy and ors v ag of the revolutionary republic of zanzibar application 7 of 2017 2018 eacj 84 8 march 2018
- Parties
- Applicant: Rashid Salum Adiy & 39,999 Others; Respondent: The Attorney General of the Revolutionary Republic of Zanzibar; Respondent: The Chief Secretary of the Revolutionary Republic of Zanzibar; Respondent: The Attorney General of the United Republic of Tanzania
- Court
- EACJ
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 8 March 2018
- Procedural Posture
- Application / Ruling
- Outcome
- application disallowed
- Legal Topics
- Locus Standi, Application for Adjournment
- Source Language
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Parties
Rashid Salum Adiy & 39,999 Others
Applicant
The Attorney General of the Revolutionary Republic of Zanzibar
Respondent
The Chief Secretary of the Revolutionary Republic of Zanzibar
Respondent
The Attorney General of the United Republic of Tanzania
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Application / Ruling
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether Japheth Kiziba had locus standi to represent the applicants in the application for adjournment
Ratio Decidendi
Japheth Kiziba, having no proper standing, cannot make an application for adjournment or any application at all.
Court Disposition
application disallowed
Orders
- no order as to costs
Full Case Text
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IN THE EAST AFRICAN COURT OF JUSTICE AT ARUSHA FIRST INSTANCE DIVISION (Coram: Monica K. Mugenyi, Pf; Faldhi A. Jundu, J, & Charles 0. Nyawello, J) APPLICATION No.07 OF 2017 RASHID SALUM ADIY & 39,999 OTHERS ............................................................ APP LI CANTS VERSUS 1. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE REVOLUTIONARY REPUBLIC OF ZANZIBAR 2. THE CHIEF SECRETARY OF THE REVOLUTIONARY REPUBLIC OF ZANZIBAR 3. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNTITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA ....................................... RESPONDENTS gTH MARCH 2018 APPLICATION NO. 07 OF 2017 Page 1 ~ r· RULING OF THE COURT 1. We have carefully listened to both parties. 2. It is quite clear, on his own admission, that one Japheth Kiziba that was purportedly appointed as an agent for the Applicants is improperly before the Court. 3. He therefore has no locus standi in an application for adjournment or any application at all. 4. We therefore disallow this Application with no order as to costs. 5. It is so ordered. Dated and delivered at Arusha this 3th day of March, 2018. ~ I r ' --------------------------------------~ ------------------------------- HON. LADY JUSTICE MONICA K. MUGENYI PRINCIPAL JUDGE HON. JUSTICE FAKIHI JUNDU JUDGE HON. DR. JUSTICE CHARLES 0. NYAWELLO JUDGE APPLICATION NO. 07 OF 2017 Page 2