salumu itambu vs joseph njiku 2021 tzhc 9436 14 december 2021

The trial tribunal was illegally constituted as the coram included the secretary and did not meet the statutory gender requirement, rendering all proceedings and decisions of both the trial and appellate tribunals a nullity.

Citation: salumu itambu vs joseph njiku 2021 tzhc 9436 14 december 2021
Parties: Appellant: Salumu Itambu; Respondent: Josephat Njiku
Court: TZHC
Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Judgment Date: 14 December 2021
Procedural Posture: Miscellaneous Land Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Outcome: appeal allowed
Legal Topics: Tribunal Composition, Coram Legality, Appeal Procedure, Nullity of Proceedings
Source Language: English

Land Law Civil Procedure Tribunal Composition Coram Legality Appeal Procedure Nullity of Proceedings

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Parties

Salumu Itambu

Appellant

Josephat Njiku

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Land Appeal / Judgment on Appeal

Legal Issues

1 Whether the trial tribunal was duly constituted in accordance with the law
2 Whether the secretary's participation in decision-making rendered the proceedings a nullity
3 Whether the appellate tribunal's decision could stand if the trial was a nullity

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

appeal allowed

Orders

Proceedings, decisions, and orders of both the trial and appellate tribunals are nullified, quashed, and set aside.
Dispute to be heard de novo before a legally constituted tribunal if not amicably settled.