steelcom ltd ismail issa mbago others 2020 tzhcld 191 17 june 2020
The applicant's persistent non-appearance and failure to serve the respondent as ordered demonstrate lack of interest in prosecuting the case, justifying dismissal for want of prosecution.
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- Citation
- steelcom ltd ismail issa mbago others 2020 tzhcld 191 17 june 2020
- Parties
- Applicant: Steelcom Limited; Respondent: Ismail Issa Mbago and 30 Others
- Court
- TANZLII
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 17 June 2020
- Procedural Posture
- Labour Revision / Ruling on Prosecution Status
- Outcome
- Dismissed for want of prosecution
- Legal Topics
- Dismissal for Want of Prosecution, Non Appearance, Service of Process
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Steelcom Limited
Applicant
Ismail Issa Mbago and 30 Others
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Labour Revision / Ruling on Prosecution Status
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant has prosecuted the revision diligently
- 2 Whether the matter should be dismissed for want of prosecution
Ratio Decidendi
The applicant's persistent non-appearance and failure to serve the respondent as ordered demonstrate lack of interest in prosecuting the case, justifying dismissal for want of prosecution.
Court Disposition
Dismissed for want of prosecution
Orders
- Revision application number 274/2019 is dismissed for want of prosecution
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF TANZANIA LABOUR DIVISION AT PAR ES SALAAM REVISION NO. 274 OF 2019 STEELCOM LIMITED..........................................APPLICANT VERSUS ISMAIL ISSA MBAGO AND 30 OTHERS........... RESPONDENT RULING Date of last Order: 30/04/2020 Date of Ruling: 17/06/2020 Z.G.Muruke. 3. Applicant filed present revision on 1st April, 2019. Since filing no appearance has ever been made despite several court orders. From the records, applicant has lost interest to prosecute this matter not only on the reason of non-appearance, but failure to serve the respondent as ordered by the court on 23rd April, 2019. This court cannot keep on adjoining this file, and return the same in the court shelves. Applicant has turned this court in to library of his client case, file. Court duty is to hear and determine disputes. Applicant none appearance is glaring to prove lack of interest to prosecute the case. Accordingly Revision application number 274/2019 is dismissed for want of prosecutions. JUDGE 17/06/2020 l Ruling delivered in the absence of all parties. Z.G.Muruke JUDGE 17/06/2020 2