20090806 TZCA Dar es Salaam

20090806 TZCA Dar es Salaam

Failure to afford the applicant, a necessary and interested party, an opportunity to be heard rendered the High Court proceedings null and void. The application for stay of execution was properly before the court, filed within time, and under the correct provisions. The preliminary objection lacked merit and was...

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Citation
20090806 TZCA Dar es Salaam
Parties
Applicant: Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL); Respondents: Former Employees of TTCL (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Respondents); Senior State Attorney: Attorney General
Court
TZCA
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
6 August 2009
Procedural Posture
Application for Stay of Execution / Preliminary Objection Ruling
Outcome
Preliminary objection dismissed
Legal Topics
Stay of Execution, Revision, Natural Justice, Limitation of Actions
Source Language
english
Civil Procedure Employment Law Stay of Execution Revision Natural Justice Limitation of Actions

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Parties

Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL)

Applicant

Former Employees of TTCL (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Respondents)

Respondents

Attorney General

Senior State Attorney

Procedural Posture

Application for Stay of Execution / Preliminary Objection Ruling

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the application is bad in law as the applicant was not a party to the original proceedings
  2. 2 Whether the application is misconceived for citing wrong provisions of law
  3. 3 Whether the application is time-barred

Ratio Decidendi

Failure to afford the applicant, a necessary and interested party, an opportunity to be heard rendered the High Court proceedings null and void. The application for stay of execution was properly before the court, filed within time, and under the correct provisions. The preliminary objection lacked merit and was dismissed.

Court Disposition

Preliminary objection dismissed

Orders

  • No order as to costs