20150424 TZHC Dar es Salaam
Filing an application for review in the subordinate court while an appeal was pending before the highest court was an abuse of court process; applicant's explanations were insufficient and the application was frivolous and vexatious.
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- Citation
- 20150424 TZHC Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Applicant: Tanzania Union of Industrial and Commercial Workers (TUICO); Respondent: Respondent
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 24 April 2015
- Procedural Posture
- Application for Review / Ruling on Withdrawal and Abuse of Process
- Outcome
- application for review withdrawn; costs not awarded
- Legal Topics
- Abuse of Court Process, Withdrawal of Application, Costs
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Tanzania Union of Industrial and Commercial Workers (TUICO)
Applicant
Respondent
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Application for Review / Ruling on Withdrawal and Abuse of Process
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether filing an application for review in the Labour Court while an appeal was pending before the Court of Appeal constitutes abuse of court process
- 2 Whether the applicant is entitled to withdraw the application without costs
Ratio Decidendi
Filing an application for review in the subordinate court while an appeal was pending before the highest court was an abuse of court process; applicant's explanations were insufficient and the application was frivolous and vexatious.
Court Disposition
application for review withdrawn; costs not awarded
Orders
- application for review withdrawn
- no order as to costs
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