attorney general vs mohamed liundi another 2022 tzhc 15139 29 november 2022

attorney general vs mohamed liundi another 2022 tzhc 15139 29 november 2022

The application was struck out because it was based on documents drawn by a person who, at the time of drawing and filing, was not a qualified state attorney authorized by the Solicitor General, rendering the documents and the application invalid.

Citation
attorney general vs mohamed liundi another 2022 tzhc 15139 29 november 2022
Parties
Applicant: The Attorney General; 1st Respondent: Mohamed Liundi; 2nd Respondent: Dar es Salaam Water and Sewage Corporation
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
29 November 2022
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Civil Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objections
Outcome
Application struck out as incompetent
Legal Topics
Extension of Time, Qualification of Legal Practitioners, Preliminary Objections, Practice and Procedure
Source Language
English

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Parties

The Attorney General

Applicant

Mohamed Liundi

1st Respondent

Dar es Salaam Water and Sewage Corporation

2nd Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Civil Application / Ruling on Preliminary Objections

  1. 1 Whether the application was drawn by a qualified person as required by law
  2. 2 Whether the preliminary objection qualifies as a pure point of law
  3. 3 Consequence of documents drawn by an unqualified person

Ratio Decidendi

The application was struck out because it was based on documents drawn by a person who, at the time of drawing and filing, was not a qualified state attorney authorized by the Solicitor General, rendering the documents and the application invalid.

Court Disposition

Application struck out as incompetent

Orders

  • Application struck out for being based on invalid documents drawn by an unqualified person
  • No order as to costs