20080509 TZCA Dar es Salaam

20080509 TZCA Dar es Salaam

The appeal was struck out because the decree appealed from was incurably defective, lacking the mandatory date of judgment, thus rendering the appeal incompetent under the Civil Procedure Code and Court Rules.

Citation
20080509 TZCA Dar es Salaam
Parties
Appellant: The Honourable Attorney General; Respondent: Reverend Christopher Mtikila
Court
TZCA
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
9 May 2008
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Preliminary Objection Ruling
Outcome
appeal struck out
Legal Topics
Basic Rights Enforcement, Procedural Defects, Appeals, Decree Validity
Source Language
English

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Parties

The Honourable Attorney General

Appellant

Reverend Christopher Mtikila

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Preliminary Objection Ruling

  1. 1 Whether proceedings under the Basic Rights and Duties Enforcement Act are suits
  2. 2 Whether the Civil Procedure Code applies to such proceedings
  3. 3 Whether the impugned drawn order is a decree and if so, whether it is valid

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal was struck out because the decree appealed from was incurably defective, lacking the mandatory date of judgment, thus rendering the appeal incompetent under the Civil Procedure Code and Court Rules.

Court Disposition

appeal struck out

Orders

  • Appeal struck out with costs