19920929 TZHC Dar es Salaam
The Tanzanian statutory system does not permit the joinder of declaratory relief with orders of mandamus and prohibition in one application unless the law is amended to incorporate the English position. The application for a declaration is improper and renders the application bad.
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- Citation
- 19920929 TZHC Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Applicant: U. Ama Mzeweisi; Respondent: Tanzania Co-operative Union
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 29 September 1992
- Procedural Posture
- Application for Judicial Review / Ruling on Preliminary Objection
- Outcome
- Application dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Mandamus, Prohibition, Declaration, Judicial Review
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
U. Ama Mzeweisi
Applicant
Tanzania Co-operative Union
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Application for Judicial Review / Ruling on Preliminary Objection
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether declaratory relief can be sought jointly with orders of mandamus and prohibition in one application under Tanzanian law
Ratio Decidendi
The Tanzanian statutory system does not permit the joinder of declaratory relief with orders of mandamus and prohibition in one application unless the law is amended to incorporate the English position. The application for a declaration is improper and renders the application bad.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed
Orders
- Application for leave to apply for declaration is struck out
- Applicant may proceed with application for mandamus and prohibition only
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I I I IN '.di~ ' )..r:J. CvUi<T I.IF Th£,2ii.t Ill. .r iJArt .t.S SALhAt1 ' hll!C. C.;.' :..L iu?l-'LICATION l'lt,.. 90/92 • 1'1.:i'i1HU1:>.i:iLA 1,· U .AMA l'1"ZtWBiS I. •••••••••••••• Al-'P'l..ICt~NX versus .t<ULIN.Q . In this aiJ~)lic .:ti ~n th<:: applicant is seeking; l°e 7ve to applJ fW, oru~rs 0i ri'.lcl.ndnrnus. ;>rohiuition ancl declaration against 'ihe lf'espo1'0,J;lt . "in r1::speet of tte },s.ra Co-(>pfiilra.tivtt Union". :Uurin;; the heari1~ of \be a_.ipliei,tic,n 1 ?'· ::..nted .. t" Nr. ?•1aira leu!-,r~d cuunsel for the if~Ut laJlt that th~ r·~•r . d: ""! a C.--:cL.i.rc:..tion C(;ulu not pussibly· be ··s-o,.gh\ \o~eth<;:r with t~~, ,I -~::-ugativu o~ders 0! mc..ndumu.s and prohibition.. t;r. M(J.ira r;,,:1~i-J,:. 1 ·; ;:,tutin~ thut in a book by Lord Deaning, •t!fit 4~sci:plin~ t:f -:..: ...._. , ' Butte11wurths 1 Louu on [j.97i7, in is s1'o.ted-~-,. i.n i:nglani2 t;.0 ·::. m-di~s can b~ Gou~ht jointly in unc a~pliec;.lti~n. . . --- i@ went vn tc, st;··t•. thc-t us h~ hus made ~is appliC:..Ltion under Sretio1 j( -.) of the: j't;.~.i<1-; .ire c.1.nd .A _pplicl. t icm cf Lc:..ws Ordtnance, Cap.'+-'53 ,a, . vell, the :C.ng.lis' ~- ..,sition bL:cumi..s ar,plicc..lbl1:: to 'i'anz&nia by v i-tue uf this Ordinane~. :, 7 i ~UGll mc:.idn1.:, ':l . se rt.plies !iir. Mti.ira did nut hc:.:v1:; L,ord l)e~n.iJ:ie,1 bQQk vith hira. }. .owever, undertuuk ~o.c~1 me with a c0py of ,iw ~. . ~ . . l,t.i.to7-• I lu..v.:i nu\• .:..:ceivetl the· .bovk thcugh without the: ben.::f~t; cf • I : 11~. 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