20070316 TZCA Mwanza

20070316 TZCA Mwanza

The omission of the place where the affidavit was made in the jurat of attestation is a statutory defect under section 8 of the Notaries Public and Commissioners for Oaths Act, rendering the affidavit incurably defective and requiring the application to be struck out.

Citation
20070316 TZCA Mwanza
Parties
Applicant: Zuberi Mussa; Respondent: Shinyanga Town Council
Court
TZCA
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
16 March 2007
Procedural Posture
Civil Application / Application for Review of Court of Appeal Decision
Outcome
Application struck out with costs
Legal Topics
Affidavit Defects, Jurisdiction, Statutory Compliance, Preliminary Objection
Source Language
English

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Parties

Zuberi Mussa

Applicant

Shinyanga Town Council

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Application / Application for Review of Court of Appeal Decision

  1. 1 Whether omission of place in jurat of attestation renders affidavit incurably defective
  2. 2 Whether section 8 of Notaries Public and Commissioners for Oaths Act is mandatory or directory

Ratio Decidendi

The omission of the place where the affidavit was made in the jurat of attestation is a statutory defect under section 8 of the Notaries Public and Commissioners for Oaths Act, rendering the affidavit incurably defective and requiring the application to be struck out.

Court Disposition

Application struck out with costs

Orders

  • Application struck out
  • Applicant to pay costs