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There is no legal requirement to convert claims from USD to Tanzanian Shillings for jurisdictional purposes, and the value of the subject matter was sufficiently stated in the plaint. Both preliminary objections lack merit.
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The preliminary objections raised require factual determination and do not qualify as pure points of law; courts in Tanzania can grant relief in foreign currency; the plaint sufficiently discloses jurisdiction; amendment to pre-empt a preliminary objection is not permissible.
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Points of preliminary objection requiring factual proof or going to the merits of the case cannot be entertained as preliminary objections. The court is not limited to granting reliefs only in Tanzanian Shillings, as current jurisprudence allows judgments in foreign currency. The plaint, when read as a whole, sufficiently discloses facts showing jurisdiction. Amendment to pre-empt a preliminary objection is not permissible.
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Tanzanian courts have jurisdiction to determine suits where the claim is denominated in foreign currency due to the repeal of restrictive legislation and binding appellate precedent.
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A counterclaim must comply with the formal requirements of a plaint as per Order VIII, Rule 9(2) CPC; failure to do so renders it incompetent. Claims for monetary relief may be brought in foreign currency if the contract was so denominated, and the court is not barred from entertaining such claims under current liberalized forex regulations.
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