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The appeal is incompetent because the parties to the appeal are not identical to those in the trial court, and no leave was granted to change the parties. The court therefore lacks jurisdiction to determine the merits or timeliness of the appeal.
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Non-joinder of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works, a necessary party, rendered the suit unmaintainable and any decree ineffective; Tanzania Building Agency was not a competent party to be sued in the absence of a contract; the proceedings and judgment of the High Court were null and void.
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The High Court struck out a land sale appeal as incompetent because the parties at appeal did not match the trial proceedings and the claimant lacked locus standi.
The appellant lacked locus standi as he failed to produce evidence of appointment as administrator of the estate; thus, the application was incompetent and the proceedings and judgment on merits were quashed.
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