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The respondent lacked locus standi as he sued in a representative capacity without seeking leave or providing an instrument of appointment, rendering the proceedings before the trial tribunal incompetent for want of jurisdiction. All subsequent proceedings and decisions are nullities.
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The appellant lacked locus standi as he failed to prove legal representative capacity; the proceedings of the trial tribunal were incompetent and should have been nullified, not dismissed.
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The High Court struck out a land application after finding the applicants lacked locus standi because they did not plead and attach letters of administration.
The respondent lacked locus standi as neither the wasoffe clan nor the respondent's representative capacity was legally established; proceedings were incompetent for want of legal standing.
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The Court of Appeal held that the respondent lacked locus standi to sue over his late father’s land because he was not yet an administrator and did not sue in a representative capacity.
The application was struck out because the applicant failed to attach or plead the legal authorization to act as attorney for Salim Ally, thus lacking capacity and rendering the proceedings incompetent.
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The proceedings before the lower tribunals were incompetent due to lack of legal standing by the parties, as neither pleaded nor attached instruments of appointment in representative capacity, and due to failure to properly identify the size and location of the disputed land, rendering the decisions and proceedings a nullity.
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The High Court nullified CMA proceedings and set aside an award after finding the labour dispute incompetent because CMA F1 lacked proper consent and signatures.
The High Court nullified CMA proceedings and set aside a retrenchment award after finding a fatal procedural irregularity: only two employees testified without representative capacity.
The High Court held that the appeal was not barred by res judicata because the earlier proceedings involved Grace Komba personally, not the appellant.
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