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…trial.…

…trial in the Chief Magistrate’s Court or the High Court.…

…following grounds: i) where the pleading does not disclose reasonable cause of action or defence or; ii) where the pleading is scandalous, frivolous or vexatious or; iii) if the pleading may prejudice, embarrass or delay the fair…

…trial of the action or; iv) if it I an abuse of the process of the court.…

…Rules for the plaintiffs suit to be struck out on the grounds that it discloses no reasonable cause of action against the 2nd defendant, it is scandalous, frivolous or vexatious, it may prejudice embarrass or delay the fair…

…trial of the action or it is otherwise and abuse of the process of the court.…

…The applicant contended that the defence a) “discloses no defence”, b) it is scandalous, frivolous and vexatious” c) it prejudice, embarrass or delay the fair trial of this action,” The application was supported by an eleven-paged…

…The sum total of their argument is that: (1) The suit was filed way back in 1992 and since then the plaintiff has not moved the Court to have the same heard and as such it is the plaintiff who has delayed the fair trial of…

…The Court at this stage does not determine the proposed Interested Party’s case on the merits as that might prejudice the fair trial of the matter should the party be joined in the suit.…

…The 1st Appellant in his Petition of Appeal alleges that he was not given a fair trial by the learned trial Magistrate as he had refused his request to seek assistance from the Tanzanian High Commissioner to arrange for them…

…Thereafter, instead of expeditiously pursuing his Petition, he sat on his laurels and enjoyed the conservatory orders and I fail to see how his right to a fair trial has been compromised in the circumstances.…

…The 1st Appellant in his Petition of Appeal alleges that he was not given a fair trial by the learned trial Magistrate as he had refused his request to seek assistance from the Tanzanian High Commissioner to arrange for them…

…would be illogical to give judgment on admissions contained in the defence and at the same time strike out that defence it does appear to me that the defence at least in part tended to prejudice, embarrass and delay the fair…

…trial of the action.…

…Without meaning to cast any aspersions on any trial officer in this context we interpret the expression “fair hearing” to mean a “square deal”, and also as being synonymous with a fair trial because so many years have elapsed…

…Without meaning to cast any aspersions on any trial officer in this context we interpret the expression “fair hearing” to mean a “square deal”, and also as being synonymous with a fair trial because so many years have elapsed…