Farida Mashaka versus Seven Up Bottling (T) Ltd SBC

Farida Mashaka vs. Seven Up Bottling Company (T) Ltd SBC; Revision No. 180 of 2013: High Court of Tanzania (Labour Division) at Dar es Salaam (Unreported)

• Labour Law

• Parties – Whether a different party may be joined at application for revision level.
• Written submissions – failure to file written submissions – What is the effect?

Held:-

(i)  It is not provided in law neither the practice of the court to allow strangers to interfere with proceedings of the court unless he has shown that he has interest in such matter and make a formal application to Court to be joined as a party.

(ii) An applicant has no right to file an application in the Labour Court against the Respondent who was not a party to the CMA.

(iii) Failure of a party to file written submissions as ordered by the court in opposition of a preliminary objection is tantamount to conceding the PO.