Third-Party Procedure As Outlined In The Civil Procedure Code Tanzania

Third-party procedure is a procedure in which the defendant moves the court with an application to join a third-party person as a co-defendant who is not a party to the main case. The conditions set out under Order 1 Rule 14(1) of the Civil Procedure Code are that the Defendant has to have a claim against the said person, and the claim has to be any contribution or indemnity, or any relief or remedy relating to or in connection with the subject matter of the suit and substantially the same as the relief claimed by the Plaintiff.

A. Purpose of Third-Party Procedure:

The main purpose of the third-party procedure is to prevent multiple litigations. With third-party procedure involvement in the proceeding, the court can consolidate related matters into a single proceeding, hence promoting judicial efficiency and consistency. In the case of Vietel Tanzania Public Limited Company Vs. Ivanna Felix Teri¹, the Court observed that the purpose of the third-party procedure