Tanzania, April 23 -- Dar es Salaam. The hearing of an appeal by Equity Bank Tanzania Limited and Equity Bank Kenya Limited challenging a High Court judgement that favoured State Oil company stalled after the Court of Appeal raised some grounds about the legality of the trial proceedings.

The appeal was to be heard yesterday by three-panel Justices of Appeal led by Rehema Mkuye, along with Abraham Mwampashi and Zainabu Mruke.

However, before the hearing commenced, the court raised the question of whether it was appropriate for the High Court to proceed with the trial without amending the plaint due to changes in the defendants.

The original case was filed by State Oil against Equity Bank Tanzania following a dispute over the repayment ...