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The High Court in Arusha granted the probate petition, appointing Invocavit Elinami Temu as administrator of the estate after finding statutory compliance and no caveat.
The High Court at Moshi granted the widow letters of administration pendente lite to manage the deceased’s estate and bank accounts, subject to limits and accounting duties.
The High Court at Moshi appointed Laura Joackim Minde and Valentine Joackim Minde as pendente lite administrators for the estate of Joackim Victor Minde, with limits on distribution.
The respondent intentionally failed to obtain the applicant's mandatory consent, concealed material facts, and misled the court regarding the applicant's whereabouts, rendering the petition for letters of administration incompetent and constituting valid grounds for revocation.
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The High Court adopted an administratrix’s inventory and final account, rejecting heirs’ objections about alleged missing assets, bank funds, and distribution issues.
The High Court granted the executrix 30 more days to file the estate inventory and final accounts, accepting ill health as sufficient cause for delay.
The High Court removed a caveat over three plots after finding the respondent should have pursued any estate claim through the administrator in a proper forum.
The High Court dismissed a probate appeal, holding that the administrator had not properly closed the estate and that revocation of his appointment was justified.
The application was dismissed because it was filed outside the six-month limitation period prescribed by section 17 of the Administrator General (Powers and Functions) Act for revocation of letters of administration granted to the Administrator General, and no sufficient cause for delay was shown.
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The administrators demonstrated sufficient cause for the delay, specifically the rectification of property details at the Land Registry, justifying the extension of time to file Accounts.
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