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Civil procedure victor michael tesha vs tanganyika coffee curing co ltd 2023 tzhc 23326 15 december 2023

victor michael tesha vs tanganyika coffee curing co ltd 2023 tzhc 23326 15 december 2023

The High Court struck out a labour application for delivery of possession after finding non-citation of enabling provisions and a fatal inconsistency in the land description.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Citation of enabling provisions
  • Defective affidavit
  • Description of property
  • Preliminary objections
  • Civil-procedure
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Labour law alphonce dionezio boniphace vs shirika la upendo na sadaka 2022 tzhcld 1 2 february 2022

alphonce dionezio boniphace vs shirika la upendo na sadaka 2022 tzhcld 1 2 february 2022

The High Court overruled a preliminary objection in a labour revision, holding that procedural defects in the affidavit, citation, and format did not warrant striking out the application.

  • Affidavit defects
  • Citation of enabling provisions
  • Procedural format
  • Overriding objective principle
  • Labour-law
  • Civil-procedure
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Probate julieth jackson severine another vs fedrick kaiza bifanimanya as administrator of the estate of the late jackson severine 2021 tzhc 9463 31 december 2021

julieth jackson severine another vs fedrick kaiza bifanimanya as administrator of the estate of the late jackson severine 2021 tzhc 9463 31 december 2021

The High Court held that a revision application from the Primary Court could not be struck out for failing to cite section 22 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act.

  • Revision of lower court decision
  • Application format requirements
  • Citation of enabling provisions
  • Probate
  • Civil-procedure
  • Revision
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Civil procedure st john university of tanzania vs jeffery industry saini ltd 2020 tzhccomd 1979 27 august 2020

st john university of tanzania vs jeffery industry saini ltd 2020 tzhccomd 1979 27 august 2020

The High Court Commercial Division overruled a preliminary objection that the application was incompetent for not citing the precise sub-rule under Order XXI rule 57 CPC.

  • Execution proceedings
  • Garnishee orders
  • Preliminary objections
  • Citation of enabling provisions
  • Preliminary-objections
  • Execution-proceedings
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Land law khalfan seba kakuli vs nasra khalid hamed 2020 tzhc 1025 28 may 2020

khalfan seba kakuli vs nasra khalid hamed 2020 tzhc 1025 28 may 2020

The High Court (Land Division) dismissed an application for leave to appeal because it was filed out of time and no extension of time had been sought or granted.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Limitation of actions
  • Jurisdiction
  • Citation of enabling provisions
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Limitation-of-actions
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Labour law petro magori vs four seasons safari lodge 2020 tzhc 669 24 april 2020

petro magori vs four seasons safari lodge 2020 tzhc 669 24 april 2020

The High Court overruled a preliminary objection and allowed an application for extension of time to proceed, holding that failure to cite section 14(1) of the Law of Limitation Act was not fatal.

  • Extension of time
  • Preliminary objection
  • Citation of enabling provisions
  • Overriding objective principle
  • Extension-of-time
  • Preliminary-objection
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Labour law bernad paul makunja vs lilian kibo high school 2020 tzhcld 67 17 april 2020

bernad paul makunja vs lilian kibo high school 2020 tzhcld 67 17 april 2020

High Court Labour Division dismissed most preliminary objections in a revision application, holding it had jurisdiction to revise a CMA ruling and allowing amendment of a date error.

  • Revisional jurisdiction
  • Preliminary objections
  • Affidavit requirements
  • Citation of enabling provisions
  • Labour-law
  • Revisional-jurisdiction
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Civil procedure BRYSON KOMBE V

BRYSON KOMBE V

The application was incompetent for failure to cite the proper enabling provision of law and was therefore struck out.

  • Extension of time
  • Citation of enabling provisions
  • Matrimonial appeals
  • Procedural competence
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Civil procedure ottu on behalf of p l asenga others vs ami t ltd 2019 tzca 138 12 april 2019

ottu on behalf of p l asenga others vs ami t ltd 2019 tzca 138 12 april 2019

The Court of Appeal dismissed an application for directions, interpretation, and review, holding that the majority decision was clear and no reviewable error was shown.

  • Review of court decisions
  • Finality of judgments
  • Natural justice
  • Execution of decrees
  • Omnibus applications
  • Citation of enabling provisions
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Land law amos manyama others vs ms bio sustain t ltd 2019 tzhc 2028 25 january 2019

amos manyama others vs ms bio sustain t ltd 2019 tzhc 2028 25 january 2019

The High Court struck out an application for leave to appeal after finding it failed to cite the required enabling provision under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Citation of enabling provisions
  • Preliminary objection
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Preliminary-objection
  • Citation-of-enabling-provisions
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