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Land law Mohamed Hassan appeal Ruling

Mohamed Hassan appeal Ruling

The order appealed against was interlocutory and did not finally determine the rights of the parties; therefore, the appeal is incompetent and must be struck out.

  • Appealability of interlocutory orders
  • Eviction
  • Jurisdiction of high court
  • Interim orders
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Civil procedure RULING SAHARA MEDIA V KCB

RULING SAHARA MEDIA V KCB

The intended amendments do not introduce a new cause of action but expound on existing complaints regarding the credit facility. There is no express or implied statutory provision ousting the High Court’s jurisdiction in favour of the Bank of Tanzania under the cited regulations. The application to amend the plaint is allowed.

  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Jurisdiction of high court
  • Banking malpractice
  • Consumer protection
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Civil procedure jacquiline t limited vs exim bank t limited 2024 tzca 158 29 february 2024

jacquiline t limited vs exim bank t limited 2024 tzca 158 29 february 2024

The Court of Appeal struck out a revision application, holding the High Court ruling was interlocutory and therefore barred by section 5(2)(d) of the AJA.

  • Revision jurisdiction
  • Interlocutory orders
  • Jurisdiction of high court
  • Execution of decrees
  • Matrimonial property
  • Revision-jurisdiction
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Criminal law RULING OF ASAJILE HENRY KATULE

RULING OF ASAJILE HENRY KATULE

The High Court struck out an application to revise a warrant of commitment, holding it lacked jurisdiction because the sentence had already been upheld on appeal and by the Court of Appeal.

  • Revision jurisdiction
  • Jurisdiction of high court
  • Computation of sentence
  • Remand time deduction
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Revision-jurisdiction
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Civil procedure matiko mwita ghati administrator of the estate of the late ezekiel mwita matiko vs eliakim chacha maswi 2024 tzhc 474 16 february 2024

matiko mwita ghati administrator of the estate of the late ezekiel mwita matiko vs eliakim chacha maswi 2024 tzhc 474 16 february 2024

The High Court struck out a land revision application, holding that revision cannot be used as an alternative to appeal absent exceptional circumstances.

  • Revision jurisdiction
  • Right of appeal
  • Dismissal of application
  • Jurisdiction of high court
  • Revision-jurisdiction
  • Right-of-appeal
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Constitutional law meckzedeck maganya vs ministry of estate presidents office regional administration and local government and attorney general 2023 tzhc 23416 15 december 2023

meckzedeck maganya vs ministry of estate presidents office regional administration and local government and attorney general 2023 tzhc 23416 15 december 2023

A constitutional petition challenging the constitutionality of subsidiary legislation is maintainable before the High Court under BRADEA if it alleges violation of basic rights, and the existence of alternative remedies under judicial review does not bar such a petition. The Minister is a proper party, but all entities responsible for promulgation of the impugned regulations should be joined as necessary parties.

  • Challenge to constitutionality of subsidiary legislation
  • Jurisdiction of high court
  • Alternative remedies
  • Joinder of parties
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Civil procedure leah d sikombe 2 others vs elder mwembe sikombe admistrator off the estate of the late duncan edward sikombe 3 others 2023 tzhclandd 16928 12 september 2023

leah d sikombe 2 others vs elder mwembe sikombe admistrator off the estate of the late duncan edward sikombe 3 others 2023 tzhclandd 16928 12 september 2023

The application was struck out because the order sought to be revised was interlocutory and did not finally determine the rights of the parties or dispose of the main suit, thus not revisable under Section 79(2) of the Civil Procedure Code.

  • Revision of interlocutory orders
  • Jurisdiction of high court
  • Preliminary objections
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Land law jonas muhoya vs skolastika gabriel 2023 tzhc 20600 31 august 2023

jonas muhoya vs skolastika gabriel 2023 tzhc 20600 31 august 2023

The applicant had a right of appeal against the decision of the Ward Tribunal and failed to utilize it; revision cannot be used as an alternative to appeal where such remedy exists.

  • Revision vs appeal
  • Jurisdiction of high court
  • Execution of judgments
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Civil procedure yohana maiko sengasu vs mirambo mabula 2023 tzhclandd 16624 27 june 2023

yohana maiko sengasu vs mirambo mabula 2023 tzhclandd 16624 27 june 2023

The High Court dismissed a reference application challenging a Deputy Registrar’s execution ruling, holding that a High Court decision cannot be referred back to itself.

  • Reference procedure
  • Execution of decrees
  • Jurisdiction of high court
  • Powers of deputy registrar
  • Reference-procedure
  • Execution-of-decrees
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Criminal law maswi masero vs republic 2023 tzhc 17766 7 june 2023

maswi masero vs republic 2023 tzhc 17766 7 june 2023

The High Court dismissed a criminal revision application because the impugned proceedings were interlocutory, so section 372(2) barred revision jurisdiction.

  • Revision jurisdiction
  • Interlocutory orders
  • Jurisdiction of high court
  • Criminal trial procedure
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Revision-jurisdiction
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