Tanzania Case Law

mrema others vs attorney general others 1995 tzhc 13 13 november 1995

Court

TZHC

The application was dismissed because the supporting affidavit was incurably defective for lack of personal knowledge and failure to disclose sources of information, rendering the application incompetent. Further, the applicants failed to show a serious question to be tried or likelihood of success, and the court's jurisdiction is ousted by Article 41(7) of the Constitution once Presidential results are declared.

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• Jurisdiction ouster
• Injunctions
• Affidavit requirements
• Presidential elections
• Electoral process

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augustine lyatonga mrema others vs attorney general others 1995 tzhc 730 13 november 1995

Court

TZHC

The High Court dismissed an interim injunction application over Tanzania’s 1995 elections, finding the supporting affidavit defective and no sufficient basis for relief.

• Interim injunctions
• Jurisdiction ouster
• Affidavit requirements
• Electoral process
• Presidential elections
• Election-law

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19941221 TZCA Dar es Salaam2

Court

TZCA

Customary or deemed rights of occupancy constitute property protected by Article 24 of the Constitution; deprivation without fair compensation is unconstitutional. Statutory ouster of court jurisdiction is unconstitutional. Only offending sections of a statute should be struck down, not the entire statute.

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• Customary land rights
• Compensation for deprivation
• Separation of powers
• Jurisdiction ouster
• Statutory interpretation

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ac mwakyusa vs tanzania housing bank 1982 tzhc 24 8 april 1982

Court

TZHC

The High Court dismissed an application for certiorari, prohibition and mandamus, holding that section 27 of the Permanent Labour Tribunal Act ousted review jurisdiction.

• Judicial review
• Dismissal from employment
• Jurisdiction ouster
• Natural justice
• Judicial-review
• Labour-law

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