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Land law ELIAWARA MZEE NNKO

ELIAWARA MZEE NNKO

The applicant's failure to file written submissions as ordered by the court constitutes failure to prosecute the application, warranting dismissal.

  • Extension of time
  • Non-compliance with court orders
  • Ex-parte proceedings
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Civil procedure JUMA HAMISI KISIU AND OTHERS VS

JUMA HAMISI KISIU AND OTHERS VS

Appellants' repeated failure to comply with binding court orders for filing written submissions, despite multiple extensions and warnings, constitutes failure to prosecute the appeal, justifying dismissal for want of prosecution with costs.

  • Non-compliance with court orders
  • Written submissions
  • Dismissal for want of prosecution
  • Right to be heard
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Civil procedure fredrick winston kitwika another vs raphel lefi david suing under power of attorney in favour of isihaka jongo jabiri 2023 tzhclandd 16988 5 october 2023

fredrick winston kitwika another vs raphel lefi david suing under power of attorney in favour of isihaka jongo jabiri 2023 tzhclandd 16988 5 october 2023

The applicants failed to file written submissions as ordered by the court, amounting to failure to prosecute the application and disobedience of a court order, warranting dismissal of the application with costs.

  • Extension of time
  • Non-compliance with court orders
  • Failure to prosecute
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Civil procedure coast water project t limited vs national development corporation ndc 2023 tzhc 20 24 january 2023

coast water project t limited vs national development corporation ndc 2023 tzhc 20 24 january 2023

The High Court dismissed the suit for want of prosecution after the plaintiff failed to file witness statements as directed by the court.

  • Dismissal for want of prosecution
  • Non-compliance with court orders
  • Witness statements
  • Dismissal-for-want-of-prosecution
  • Witness-statements
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil procedure rashmear services and maintainance company limited vs greenallight auction mart another 2022 tzhclandd 12749 27 october 2022

rashmear services and maintainance company limited vs greenallight auction mart another 2022 tzhclandd 12749 27 october 2022

The High Court dismissed preliminary objections and the suit after the parties failed to comply with directions to file submissions and address competence.

  • Preliminary objection
  • Locus standi
  • Cause of action
  • Non-compliance with court orders
  • Dismissal for want of prosecution
  • Land-law
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Civil procedure bahati matimba vs jagro enterprises limited 2022 tzhc 13496 6 october 2022

bahati matimba vs jagro enterprises limited 2022 tzhc 13496 6 october 2022

The High Court dismissed an application for leave to appeal after the applicant filed written submissions one day late, treating the delay as failure to prosecute.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Non-compliance with court orders
  • Written submissions
  • Dismissal for want of prosecution
  • Civil-procedure
  • Leave-to-appeal
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Civil procedure lonagro tanzania limited vs global agency limited 2022 tzhccomd 230 20 june 2022

lonagro tanzania limited vs global agency limited 2022 tzhccomd 230 20 june 2022

The High Court of Tanzania’s Commercial Division granted a final extension of time to file an amended defence, despite non-compliance, and imposed costs on defence counsel.

  • Extension of time
  • Non-compliance with court orders
  • Overriding objective
  • Procedural technicalities vs substantive justice
  • Extension-of-time
  • Civil-procedure
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Labour law shoppers supermarket ltd vs joyce fred ndimbo 2022 tzhcld 656 23 may 2022

shoppers supermarket ltd vs joyce fred ndimbo 2022 tzhcld 656 23 may 2022

The applicant failed to file submissions within the time ordered by the court and did not seek leave for extension; this constitutes disobedience of court orders and justifies dismissal for want of prosecution.

  • Revision of arbitral award
  • Non-compliance with court orders
  • Dismissal for want of prosecution
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Labour law santa lucas schools vs festo mlelwa 2022 tzhcld 781 25 march 2022

santa lucas schools vs festo mlelwa 2022 tzhcld 781 25 march 2022

Failure to file written submissions within the time prescribed by the court, without seeking leave for extension, amounts to failure to prosecute and justifies dismissal of the application.

  • Non-compliance with court orders
  • Filing of written submissions
  • Dismissal for want of prosecution
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Civil procedure oswald pius kitali 12 others vs tanzania electric supplyv company limited 2021 tzhclandd 6987 10 december 2021

oswald pius kitali 12 others vs tanzania electric supplyv company limited 2021 tzhclandd 6987 10 december 2021

The High Court struck out a land suit for failure to comply with an order requiring representative-suit procedure and newspaper publication.

  • Representative suits
  • Non-compliance with court orders
  • Overriding objective principle
  • Striking out suits
  • Representative-suits
  • Civil-procedure
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