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Civil procedure Wabulu Masaba v TCB ruling

Wabulu Masaba v TCB ruling

The suit was instituted in violation of mandatory procedural requirements under the Government Proceedings Act, warranting its striking out.

  • Government proceedings act compliance
  • Notice requirement
  • Joinder of attorney general
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Civil procedure CIVIL CASE RAMADHANI IBACHIRO MWITA

CIVIL CASE RAMADHANI IBACHIRO MWITA

The suit was struck out for failure to provide proof that the Attorney General and Solicitor General were served with the statutory notice as required by section 6(2) of the Government Proceedings Act, rendering the suit premature and incompetent.

  • Preliminary objection
  • Notice requirement
  • Joinder of parties
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Civil procedure MSAFIRI MAKINDI MTIGANDI

MSAFIRI MAKINDI MTIGANDI

The court held that while it has the power to add necessary parties under Order I Rule 10(2) of the Civil Procedure Code, this power must be exercised in harmony with section 6(2) of the Government Proceedings Act, which requires a 90-day notice before joining government officials as defendants. The court declined to invoke its powers under Order I Rule 10(2) at the expense of the mandatory notice requirement.

  • Joinder of parties
  • Government proceedings
  • Amendment of plaint
  • Notice requirement
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Civil procedure CIVIL CASE NO

CIVIL CASE NO

Failure to properly serve and prove service of the ninety-day notice as required by section 6(2) of the Government Proceedings Act deprives the Court of jurisdiction to entertain the suit; the suit must be struck out.

  • Preliminary objection
  • Notice requirement
  • Jurisdiction
  • Negligence
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Labour law amina sangali 200 others vs st johns university of tanzania 2023 tzhcld 1382 4 august 2023

amina sangali 200 others vs st johns university of tanzania 2023 tzhcld 1382 4 august 2023

The High Court struck out a labour revision application for failure to file the mandatory notice of intention to seek revision under Regulation 34(1).

  • Revision procedure
  • Notice requirement
  • Constructive termination
  • Extension of time
  • Labour-revision
  • Procedural-compliance
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Civil procedure LAND CASE NO

LAND CASE NO

Failure to serve the Attorney General with the statutory 90 days’ notice before instituting a suit against the Government is fatal and renders the suit premature and incompetent.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Notice requirement
  • Striking out suit
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Land law zubeda ahmed lakha vs hajibhai kara ibrahim others 2022 tzca 310 25 may 2022

zubeda ahmed lakha vs hajibhai kara ibrahim others 2022 tzca 310 25 may 2022

The respondents failed to prove that the appellant breached any conditions in the certificate of occupancy or that there was an operative sale; thus, there was no good cause for revocation, rendering the revocation and subsequent sub-division and reallocation of the land illegal and void.

  • Revocation of right of occupancy
  • Breach of certificate conditions
  • Notice requirement
  • Burden of proof
  • Disposition of land
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Civil procedure Fauzia

Fauzia

The suit was filed without proper notice to the government as required by section 6(2) of the Government Proceedings Act, rendering it incompetent.

  • Government proceedings act compliance
  • Notice requirement
  • Non-joinder of parties
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Civil procedure LAND CASE NO

LAND CASE NO

The suit was struck out because the plaintiff failed to serve the Attorney General with the statutory 90-day notice as required by section 6(2) of the Government Proceedings Act, which is a mandatory precondition for instituting a suit against the Government. This non-compliance deprived the court of jurisdiction.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Notice requirement
  • Preliminary objection
  • Service of process
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