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Civil procedure MENGI 22900

MENGI 22900

The High Court struck out a stay application as overtaken by events after it had already stayed related proceedings pending Court of Appeal directions.

  • Stay of proceedings
  • Pending appeal
  • Abuse of process
  • Stay-of-proceedings
  • Pending-appeal
  • Abuse-of-process
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Labour law JUDGEMENT ULTIMATE SECURITY V JOSEPH KANDIDUS determination while there is pending appeal

JUDGEMENT ULTIMATE SECURITY V JOSEPH KANDIDUS determination while there is pending appeal

The CMA lacked jurisdiction to proceed with Labour Dispute No. CMA/DSM/KIN/411/2021/51/2022 because the issue of time limitation had already been conclusively determined in a previous dispute between the same parties, and a related appeal was pending before the Court of Appeal. The proceedings and award were therefore nullified for irregularity.

  • Functus officio
  • Res judicata
  • Jurisdiction
  • Condonation
  • Parallel proceedings
  • Pending appeal
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Land law MWATEX V REGISTRAR

MWATEX V REGISTRAR

The Registrar of Titles acted wrongly by rectifying the land register while an appeal was pending before the Court of Appeal; the principle of lis pendens applies, requiring maintenance of status quo until litigation concludes.

  • Rectification of land register
  • Pending appeal
  • Powers of registrar
  • Lis pendens
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Civil procedure Civil Revision No

Civil Revision No

A revision application is incompetent where an appeal on the same subject matter is pending before the court, regardless of whether the applicant was a party to the original proceedings, as parallel proceedings risk conflicting decisions and confusion in the administration of justice.

  • Revision jurisdiction
  • Pending appeal
  • Matrimonial property
  • Abuse of process
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Civil procedure Misc

Misc

The application for temporary injunction fails because there is no pending suit; the suit was already disposed of by the trial tribunal, and the applicant has not satisfied the first condition for grant of temporary injunction.

  • Temporary injunction
  • Pending appeal
  • Execution of decree
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Civil procedure international commercial bank ltd vs yusufu mulla another 2021 tzhccomd 3509 22 december 2021

international commercial bank ltd vs yusufu mulla another 2021 tzhccomd 3509 22 december 2021

The High Court suspended execution proceedings because the judgment debtors had filed a stay application in the Court of Appeal, despite a service dispute.

  • Stay of execution
  • Execution of decree
  • Service of notice
  • Pending appeal
  • Stay-of-execution
  • Execution-of-decree
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Labour law world vision tanzania vs filician lutwaza 2018 tzhc 2710 14 september 2018

world vision tanzania vs filician lutwaza 2018 tzhc 2710 14 september 2018

The High Court Labour Division held that payment of a decretal sum to the respondent’s bank account was contrary to procedure, but endorsed that payment had been made.

  • Execution of decree
  • Payment of decretal sum
  • Pending appeal
  • Procedure for payment
  • Execution-of-decree
  • Decretal-sum-payment
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Civil procedure 20150720 TZHC Dar es Salaam

20150720 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court revised and quashed a Resident Magistrate’s Court decision, finding the matter was already tied to a pending appeal and granting the application with costs.

  • Revision
  • Quashing of lower court orders
  • Pending appeal
  • Civil-procedure
  • Appellate-procedure
  • Pending-appeal
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Civil procedure 20121218 TZHC Dodoma 1

20121218 TZHC Dodoma 1

The High Court granted a stay of execution in a land dispute pending appeal, restraining further construction on the disputed land until the appeal is determined.

  • Stay of execution
  • Pending appeal
  • Land dispute
  • Stay-of-execution
  • Pending-appeal
  • Land-dispute
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