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Land law

Hawa Edgar vs Elizabeth Ijoka Jagale

The High Court allowed the appeal, set aside the tribunal’s striking-out order, and held the pleadings disclosed trespass, not breach of lease.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Preliminary objection
  • Lease agreement
  • Trespass / unlawful invasion
  • Appeal from tribunal
  • Preliminary-objection
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Civil procedure

JEM'STRADERS & FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED and Jacob Enock Mgimba vs Self Microfinance Fund (MFUKO FUND), Spytech and Security Supplies Ltd, and The Attorney General

The High Court at Mbeya held that a status quo order sought over land was, in substance, a temporary injunction barred against Government entities.

  • Temporary injunction
  • Status quo order
  • Preliminary objection
  • Government entities
  • Maintainability of application
  • Attachment and sale of secured property
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Land law RULING ISSA NDUMA ON NECESSARY PARTY

RULING ISSA NDUMA ON NECESSARY PARTY

There is no need to join the Commissioner for Lands, Registrar of Titles, or Attorney General as necessary parties because the pleadings do not seek relief against them, nor do they raise issues regarding allocation or registration of the land. The dispute is solely between the plaintiffs and the 1st defendant over entitlement to the suit premises, and the court can adjudicate the matter effectively without the absent parties.

  • Joinder of parties
  • Preliminary objection
  • Registered land
  • Declaratory relief
  • Fraud
  • Fiduciary duty
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Civil procedure 20251208 TZCA Dar es Salaam

20251208 TZCA Dar es Salaam

There was no material before the Court to justify exercising discretion to allow extension of time to file written submissions; failure to comply with Rule 106(1) is fatal and the appeal is not maintainable.

  • Appeal procedure
  • Written submissions
  • Preliminary objection
  • Extension of time
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Civil procedure final MALEKO HARDWARE ENTERPRISES TANZ

final MALEKO HARDWARE ENTERPRISES TANZ

The court held that while a board resolution is required for institution of a suit by a company, there is no legal requirement that such resolution must precede the issuance of the 90 days’ notice to the government. The notice is not the institution of the suit but a procedural step, and the defendants’ acknowledgment of receipt of the notice satisfied the statutory requirement. The preliminary objections did not meet the threshold of pure points of law and were devoid of merit.

  • Preliminary objection
  • Notice to government
  • Board resolution
  • Jurisdiction
  • Institution of suit
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Labour law Orica PO ruling as at 28 March 2025

Orica PO ruling as at 28 March 2025

The affidavit was verified in Dar es Salaam and attested in Shinyanga on the same date, indicating attestation was not done in the presence of the deponent, rendering the affidavit incurably defective under section 8 of the Notaries Public and Commissioner for Oaths Act. The application is incompetent and must be struck out.

  • Affidavit defects
  • Stay of execution
  • Preliminary objection
  • Attestation requirements
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