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Family law CIVIL APPEAL 470 OF 2024

CIVIL APPEAL 470 OF 2024

The appeal was struck out as incompetent due to a procedural defect in the first appellate court's proceedings, specifically the misnaming of the case type, which fundamentally undermined the competence of the appeal and could not be rectified by amendment.

  • Matrimonial property division
  • Divorce
  • Procedural defect
  • Appeal competence
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Land law MWAKATOBE safii

MWAKATOBE safii

The appeal was struck out due to failure to sue the respondent in his correct capacity as administrator of the estate of late Bahati Gomba, as required by law and procedure.

  • Capacity to sue
  • Administrator of estate
  • Procedural defect
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Civil procedure imtiaz hussein bhanji versus dilshad hussein bhanji another 2023 tzhclandd 16533 31 may 2023

imtiaz hussein bhanji versus dilshad hussein bhanji another 2023 tzhclandd 16533 31 may 2023

The High Court struck out a temporary injunction application in a land dispute after finding it incompetent because the applicant did not specify the exact relief sought.

  • Temporary injunction
  • Competence of application
  • Procedural defect
  • Temporary-injunction
  • Civil-procedure
  • Application-incompetent
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Civil procedure adolf george kweka vs julius elisamehe mkeni 2022 tzhcld 641 6 june 2022

adolf george kweka vs julius elisamehe mkeni 2022 tzhcld 641 6 june 2022

The application was brought under the wrong provision of law, as section 47(3) of the Land Disputes Courts Act is the specific provision required for appeals originating from the Ward Tribunal. Citing only the general provision of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act is insufficient and renders the application incompetent.

  • Wrong citation of law
  • Leave to appeal
  • Certificate on point of law
  • Jurisdiction
  • Procedural defect
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Criminal law 201607na TZCA Mtwara2 1

201607na TZCA Mtwara2 1

The notice of appeal was incurably defective for failing to properly state the nature of the offence, rendering the appeal incompetent and requiring it to be struck out.

  • Attempted rape
  • Notice of appeal
  • Procedural defect
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Criminal law 20140623 TZCA Tabora2

20140623 TZCA Tabora2

The Court of Appeal struck out a criminal appeal as incompetent because the Notice of Appeal omitted the number of the decision challenged.

  • Unnatural offence
  • Plea of guilty
  • Notice of appeal
  • Procedural defect
  • Competence of appeal
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal law abeid so seif vs republic 2014 tzca 2138 20 june 2014

abeid so seif vs republic 2014 tzca 2138 20 june 2014

The Notice of Appeal failed to indicate the correct registration number of the case, violating mandatory procedural requirements and rendering the appeal incompetent.

  • Notice of appeal
  • Procedural defect
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Criminal law 20111123 TZCA Arusha

20111123 TZCA Arusha

The Court of Appeal struck out a criminal appeal because the notice of appeal cited the wrong High Court case number, leaving no valid appeal before the court.

  • Notice of appeal
  • Jurisdiction
  • Procedural defect
  • Notice-of-appeal
  • Appellate-procedure
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal law gimaleni olemashale another vs republic 2010 tzca 149 7 june 2010

gimaleni olemashale another vs republic 2010 tzca 149 7 june 2010

The notice of appeal was incurably defective as it failed to specify the correct order being appealed against, contrary to Rule 61(2), rendering the appeal incompetent and necessitating its striking out.

  • Armed robbery
  • Notice of appeal
  • Extension of time
  • Procedural defect
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