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Civil procedure MISCELLANEOUS LAND APPLICATION NO

MISCELLANEOUS LAND APPLICATION NO

An omnibus application combining extension of time and leave to appeal is incompetent and must be struck out; the doctrine of overriding objective cannot be invoked to cure this procedural defect.

  • Omnibus applications
  • Extension of time
  • Leave to appeal
  • Procedural incompetence
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Labour law praiseglory kileo vs earthways logistics ltd 2020 tzhcld 28 6 march 2020

praiseglory kileo vs earthways logistics ltd 2020 tzhcld 28 6 march 2020

The affidavit was defective because the verification clause failed to specify the source of information for paragraph 3(iii), which was hearsay, rendering the application incompetent and liable to be struck out.

  • Affidavit defects
  • Verification clause
  • Hearsay evidence
  • Procedural incompetence
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Civil procedure 20190326 TZHC Dar es Salaam

20190326 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court struck out a civil revision application as incompetent because it combined two distinct rulings in one chamber summons and one prayer was time-barred.

  • Limitation of actions
  • Revision proceedings
  • Omnibus prayers
  • Procedural incompetence
  • Civil-procedure
  • Limitation-of-actions
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Criminal law 20141024 TZCA Mbeya

20141024 TZCA Mbeya

The Court of Appeal struck out an application to revise its own decision, holding that Rule 65 does not permit revision of the Court’s own decisions.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Revision
  • Review
  • Procedural incompetence
  • Appellate-procedure
  • Procedural-incompetence
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Criminal law 20140211 TZCA Bukoba

20140211 TZCA Bukoba

The Court of Appeal struck out an application for extension of time because the supporting affidavit was not attested, making the motion incompetent.

  • Extension of time
  • Defective affidavit
  • Procedural incompetence
  • Appellate-procedure
  • Affidavits
  • Extension-of-time
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