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Labour law NELSON MWAIKAJA V

NELSON MWAIKAJA V

The application is dismissed as it constitutes an abuse of court process, is res judicata, and the court is functus officio, having already dismissed a previous review application on the same matter for being time barred.

  • Review applications
  • Res judicata
  • Functus officio
  • Time limitation
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Civil procedure ester chakupewa vs amasha mpenzi another 2023 tzca 17979 15 december 2023

ester chakupewa vs amasha mpenzi another 2023 tzca 17979 15 december 2023

The Court of Appeal quashed part of a High Court ruling on revision, holding that the judge revisited issues already decided and erred after striking out the application.

  • Revision
  • Functus officio
  • Procedural irregularities
  • Review applications
  • Civil-procedure
  • Functus-officio
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Civil procedure ernest sebastian mbelle vs sebastian sebastian mbelle others 2023 tzca 17990 14 december 2023

ernest sebastian mbelle vs sebastian sebastian mbelle others 2023 tzca 17990 14 december 2023

The Court of Appeal of Tanzania dismissed an application for extension of time to seek review, finding the applicant failed to explain a three-month delay.

  • Extension of time
  • Review applications
  • Court discretion
  • Delay accountability
  • Extension-of-time
  • Review-applications
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Civil procedure mustafa seif ngane suing as administrator of the estate of late seif ngane vs dr elifuraha elimbizi saria 70 others 2023 tzhclandd 16884 15 september 2023

mustafa seif ngane suing as administrator of the estate of late seif ngane vs dr elifuraha elimbizi saria 70 others 2023 tzhclandd 16884 15 september 2023

The High Court Land Division dismissed a review application as time barred, holding that withdrawal of an earlier review with leave to refile did not extend limitation time.

  • Limitation of actions
  • Review applications
  • Withdrawal and refiling of cases
  • Limitation-of-actions
  • Review-applications
  • Withdrawal-and-refiling-of-cases
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Labour law cats tanzania limited vs savio fernandes 2023 tzhcld 1414 11 september 2023

cats tanzania limited vs savio fernandes 2023 tzhcld 1414 11 september 2023

The application for review of the Deputy Registrar's decision is subject to a fifteen-day limitation period under Rule 27(1) of the Labour Court Rules. The application was filed after thirty-six days and is therefore time barred and must be dismissed.

  • Limitation period
  • Review applications
  • Jurisdiction
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Civil procedure oxley ltd vs nyarugusu mine co ltd another 2023 tzhccomd 249 31 july 2023

oxley ltd vs nyarugusu mine co ltd another 2023 tzhccomd 249 31 july 2023

The date of filing is the date on which the filing fee is paid, not the date of electronic submission. Since the fee was paid on 16th March, 2023, the application was filed out of time and is therefore dismissed.

  • Limitation of actions
  • Electronic filing
  • Review applications
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Criminal law robert sanganya vs republic 2023 tzca 17445 21 july 2023

robert sanganya vs republic 2023 tzca 17445 21 july 2023

The Court of Appeal of Tanzania granted Robert Sanganya extra time to file a review application, finding his delay was beyond his control while in prison.

  • Extension of time
  • Review applications
  • Court procedure
  • Extension-of-time
  • Review-applications
  • Appeal-procedure
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Civil procedure ibrahim tindwa vs revocatus osward another 2023 tzhclandd 16633 28 june 2023

ibrahim tindwa vs revocatus osward another 2023 tzhclandd 16633 28 june 2023

The application was filed out of time, and Section 3(1) of the Law of Limitation Act mandates dismissal of such proceedings; applicant's concession confirms incompetence of the application.

  • Limitation of actions
  • Review applications
  • Court procedure
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