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Civil procedure CIVIL Revision DC

CIVIL Revision DC

District Court acted improperly by releasing attached motor vehicle before determining preliminary objection and revision application; proper procedure requires hearing and disposal of preliminary objection first, followed by substantive application; order of release was premature and lacked judicial basis.

  • Revision of lower court orders
  • Execution of judgment
  • Preliminary objection procedure
  • Attachment and release of property
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Criminal law RULING OF JAYUNGA JOHN finall

RULING OF JAYUNGA JOHN finall

The district court's proceedings and orders in Misc. Criminal Application No. 7977 of 2024 are a nullity due to denial of the applicant's right to be heard and failure to issue summons as required by law.

  • Right to be heard
  • Natural justice
  • Forfeiture of property
  • Issuance of summons
  • Revision of lower court orders
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Civil procedure elikana emanuel vs peter andrew silayo 2023 tzhc 23762 22 december 2023

elikana emanuel vs peter andrew silayo 2023 tzhc 23762 22 december 2023

The High Court overruled preliminary objections and revised and set aside a District Court order restraining nuisance at a bar and club premises.

  • Revision of lower court orders
  • Preliminary objections
  • Interlocutory orders
  • Civil-procedure
  • Revision
  • Preliminary-objections
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Criminal law juliana seki mwakatagwe vs republic 2022 tzhc 15241 8 december 2022

juliana seki mwakatagwe vs republic 2022 tzhc 15241 8 december 2022

The High Court revised and set aside a forfeiture order for a motor tricycle, holding that the owner was condemned unheard and denied a fair hearing.

  • Right to be heard
  • Forfeiture of property
  • Revision of lower court orders
  • Right-to-be-heard
  • Forfeiture-of-property
  • Criminal-revision
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Family law 20150715 TZHC Dar es Salaam

20150715 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court dismissed an application to revise a district court order on matrimonial property division, holding the applicant should have sought review in the trial court.

  • Matrimonial property division
  • Revision of lower court orders
  • Jurisdictional procedure
  • Matrimonial-property-division
  • Revision-of-lower-court-orders
  • Civil-procedure
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Criminal law 20050527 TZHC Dar es Salaam 1

20050527 TZHC Dar es Salaam 1

The trial court wrongly acquitted the respondent solely on the ground of delay, which is not a valid legal basis for acquittal under the Criminal Procedure Act, 1985.

  • Acquittal
  • Delay in trial
  • Inherent powers of court
  • Revision of lower court orders
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Civil procedure loans and advances realization trust vs patrick k mungaya others 2005 tzhc 133 25 april 2005

loans and advances realization trust vs patrick k mungaya others 2005 tzhc 133 25 april 2005

The High Court quashed a lower-court garnishee order, holding that execution was attempted again after the decree had already been satisfied.

  • Revision of lower court orders
  • Execution of decrees
  • Garnishee proceedings
  • Jurisdiction
  • Fraud and forgery in court documents
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil procedure cowi consult t ltd vs kuhangaika others 2005 tzhc 22 14 april 200

cowi consult t ltd vs kuhangaika others 2005 tzhc 22 14 april 200

The ex-parte judgment was entered without proof of service of summons on the applicant, contrary to the requirements of the Civil Procedure Code, rendering the judgment and all subsequent orders illegal.

  • Ex-parte judgment
  • Service of summons
  • Revision of lower court orders
  • Remittal for retrial
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