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Company law stefano ciocca vs azure boutique resort limited 3 others 2023 tzhccomd 339 20 october 2023

stefano ciocca vs azure boutique resort limited 3 others 2023 tzhccomd 339 20 october 2023

The breakdown in communication and management among directors, abandonment of company affairs, and failure to comply with statutory obligations make it just and equitable to wind up Azure Boutique Resort Limited under section 279(1)(e) of the Companies Act.

  • Compulsory winding up
  • Unfair prejudice
  • Appointment of liquidator
  • Director duties
  • Statutory compliance
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Civil procedure 20191203 TZHC Dar es Salaam 1

20191203 TZHC Dar es Salaam 1

The High Court of Tanzania overruled a preliminary objection, holding that alleged non-compliance with land statutes could not be decided without evidence.

  • Preliminary objection
  • Statutory compliance
  • Allocation of land
  • Jurisdiction
  • Preliminary-objection
  • Land-law
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Criminal law 20180329 TZCA Dar es salaam

20180329 TZCA Dar es salaam

Failure to categorize the offence in the charge sheet under section 154(1) of the Penal Code prejudiced the appellant's defence and rendered the charge defective, invalidating the conviction and sentence.

  • Defective charge sheet
  • Unnatural offence
  • Statutory compliance
  • Fair trial
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Criminal law 20171002 TZCA Dar es Salaam

20171002 TZCA Dar es Salaam

The High Court held that committal proceedings in an economic crimes case were a nullity for non-compliance with mandatory statutory and procedural rules.

  • Committal proceedings
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Jurisdiction
  • Statutory compliance
  • Economic-crimes
  • Committal-proceedings
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Land law 20161021 TZHC Dodoma

20161021 TZHC Dodoma

The High Court held that non-compliance with section 24 of the Land Disputes Courts Act made the tribunal decision invalid and ordered the appeal reheard by a different chairman and assessors.

  • Tribunal procedure
  • Appeal
  • Statutory compliance
  • Land-law
  • Civil-procedure
  • Tribunal-procedure
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Tax law 20160526 TZHC Dar es Salaam2

20160526 TZHC Dar es Salaam2

High Court held that the purchaser was liable to reimburse VAT paid by the supplier to TRA, and also ordered payment of an outstanding invoice amount.

  • Vat liability
  • Contractual obligations
  • Statutory compliance
  • Tax exemption procedures
  • Vat-liability
  • Tax-exemption-procedure
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Mining law john kashekya vs attorney general 2016 tzca 2075 11 april 2016

john kashekya vs attorney general 2016 tzca 2075 11 april 2016

The appellant did not comply with section 48(1)(e) of the Mining Act, 1979, as he failed to obtain written consent from the Capital Development Authority, the surface rights holder, before carrying out prospecting operations. The Commissioner was therefore justified in refusing to register the claim.

  • Prospecting rights
  • Registration of mining claims
  • Statutory compliance
  • Surface rights consent
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Mining law john kashekya vs attonel general 2016 tzca 327 8 april 2016

john kashekya vs attonel general 2016 tzca 327 8 april 2016

The appellant did not comply with the legal requirement of obtaining written consent from the Capital Development Authority, the surface rights holder, before exercising rights under his prospecting licence. Therefore, the Commissioner was justified in refusing to register the claim.

  • Prospecting rights
  • Registration of mining claims
  • Statutory compliance
  • Surface rights consent
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Family law stella mkeya vs milele choga 2015 tzhc 2164 3 september 2015

stella mkeya vs milele choga 2015 tzhc 2164 3 september 2015

The lower courts' proceedings were vitiated by procedural irregularities and non-compliance with mandatory statutory requirements, rendering their judgments and orders a nullity.

  • Divorce
  • Matrimonial property
  • Procedural irregularities
  • Mutual consent
  • Statutory compliance
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Criminal law 20120328 TZCA Iringa1

20120328 TZCA Iringa1

The Court of Appeal held that a court-martial appeal heard by a single High Court judge was a nullity because the statute required three judges.

  • Court-martial appeals
  • Jurisdiction
  • Quorum requirements
  • Statutory compliance
  • Court-martial-appeals
  • Quorum-requirements
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