Tanzania Case Law

hyasinta elias malisa vs the ministry of landsa housing human settlements development othersusong 2023 tzca 17752 11 october 2023

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal lacks jurisdiction to grant temporary injunctions in circumstances where the Rules do not specifically provide for such relief and where the application does not present extraordinary circumstances. Injunctive reliefs are suited for courts of original jurisdiction, not appellate courts.

Source excerpt

• Temporary injunction
• Stay of execution
• Inherent powers
• Time-barred claims

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burton mwambene vs muhanga secondary school 2022 tzhcld 634 27 june 2022

Court

TANZLII

The High Court Labour Division dismissed a review application, holding there was no apparent error on the record and that the matter had been filed at CMA out of time.

• Review of court decision
• Jurisdiction
• Time-barred claims
• Labour dispute procedure
• Labour-law
• Judicial-review

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kasco co limited vs john abery 2020 tzhcld 26 3 september 2020

Court

TANZLII

The High Court struck out an employer’s labour revision application as incompetent because the advocate’s appointment was procedurally defective.

• Unfair termination
• Procedural irregularity
• Time-barred claims
• Pleadings
• Representation
• Labour-law

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lukwiya v attorney general of the republic of uganda and another 2018 eacj 126 27 november 2018

Court

EACJ

The Reference was dismissed as time-barred because it was filed outside the two-month period prescribed by Article 30(2) of the EAC Treaty, and the Court has no power to disregard this limitation even in cases of alleged continuing violations.

Source excerpt

• Jurisdiction of regional courts
• Exhaustion of domestic remedies
• Time-barred claims
• Interpretation of treaty provisions
• Human rights violations
• Extra-judicial rendition

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h s implex ltd vs juma sudi mohamed 2018 tzhcld 1 23 february 2018

Court

TANZLII

The application for revision is premature as it seeks to challenge an interlocutory order of the CMA which does not finally determine the dispute. Rule 50 of the Labour Court Rules and binding precedent prohibit such revision or appeal at this stage.

Source excerpt

• Revision of interlocutory orders
• Time-barred claims
• Jurisdiction of cma
• Unfair termination

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19760903 TZHC Mwanza

Court

TZHC

The High Court allowed an appeal in a cattle bailment dispute, holding the claim was stale and time-barred after the long passage of time.

• Bailment
• Limitation of actions
• Time-barred claims
• Limitation-of-actions
• Time-barred-claims
• Civil-appeals

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