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Civil procedure 20251208 TZCA Dar es Salaam

20251208 TZCA Dar es Salaam

There was no material before the Court to justify exercising discretion to allow extension of time to file written submissions; failure to comply with Rule 106(1) is fatal and the appeal is not maintainable.

  • Appeal procedure
  • Written submissions
  • Preliminary objection
  • Extension of time
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Civil procedure ABDALLAH HAMIS 2

ABDALLAH HAMIS 2

The applicant's failure to file written submissions as directed and absence without notice constitutes want of prosecution, warranting dismissal of the application with costs.

  • Extension of time
  • Dismissal for want of prosecution
  • Written submissions
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Civil procedure Masinde 0001

Masinde 0001

The application was dismissed because the applicant failed to file written submissions as ordered, which constitutes failure to prosecute the application.

  • Failure to prosecute
  • Written submissions
  • Taxation of costs
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Civil procedure KATEMANA JUDGMENT

KATEMANA JUDGMENT

Appellant failed to pay court fees within the time ordered, rendering the filing incomplete and constituting non-appearance; application dismissed for want of prosecution.

  • Electronic filing
  • Written submissions
  • Court fees
  • Dismissal for want of prosecution
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Civil procedure ODETHA RULING

ODETHA RULING

The applicant's failure to pay the requisite court fees within the time set for filing written submissions constituted non-compliance with court orders, amounting to non-appearance and warranting dismissal for want of prosecution.

  • Electronic filing
  • Compliance with court orders
  • Written submissions
  • Dismissal for want of prosecution
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Civil procedure SALIM ALLY MUHANDO

SALIM ALLY MUHANDO

Defendants failed to file written submissions on time, amounting to default appearance; preliminary objection is dismissed for want of prosecution.

  • Preliminary objection
  • Statutory time limits
  • Notice to government
  • Written submissions
  • Default appearance
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Civil procedure MASESA NKUBA

MASESA NKUBA

The High Court in Shinyanga dismissed an application to extend time after the applicant failed to file written submissions on time and offered no sufficient explanation.

  • Extension of time
  • Written submissions
  • Dismissal for want of prosecution
  • Extension-of-time
  • Written-submissions
  • Want-of-prosecution
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Criminal law MARIAM MADUHU

MARIAM MADUHU

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal for want of prosecution after the appellant failed to file written submissions on time and gave no sufficient cause.

  • Failure to prosecute
  • Written submissions
  • Dismissal for non-compliance
  • Failure-to-prosecute
  • Written-submissions
  • Dismissal-for-non-compliance
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Civil procedure JUMA HAMISI KISIU AND OTHERS VS

JUMA HAMISI KISIU AND OTHERS VS

Appellants' repeated failure to comply with binding court orders for filing written submissions, despite multiple extensions and warnings, constitutes failure to prosecute the appeal, justifying dismissal for want of prosecution with costs.

  • Non-compliance with court orders
  • Written submissions
  • Dismissal for want of prosecution
  • Right to be heard
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Civil GOEFREY IBRAHIM Vs

GOEFREY IBRAHIM Vs

Appellant's failure to file written submissions in chief within the prescribed time constituted non-compliance with court orders and is equivalent to failure to prosecute, warranting dismissal of the appeal.

  • Failure to prosecute
  • Written submissions
  • Compliance with court orders
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