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Probate CIV APP 202402261000003743 LUCIA LUDELENGEJA VS JEREMIA NSULWA

CIV APP 202402261000003743 LUCIA LUDELENGEJA VS JEREMIA NSULWA

The appeal was dismissed as all grounds lacked merit; the administrator was properly appointed, jurisdiction was correct, no improper delegation or misuse was proven, and additional evidence was not properly requested at the lower court.

  • Appointment of administrator
  • Revocation of administrator
  • Jurisdiction
  • Distribution of estate
  • Additional evidence
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Contract law abdulahimu rugaenda vs odetha t rugambwa 2023 tzhc 15986 10 march 2023

abdulahimu rugaenda vs odetha t rugambwa 2023 tzhc 15986 10 march 2023

The High Court allowed a second appeal, finding no proof of a valid oral lease contract between the parties and holding that TABOA, not the appellant, was responsible.

  • Oral contract
  • Burden of proof
  • Additional evidence
  • Appellate review
  • Oral-contract
  • Burden-of-proof
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Company law kariakoo auction mart vs mashaka dyanga others 2022 tzca 399 28 june 2022

kariakoo auction mart vs mashaka dyanga others 2022 tzca 399 28 june 2022

The Court of Appeal allowed an appellant to add a locus standi ground and ordered the High Court to take additional evidence on who the company’s shareholders were.

  • Locus standi
  • Jurisdiction
  • Additional evidence
  • Shareholding determination
  • Locus-standi
  • Additional-evidence
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Family law CIVIL APPEAL NO

CIVIL APPEAL NO

The High Court erred in ordering a retrial on division of matrimonial assets; the proper procedure was to order the reception of additional evidence under Order XXXIX rules 27, 28, and 29 of the Civil Procedure Code before composing judgment.

  • Divorce
  • Division of matrimonial assets
  • Appellate procedure
  • Additional evidence
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Property law bhoke kitangita vs makuru mahemba 2020 tzca 66 20 march 2020

bhoke kitangita vs makuru mahemba 2020 tzca 66 20 march 2020

The appellant failed to prove uninterrupted adverse possession by admissible evidence; submissions before the DLHT did not constitute additional evidence as no order for such evidence was made. The High Court's decision awarding ownership to the respondent was correct.

  • Adverse possession
  • Land ownership
  • Limitation of actions
  • Additional evidence
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Land law NA TZHC Mwanza 1

NA TZHC Mwanza 1

Proceedings and judgments of both the Ward Tribunal and District Land and Housing Tribunal are quashed due to irregularities: the appellant was a non-existent entity lacking capacity to sue, the respondent lacked locus standi, and the appellate tribunal failed to follow proper procedure for calling additional evidence and did not provide adequate reasons for its judgment.

  • Capacity to sue
  • Locus standi
  • Judgment requirements
  • Additional evidence
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Civil procedure 19960308 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19960308 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court quashed district court appeal proceedings for hearing additional evidence without recorded reasons, and ordered a rehearing before a different magistrate.

  • Appellate procedure
  • Additional evidence
  • Division of matrimonial assets
  • Appellate-procedure
  • Additional-evidence
  • Civil-procedure
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Criminal law 19880226 TZCA Dar es Salaam

19880226 TZCA Dar es Salaam

The Court of Appeal ordered additional evidence in a murder appeal after an acquittal, directing factual clarification on the scene, injuries, and related exhibits.

  • Murder
  • Acquittal
  • Additional evidence
  • Appeal procedure
  • Criminal-law
  • Appeals
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Criminal law 19880226 TZCA Dar es Salaam 1

19880226 TZCA Dar es Salaam 1

The Court of Appeal ordered additional evidence in a murder appeal after a High Court acquittal, directing focused inquiries on identity, scene layout, road condition, and medical causation.

  • Murder
  • Acquittal
  • Appeal
  • Additional evidence
  • Criminal-law
  • Additional-evidence
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