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Civil procedure Ruling Juma Zebedayo

Ruling Juma Zebedayo

The appeal was incompetent for lack of the drawn order (decree) as required by law; the proper remedy is to strike out the appeal, not dismiss it, and no order as to costs is made since the issue was raised by the court suo motu.

  • Appeal competency
  • Attachment of decree
  • Striking out incompetent appeals
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Land law ahmad hamisi mkwamba vs sevarine koronel nachihangu 2023 tzhc 21552 29 september 2023

ahmad hamisi mkwamba vs sevarine koronel nachihangu 2023 tzhc 21552 29 september 2023

The District Land and Housing Tribunal exercised its discretion judiciously, reasonably, and on sound legal principles in granting the extension of time to the respondent, based on credible reasons including delayed supply of judgment copy and allegations of procedural irregularity.

  • Extension of time
  • Appeal competency
  • Discretionary powers
  • Execution of judgment
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Civil procedure CIVIL APPEAL NO

CIVIL APPEAL NO

The appeal is incompetent due to the defective decree and being filed beyond the statutory time limit; failure to attach a valid decree renders the appeal fatally defective.

  • Appeal competency
  • Time limitation
  • Defective decree
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Civil procedure pili mabirika vs mabirika kafina 2021 tzhc 2153 26 february 2021

pili mabirika vs mabirika kafina 2021 tzhc 2153 26 february 2021

The appeal is incompetent because the decree accompanying the memorandum of appeal is defective and inconsistent with the judgment, rendering the appeal not properly before the court.

  • Appeal competency
  • Validity of decree
  • Customary inheritance
  • Contract validity
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Civil procedure 20191004 TZHC Mbeya

20191004 TZHC Mbeya

The High Court struck out a land appeal as incompetent because the appellant’s filings confused multiple case numbers and did not clearly identify the ruling challenged.

  • Appeal competency
  • Ex parte judgment
  • Right to be heard
  • Land-appeals
  • Appeal-competency
  • Ex-parte-judgment
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Criminal law 20190624 TZHC Mwanza

20190624 TZHC Mwanza

The High Court held that an unsigned trial judgment was invalid, rendering the appeal incompetent. It quashed the purported judgment and remitted the case.

  • Judgment signing
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Appeal competency
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Judgment-signing
  • Procedural-irregularity
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Civil procedure katepa ruling

katepa ruling

Failure to attach a copy of the decree appealed from to the memorandum of appeal is a fatal procedural defect under Order XXXIX Rule 1(1) CPC, rendering the appeal incompetent and liable to be struck out.

  • Appeal competency
  • Attachment of decree
  • Preliminary objection
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Criminal procedure delifius maxmillian derick others vs republic 2018 tzca 182 31 august 2018

delifius maxmillian derick others vs republic 2018 tzca 182 31 august 2018

Failure to state the nature of the finding in the notice of appeal is a mandatory defect under Rule 68(2) of the Tanzania Court of Appeal Rules, 2009, rendering the appeal incompetent and subject to being struck out.

  • Notice of appeal
  • Procedural compliance
  • Appeal competency
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Criminal law rashid said masumai vs republic 2018 tzca 499 10 july 2018

rashid said masumai vs republic 2018 tzca 499 10 july 2018

The Court of Appeal struck out a criminal appeal after finding the notice of appeal defective for misstating the sentence, rendering the appeal incompetent.

  • Rape
  • Notice of appeal
  • Appeal competency
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Notice-of-appeal
  • Appeal-competency
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Civil procedure 20180310 TZCA Dar es Salaam

20180310 TZCA Dar es Salaam

The appeal was incompetent due to a fundamentally defective Notice of Appeal and lack of jurisdiction by the Resident Magistrate with Extended Jurisdiction who improperly sat in the High Court.

  • Malicious prosecution
  • Appeal competency
  • Jurisdiction
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