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Civil procedure Betha Patrick V

Betha Patrick V

The High Court held that an electronic appeal was filed in time where it was submitted through the system before the deadline and payment followed promptly after control number generation.

  • Electronic filing
  • Appeal timelines
  • Court fee payment
  • Electronic-filing
  • Appeal-timelines
  • Court-fees
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Land law HUSSEIN HAMISI MTIU VS YAHAYA RAMADHANI HAMISI

HUSSEIN HAMISI MTIU VS YAHAYA RAMADHANI HAMISI

The proceedings of the District Land and Housing Tribunal were vitiated by serious irregularity due to failure to ensure both assessors' written opinions were read to the parties and made part of the record, rendering the judgment and decree a nullity.

  • Role of assessors
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Appeal timelines
  • Ownership dispute
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Civil procedure juma hassan mohamed vs tabu ally ngalanda 2024 tzca 163 5 march 2024

juma hassan mohamed vs tabu ally ngalanda 2024 tzca 163 5 march 2024

The presence of two conflicting certificates of delay, neither of which validly complies with Rule 90(1)(c) of the Tanzania Court of Appeal Rules, 2009, renders the appeal incompetent and invalid in law.

  • Certificate of delay
  • Appeal timelines
  • Land ownership
  • Procedural compliance
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Civil procedure geofrey mathew vs zenufa laboratories 2024 tzca 156 5 march 2024

geofrey mathew vs zenufa laboratories 2024 tzca 156 5 march 2024

The Court of Appeal struck out the appeal as time-barred, holding that the appellant could not rely on a certificate of delay because the request letter for proceedings was not served on the respondent.

  • Appeal timelines
  • Service of documents
  • Certificate of delay
  • Appeal-timelines
  • Service-of-documents
  • Certificate-of-delay
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Land law wemaeli juma mlay vs anderson kimath and 2 others 2024 tzhc 651 4 march 2024

wemaeli juma mlay vs anderson kimath and 2 others 2024 tzhc 651 4 march 2024

The High Court allowed a land appeal, finding the tribunal failed to follow locus in quo procedure and denied a proper right of cross-examination, so the case was sent for retrial.

  • Locus in quo procedure
  • Right to cross-examination
  • Recording of assessors' opinions
  • Appeal timelines
  • Locus-in-quo-procedure
  • Cross-examination
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Civil procedure jackson lekeiya nnko vs asantaeli sione 2024 tzca 134 23 february 2024

jackson lekeiya nnko vs asantaeli sione 2024 tzca 134 23 february 2024

The Court of Appeal struck out a notice of appeal after the respondent failed to take essential steps to institute the appeal within the prescribed time.

  • Striking out notice of appeal
  • Failure to take essential steps
  • Appeal timelines
  • Striking-out-notice-of-appeal
  • Failure-to-take-essential-steps
  • Appeal-timelines
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Labour law eliudy gichaine vs geita gold mine limited 2024 tzca 89 22 february 2024

eliudy gichaine vs geita gold mine limited 2024 tzca 89 22 february 2024

The Court of Appeal struck out the respondent’s notice of appeal for failure to take essential steps within time and deemed the later appeal struck out.

  • Striking out notice of appeal
  • Failure to take essential steps
  • Appeal timelines
  • Striking-out-notice-of-appeal
  • Failure-to-take-essential-steps
  • Appeal-timelines
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Labour law mohamed enterprises tanzania limited vs kassim s athuman others 2023 tzca 17864 14 november 2023

mohamed enterprises tanzania limited vs kassim s athuman others 2023 tzca 17864 14 november 2023

The Court of Appeal of Tanzania struck out a notice of appeal after finding the respondents had not taken the required steps to pursue their intended appeal in time.

  • Striking out notice of appeal
  • Failure to take essential steps
  • Appeal timelines
  • Labour disputes
  • Notice-of-appeal
  • Appeal-procedure
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Civil procedure samwel mwera seyange vs district executive director tarime district council others 2023 tzca 17793 6 november 2023

samwel mwera seyange vs district executive director tarime district council others 2023 tzca 17793 6 november 2023

The Court of Appeal struck out a land appeal after finding the appellant failed to serve the respondents with the letter requesting proceedings, making the certificate of delay invalid.

  • Service of documents
  • Appeal timelines
  • Certificate of delay
  • Burden of proof
  • Land ownership
  • Civil-procedure
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Criminal law said athumani aminani vs republic 2023 tzca 168 31 march 2023

said athumani aminani vs republic 2023 tzca 168 31 march 2023

The Court of Appeal held that a prisoner’s appeal was not time barred and that the High Court should not have dismissed it for incompetence.

  • Appeal timelines
  • Prisoner rights
  • Dismissal vs striking out
  • Jurisdiction
  • Criminal-appeal-timelines
  • Prisoner-appeals
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