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Civil procedure Geoman

Geoman

The applicant demonstrated the existence of a difficult point of law and a dispute to be resolved, which justifies granting unconditional leave to appear and defend the suit.

  • Summary suits
  • Leave to defend
  • Amendment of industry regulation
  • Co-operative societies
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Criminal law 19940713 TZCA Arusha

19940713 TZCA Arusha

The Court of Appeal held that a conviction for disobeying an order cannot stand unless the order was lawful. The appeal was dismissed and the respondent acquitted.

  • Disobedience of orders
  • Lawfulness of administrative orders
  • Co-operative societies
  • Disobedience-of-orders
  • Lawfulness-of-administrative-orders
  • Co-operative-societies
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Criminal law 19770103 TZHC Tabora

19770103 TZHC Tabora

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal, upholding an agent’s conviction for stealing entrusted funds and confirming the sentence imposed.

  • Stealing by agent
  • Minimum sentences
  • Agency
  • Co-operative societies
  • Criminal-law
  • Stealing-by-agent
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Administrative law N

N

The court granted certiorari and quashed a ministerial order that sought to vest co-operative union property in another union, holding the order was ultra vires.

  • Ministerial powers
  • Certiorari
  • Co-operative societies
  • Vesting of property
  • Administrative-law
  • Ultra-vires
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Criminal law 19730921

19730921

The High Court dismissed Matabu Busande’s appeal against conviction and 12-month imprisonment for attempting to obtain money by false pretences involving false receipts.

  • Attempt to obtain money by false pretences
  • Fraud
  • Co-operative societies
  • Sentencing
  • Criminal-law
  • False-pretences
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Criminal law 19730330 TZHC Mwanza2

19730330 TZHC Mwanza2

Criminal appeal over a conviction for stealing by servant. The High Court quashed the 2nd appellant’s conviction, but upheld the 1st appellant’s conviction and sentence.

  • Stealing by servant
  • Co-operative societies
  • Burden of proof
  • Appeal against conviction and sentence
  • Criminal-law
  • Stealing-by-servant
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Property law 19710318 TZHC Mwanza2

19710318 TZHC Mwanza2

High Court allowed an appeal over disputed land, holding the appellant inherited and developed the land and did not consent to its allocation away.

  • Land ownership
  • Alienation of property
  • Inheritance
  • Co-operative societies
  • Administrative allocation
  • Land-ownership
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Criminal law 19701113 TZHC Mwanza

19701113 TZHC Mwanza

The High Court upheld a conviction for theft and forgery but reduced the sentence after finding no proof that the co-operative society was registered.

  • Stealing by servant
  • Forgery
  • Simple theft
  • Sentencing
  • Minimum sentences act
  • Co-operative societies
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Criminal law N

N

The High Court held that allowances paid to member-employees of a co-operative society counted as wages under the National Provident Fund Act, so contributions were due.

  • National provident fund contributions
  • Definition of wages
  • Employer obligations
  • Minimum wage
  • Co-operative societies
  • National-provident-fund-contributions
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