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Criminal law shinje 2

shinje 2

The District Court properly dismissed the application for extension of time after hearing it on merits, as the defect was not one of competence but of failure to substantiate the application; thus, dismissal, not striking out, was the correct remedy.

  • Distinction between dismissal and striking out
  • Extension of time
  • Introduction of new issues in submissions
  • Competence of applications
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Labour law omary bakari liyanga 2 others vs msajili wa vyama vya wafanyakazi na waajiri 2 others 2023 tzhcld 1423 27 september 2023

omary bakari liyanga 2 others vs msajili wa vyama vya wafanyakazi na waajiri 2 others 2023 tzhcld 1423 27 september 2023

The High Court Labour Division struck out a miscellaneous application challenging the Registrar’s decision, holding the applicants should have filed an appeal under the proper procedure.

  • Jurisdiction of labour court
  • Appeals against registrar's decisions
  • Proper procedure for challenging registrar's decisions
  • Competence of applications
  • Labour-law
  • Jurisdiction
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Civil procedure happiness simon ndeki versus international commercial bank t ltd 3 others 2023 tzhclandd 16958 25 september 2023

happiness simon ndeki versus international commercial bank t ltd 3 others 2023 tzhclandd 16958 25 september 2023

Failure to specify the relevant sub-rules or subsections of the cited enabling provisions renders the application incompetent and liable to be struck out.

  • Improper citation of enabling provisions
  • Interlocutory injunctions
  • Competence of applications
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Civil procedure kulwa timotheo kulwa kuku 4 others vs martha masanja 2022 tzhclandd 12746 19 december 2022

kulwa timotheo kulwa kuku 4 others vs martha masanja 2022 tzhclandd 12746 19 december 2022

The High Court struck out a land chamber application for being an omnibus application that improperly joined two distinct prayers: extension of time and setting aside an ex parte order.

  • Omnibus applications
  • Extension of time
  • Setting aside ex-parte orders
  • Competence of applications
  • Omnibus-applications
  • Extension-of-time
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Labour law ottu on behalf of mwanaisha juma others vs ubungo garments ltd 2020 tzhcld 107 24 july 2020

ottu on behalf of mwanaisha juma others vs ubungo garments ltd 2020 tzhcld 107 24 july 2020

The High Court Labour Division struck out an application for substitution, holding it was incompetent because the applicant cited no proper enabling provision and no live case was pending.

  • Substitution of parties
  • Proper citation of enabling provisions
  • Competence of applications
  • Substitution-of-parties
  • Competence-of-applications
  • Labour-court-procedure
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Civil procedure 20171214 TZCA Mwanza 1

20171214 TZCA Mwanza 1

Failure to cite the specific paragraph of Rule 66(1) in the Notice of Motion renders the application incompetent and incurably defective.

  • Review of court decisions
  • Proper citation of enabling provisions
  • Competence of applications
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Civil procedure tanzania electric supply co ltd vs mufungo leonard majura others 2016 tzca 784 23 december 2016

tanzania electric supply co ltd vs mufungo leonard majura others 2016 tzca 784 23 december 2016

The application was incompetent due to non-citation and wrong citation of the enabling provision of law, as the process sought (lifting a garnishee order nisi) is part of execution and must be brought under the specific rule for stay of execution, not under a non-existent or incorrect rule.

  • Garnishee orders
  • Stay of execution
  • Proper citation of enabling provisions
  • Competence of applications
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Civil procedure 20160621 tzhc arusha

20160621 tzhc arusha

The application was rendered incompetent due to failure to properly cite the applicable legal provisions, specifically the relevant subsection and subrule, as required by settled case law.

  • Review applications
  • Citation of legal provisions
  • Competence of applications
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Civil procedure 20160323 TZCA Dar es Salaam

20160323 TZCA Dar es Salaam

The application was incurably defective for being brought in omnibus form under different rules, rendering it incompetent and liable to be struck out.

  • Extension of time
  • Omnibus applications
  • Competence of applications
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Civil procedure alphonce buhatwa vs julieth rhoda alphonce 2016 tzca 753 16 march 2016

alphonce buhatwa vs julieth rhoda alphonce 2016 tzca 753 16 march 2016

The application was struck out because it was brought in an omnibus form, combining multiple applications under different rules, which is not permitted under the Court of Appeal Rules and renders the application incurably defective.

  • Extension of time
  • Omnibus applications
  • Competence of applications
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