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Civil procedure BRYSON

BRYSON

The High Court struck out a second appeal as incompetent because the grounds challenged the primary court decision instead of the first appellate court’s ruling.

  • Competency of appeal
  • Grounds of appeal
  • Civil litigation procedure
  • Civil-procedure
  • Appeals
  • Competency-of-appeal
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Criminal law JOHANESS RULING FINAL2

JOHANESS RULING FINAL2

The appeal is incompetent because the notice of intention to appeal was filed beyond the prescribed ten-day period without an application for extension of time.

  • Time limitation for appeal
  • Notice of intention to appeal
  • Extension of time
  • Competency of appeal
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Land law SIMON MAZOYA SCANNED OCR

SIMON MAZOYA SCANNED OCR

The appeal is incompetent as the underlying proceedings and decree have been quashed and set aside, leaving nothing to appeal against.

  • Stay of execution
  • Appeal
  • Retrial
  • Competency of appeal
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Civil procedure emmanuel nkya vs atlas school 2023 tzhc 17171 28 april 2023

emmanuel nkya vs atlas school 2023 tzhc 17171 28 april 2023

The High Court struck out a civil appeal as incompetent because the decree was issued by a different court registry from the one where the case was filed and tried.

  • Competency of appeal
  • Jurisdiction of courts
  • Statutory creation of courts
  • Defective decree
  • Civil-procedure
  • Jurisdiction
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Criminal law japhet mbilinyi others vs republic 2023 tzca 138 23 march 2023

japhet mbilinyi others vs republic 2023 tzca 138 23 march 2023

The High Court proceedings and orders were a nullity because the joint petition of appeal included persons who had not filed notices of appeal as required by law, rendering the appeal incompetent.

  • Notice of appeal
  • Competency of appeal
  • Right to be heard
  • Enhancement of sentence
  • Procedural irregularity
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Civil procedure CIVIL APPEAL NO

CIVIL APPEAL NO

The appeal is incompetent because the decree attached to the memorandum of appeal bears a date different from the judgment, contrary to mandatory procedural requirements, rendering the appeal fatally defective and liable to be struck out.

  • Defective decree
  • Competency of appeal
  • Order xx rule 7 cpc
  • Order xxxix rule 1(1) cpc
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Land law land appeal no 28 of 2023

land appeal no 28 of 2023

The appeal before the High Court is incompetent because the District Land and Housing Tribunal had already granted extension of time, allowing the appellant to appeal to that tribunal and not to the High Court.

  • Pecuniary jurisdiction
  • Extension of time
  • Res sub judice
  • Competency of appeal
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Civil procedure nadds bureau de change limited another vs y2k bureau de change ltd 2022 tzhccomd 208 12 may 2022

nadds bureau de change limited another vs y2k bureau de change ltd 2022 tzhccomd 208 12 may 2022

The High Court struck out a commercial appeal after finding that no notice of appeal had been filed, making the appeal incompetent despite an extension of time.

  • Notice of appeal
  • Extension of time
  • Competency of appeal
  • Notice-of-appeal
  • Extension-of-time
  • Competency-of-appeal
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Civil procedure bakari ali msenga vs hadija rashidi another 2022 tzca 237 5 may 2022

bakari ali msenga vs hadija rashidi another 2022 tzca 237 5 may 2022

The 2nd respondent was directly affected by the appeal and was mandatorily required to be served with the notice of appeal. Failure to do so rendered the appeal incompetent and liable to be struck out.

  • Service of notice of appeal
  • Right of occupancy
  • Competency of appeal
  • Preliminary objection
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