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Civil procedure MWAMBALASWA Ruling final

MWAMBALASWA Ruling final

The High Court of Tanzania overruled a preliminary objection that the plaint was defective for lack of proper verification, holding the defect was curable by amendment.

  • Verification of pleadings
  • Overriding objective principle
  • Defective pleadings
  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Verification-of-pleadings
  • Defective-pleadings
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Labour law clarence chris mgimba vs fountain of joy nursery and primary school 2024 tzhcld 21 7 march 2024

clarence chris mgimba vs fountain of joy nursery and primary school 2024 tzhcld 21 7 march 2024

Filling Part B of CMA F1, which is reserved for termination of employment disputes, in a dispute concerning breach of contract rendered the referral form defective and the dispute incompetent; thus, the CMA proceedings and award were nullified.

  • Defective pleadings
  • Jurisdiction of cma
  • Breach of contract vs termination
  • Mediation procedure
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Civil procedure Lorry

Lorry

The appeal was struck out because the Memorandum of Appeal was defective, containing arguments and authorities contrary to mandatory procedural requirements.

  • Defective pleadings
  • Memorandum of appeal requirements
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Labour law AVIT KWAREH V

AVIT KWAREH V

The application is incompetent due to defective pleadings and improper citation of parties; such an application must be struck out, not withdrawn with leave to refile. Costs are not awarded as the application is not frivolous or vexatious.

  • Withdrawal of application
  • Preliminary objection
  • Costs in labour disputes
  • Defective pleadings
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Labour law YAHAYA KHALID MASOUD AND WAZIRI ZUBERI V

YAHAYA KHALID MASOUD AND WAZIRI ZUBERI V

Defective signing of CMA F1 by only one complainant without evidence of mandate violates Rule 5(1), (2) and (3) of GN. No. 64 of 2007, rendering all proceedings and award a nullity.

  • Defective pleadings
  • Nullity of proceedings
  • Procedural compliance
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Civil procedure willam said kitundu vs osmund makario kapinga and 3 others 2023 tzhc 23124 5 december 2023

willam said kitundu vs osmund makario kapinga and 3 others 2023 tzhc 23124 5 december 2023

The High Court struck out a land suit for failure to serve and plead mandatory 90-day notice to government defendants, including the Attorney General and Solicitor General.

  • Preliminary objection
  • Notice to government
  • Jurisdiction
  • Defective pleadings
  • Preliminary-objection
  • Notice-to-government
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Civil procedure hassain seif mtungakoa others v kuruthumu yusuph as administrator of the estate of the late sugra safari 2023 tzhclandd 17095 6 november 2023

hassain seif mtungakoa others v kuruthumu yusuph as administrator of the estate of the late sugra safari 2023 tzhclandd 17095 6 november 2023

The application for extension of time is incurably defective due to its improper title as a Taxation Reference and inconsistent filing dates. Such defects go to the root of the court record and cannot be cured by the overriding objective principle. The application is therefore struck out with costs, with liberty to refile subject to time limitation.

  • Extension of time
  • Taxation reference
  • Court procedure
  • Defective pleadings
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Land law ismael issa liana as administrator of the estate of the late issa liana ghuhia vs baraka seleman nankuku and another 2023 tzhc 20761 5 september 2023

ismael issa liana as administrator of the estate of the late issa liana ghuhia vs baraka seleman nankuku and another 2023 tzhc 20761 5 september 2023

The High Court allowed a land appeal, holding that a limitation-based preliminary objection failed because the pleadings did not show when the cause of action accrued.

  • Limitation of actions
  • Preliminary objection
  • Jurisdiction
  • Defective pleadings
  • Limitation-of-actions
  • Preliminary-objection
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Company law avicenna international academy ltd vs african foundation for education 2 others 2023 tzhclandd 16838 31 august 2023

avicenna international academy ltd vs african foundation for education 2 others 2023 tzhclandd 16838 31 august 2023

The High Court struck out a company’s land suit after finding no pleaded board resolution authorizing the proceedings, making the plaint defective.

  • Board resolution requirement
  • Jurisdiction
  • Defective pleadings
  • Board-resolution-requirement
  • Company-law
  • Civil-procedure
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Labour law mahamudu mohamed mbilu vs js khambaita 2023 tzhc 17550 24 may 2023

mahamudu mohamed mbilu vs js khambaita 2023 tzhc 17550 24 may 2023

The High Court Labour Division held that a one-letter error in the respondent’s name was a curable clerical defect and allowed amendment; the preliminary objection partly failed.

  • Misjoinder of parties
  • Defective pleadings
  • Curable defects
  • Preliminary objection
  • Preliminary-objection
  • Defective-pleadings
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