Tanzania Case Law

yusufu selemani kileo v attorney general 2023 tzhc 15841 3 march 2023

Court

TZHC

The Appointments, Disciplinary and Staff Development Committee and Council of Tanzania Institute of Education acted within their statutory powers to terminate the applicant; the President and Public Service Commission considered the applicant's grounds and provided reasons; there was no breach of the right to be heard or procedural impropriety; and the decision was not irrational or illegal on the record. The application for certiorari and mandamus lacked merit.

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• Judicial review
• Termination of employment
• Disciplinary authority
• Right to be heard
• Ultra vires
• Procedural impropriety

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charles mwita siaga vs national microfinance bank plc 2022 tzca 227 29 april 2022

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal upheld dismissal of a bank manager, holding the termination was substantively fair but procedurally unfair, and compensation—not reinstatement—was appropriate.

• Unfair termination
• Procedural fairness
• Substantive fairness
• Remedies for unfair dismissal
• Disciplinary authority
• Double jeopardy in employment

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hamad kushoma vs tanzania ports authority 2019 tzca 200 18 july 2019

Court

TZCA

The dismissal was effected by the Board, the proper disciplinary authority, and the subsequent written communication by the Acting Director of Human Resources was a valid administrative act. Paragraph 9 of the First Schedule to the Ports Act does not apply to internal dismissal letters. There was no procedural or substantive unfairness in the termination.

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• Unfair dismissal
• Disciplinary authority
• Employment termination procedures

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