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The suit is time barred as claims for compensation for acts or omissions under any written law, including traffic cases involving government vehicles, must be brought within one year, and the plaintiff filed the suit more than two years after the cause of action arose.
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The court cannot grant an order to lift the corporate veil against a government institution or its officers for satisfaction of a debt, as section 16(3) of the Government Proceedings Act expressly prohibits execution or personal liability against government officers for government debts. The applicant's remedy lies in following the statutory procedure for payment after issuance of a certificate of payment.
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The High Court struck out a civil suit for being brought against the wrong parties, holding that the Land Division and Judiciary Service lacked capacity to be sued.
The suit is time barred because it was filed more than three years after the cause of action arose, and the plaintiff did not plead any grounds for exemption from the law of limitation in the plaint. Time limitation is a substantive legal requirement and not a mere technicality.
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The High Court granted the Attorney General leave to be joined in a suit over alleged false imprisonment by district and police officials acting in office.
High Court of Tanzania held that detention of the plaintiff’s bus by TANROADS was unlawful and awarded reduced specific damages, general damages, interest, and costs.
The plaint does not disclose a cause of action against the 1st Defendant because the Chief Government Chemist operates under the Government Chemist Laboratory Authority, a legal entity capable of being sued in its own name; thus, the 1st Defendant is not a proper party.
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The High Court rejected a plaint after finding it disclosed no cause of action against the 1st defendant in a DNA testing negligence claim.
The High Court of Tanzania partly allowed a supplier’s claim for unpaid goods delivered to Kiwira Coal Mines, awarding USD 52,500 and TZS 22,367,500 with interest.
The High Court dismissed a compensation claim arising from the Mbagala bomb blasts, holding that the private valuation report had no legal effect because it was not verified by the Chief Government Valuer.
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