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Land law Land Appeal No

Land Appeal No

The Commissioner for Lands was a necessary party as both parties claimed allocation by him, and effective determination of ownership required his participation; failure to join him rendered the trial incompetent.

  • Non-joinder of necessary party
  • Ownership dispute
  • Land allocation
  • Jurisdictional competence
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Civil procedure Misc

Misc

The order dismissing the application for temporary injunction was interlocutory and did not finally determine the rights of the parties. Under Section 78(2) of the CPC, such an order is not subject to review. The application for review is incompetent and must be dismissed.

  • Review of interlocutory orders
  • Temporary injunctions
  • Jurisdictional competence
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Civil procedure CIVIL REVISION NO

CIVIL REVISION NO

The applicant, not being a party to the matrimonial proceedings and having no established interest before the District Court, cannot invoke revisionary jurisdiction to challenge the division of property. Ownership disputes over the farm must be adjudicated in a competent land court, not through revision of matrimonial proceedings. The application is not maintainable.

  • Revisionary jurisdiction
  • Right to be heard
  • Division of matrimonial property
  • Jurisdictional competence
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Civil procedure oldean ngorongoro mountain lodge vs guest supplies 2022 tzhc 15281 15 december 2022

oldean ngorongoro mountain lodge vs guest supplies 2022 tzhc 15281 15 december 2022

The High Court dismissed an application to extend time for appeal, holding it was brought under the wrong provision and no sufficient cause for delay was shown.

  • Extension of time
  • Limitation of actions
  • Appeals from primary courts
  • Jurisdictional competence
  • Extension-of-time
  • Appeals-from-primary-courts
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Land law bhagayo gwandu vs michael ginyau 2018 tzca 296 11 december 2018

bhagayo gwandu vs michael ginyau 2018 tzca 296 11 december 2018

The applicant wrongly invoked the revisional jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal instead of appealing against the High Court's denial of leave to appeal; the application is incompetent as the proper remedy was to file an appeal, not a revision.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Revisional jurisdiction
  • Right to be heard
  • Jurisdictional competence
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Criminal law charles haule vs republic 2018 tzca 274 11 may 2018

charles haule vs republic 2018 tzca 274 11 may 2018

The Court of Appeal struck out a criminal appeal after finding the notice of appeal fatally defective for misstating the statutory provisions for rape and unnatural offence.

  • Defective notice of appeal
  • Requirements of notice of appeal
  • Rape
  • Unnatural offence
  • Jurisdictional competence
  • Defective-notice-of-appeal
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Civil procedure gabriel alex others vs wilson kassim nzaro 2018 tzhclandd 78 20 april 2018

gabriel alex others vs wilson kassim nzaro 2018 tzhclandd 78 20 april 2018

The High Court struck out an application for extension of time to appeal, holding it was brought under the wrong enabling provision and was therefore incompetent.

  • Extension of time
  • Wrong citation of law
  • Jurisdictional competence
  • Extension-of-time
  • Wrong-citation-of-law
  • Jurisdictional-competence
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Land law 20160923 TZHC Mwanza

20160923 TZHC Mwanza

The High Court dismissed a second appeal in a land dispute, upholding the quashing of Ward Tribunal proceedings for want of pecuniary jurisdiction.

  • Pecuniary jurisdiction
  • Jurisdictional competence
  • Role of assessors
  • Limitation period
  • Quashing of proceedings
  • Pecuniary-jurisdiction
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Criminal law edwin thobias paul vs republic 2016 tzca 701 29 july 2016

edwin thobias paul vs republic 2016 tzca 701 29 july 2016

The notice of appeal was incurably defective for failing to state the correct nature of the offence, rendering the appeal incompetent and necessitating its being struck out.

  • Defective notice of appeal
  • Attempted rape
  • Requirements for notice of appeal
  • Jurisdictional competence
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Civil procedure kitinda kimaro vs anthony ngoo another 2014 tzca 173 3 november 2014

kitinda kimaro vs anthony ngoo another 2014 tzca 173 3 november 2014

The Court of Appeal struck out an application for revision, holding that section 4(3) of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act applies only while the High Court is still seized of the matter.

  • Revisional jurisdiction
  • Appellate jurisdiction
  • High court proceedings
  • Jurisdictional competence
  • Revisional-jurisdiction
  • Appellate-jurisdiction
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