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Civil procedure Mandao Songa Mandao v Ngoley Village Council and Another

Mandao Songa Mandao v Ngoley Village Council and Another

The High Court struck out a land claim as premature because the plaintiff failed to comply with mandatory 90-day statutory notice requirements before suing the defendants.

  • Statutory notice
  • Premature suit
  • Government proceedings
  • Local government liability
  • Statutory-notice
  • Premature-suit
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Civil procedure RULING Land Case No

RULING Land Case No

The High Court struck out a land suit as premature because the plaintiffs failed to serve mandatory 90-day statutory notice on all required government defendants.

  • Statutory notice requirement
  • Premature suit
  • Government proceedings
  • Local government liability
  • Statutory-notice
  • Premature-suit
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Civil procedure razaki omari 12 others v buseresere village council 6 others 2023 tzhc 23788 10 october 2023

razaki omari 12 others v buseresere village council 6 others 2023 tzhc 23788 10 october 2023

The Plaintiffs' failure to serve the mandatory 90-days' notice on the 1st and 6th Defendants, and the Solicitor General, as required by statute, is a fatal defect that renders the suit incompetent.

  • Statutory notice requirement
  • Suits against government
  • Preliminary objection
  • Local government liability
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Civil procedure maswi driling coltd vs chato district council and another 2023 tzhc 16555 5 april 2023

maswi driling coltd vs chato district council and another 2023 tzhc 16555 5 april 2023

The suit was struck out because the plaintiff failed to comply with the mandatory legal requirement to serve a 90 days' notice of intention to sue upon the defendants and Solicitor General, and no evidence of service was provided in the pleadings or annexures.

  • Preliminary objection
  • Notice of intention to sue
  • Government proceedings
  • Local government liability
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Constitutional law s group security co ltd vs attorney general another 2022 tzhc 168 16 february 2022

s group security co ltd vs attorney general another 2022 tzhc 168 16 february 2022

The petition was struck out because the petitioner failed to exhaust the available statutory remedy of applying for execution under section 109B of the Local Government (Urban Authorities) Act. The court lacks jurisdiction to entertain the petition until such remedies are exhausted.

  • Exhaustion of remedies
  • Execution of judgments
  • Jurisdiction
  • Local government liability
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Land law 20170905 TZHC Dar es Salaam

20170905 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court held that the plaintiff unlawfully encroached on the first defendant’s plot and built without permits, so the demolition was justified and the suit was dismissed.

  • Trespass
  • Building permits
  • Local government liability
  • Land-trespass
  • Building-permits
  • Local-government-liability
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Civil procedure 19950301 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19950301 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court held that a suit against a local government authority was incompetent because statutory notice of intention to sue had not been proved.

  • Notice of intention to sue
  • Mandatory procedural requirements
  • Local government liability
  • Notice-of-intention-to-sue
  • Local-government-law
  • Civil-procedure
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