Tanzania Case Law

mbaruku hamisi others vs republic 2024 tzca 79 21 february 2024

Court

TZCA

The application for review was dismissed because the applicants failed to demonstrate any manifest error on the face of the record or nullity in the Court's decision. Their grounds amounted to a disguised appeal and did not meet the strict criteria for review under rule 66(1) of the Tanzania Court of Appeal Rules.

Source excerpt

• Review of appellate decision
• Armed robbery
• Manifest error on the face of the record
• Defective charge sheet

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splendors t limited vs david raymond dsouza another 2023 tzca 17804 8 november 2023

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal dismissed a review application, holding that the alleged errors were not manifest errors on the face of the record.

• Review of appellate decisions
• Manifest error on the face of the record
• Bonafide purchaser for value
• Certificate of title
• Scope of review jurisdiction
• Review-of-judgments

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ose power solutions limited vs airtel tanzania limited 2023 tzca 17787 31 october 2023

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal dismissed an application to review its own prior judgment, holding that the applicant raised appeal grounds rather than a manifest error on the record.

• Review of appellate decisions
• Admissibility of evidence
• Amendment of pleadings
• Manifest error on the face of the record
• Review-of-appellate-decisions
• Manifest-error-on-record

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bore so cliff vs republic 2023 tzca 17720 4 october 2023

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal dismissed a review application, holding that disagreement with its earlier treatment of the victim’s age was not a manifest error on the face of the record.

• Review of appellate decisions
• Manifest error on the face of the record
• Jurisdiction of appellate courts
• Appellate-procedure
• Judicial-review
• Manifest-error

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prosper joseph msele vs ami tanzania limited 2023 tzca 17592 28 august 2023

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal dismissed an application to review its earlier decision, holding that the grounds raised required re-evaluation of evidence rather than showing a manifest error on the face of the record.

• Review of appellate judgment
• Assessment of damages
• Manifest error on the face of the record
• Review-of-judgment
• Manifest-error
• Appellate-procedure

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dominicus zimanimoto makukula vs dominica dominicus makukula others 2023 tzca 17520 24 august 2023

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal dismissed a review application, holding there was no manifest error on the record and upholding costs against the losing applicant.

• Review of judgment
• Manifest error on the face of the record
• Costs
• Title to land
• Discretion in awarding costs
• Review-of-judgment

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twaha salum vs republic 2023 tzca 17447 25 july 2023

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal dismissed a review application, holding there was no manifest error on the face of the record and no miscarriage of justice.

• Review of appellate judgment
• Unnatural offence (sodomy)
• Manifest error on the face of the record
• Standard for review applications
• Appellate-review
• Manifest-error-on-the-face-of-the-record

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livinus uzo chime ajana vs republic 2023 tzca 17446 21 july 2023

Court

TZCA

The application was dismissed because none of the grounds raised constituted a manifest error on the face of the record as required by rule 66(1)(a) of the Tanzania Court of Appeal Rules. All issues raised had been fully considered and determined in the appeal, and the applicant's dissatisfaction did not justify review.

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• Review of appellate decisions
• Manifest error on the face of the record
• Chain of custody
• Sentencing
• Procedural compliance

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hassan kapera mtumba vs salim suleiman hamdu 2023 tzca 17362 28 june 2023

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal dismissed a review application, holding there was no manifest error on the face of the record in its earlier stay-of-execution ruling.

• Review of appellate decisions
• Manifest error on the face of the record
• Stay of execution
• Security for due performance
• Review-of-appellate-decisions
• Manifest-error-on-the-face-of-the-record

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huang quin and another vs republic 2023 tzca 199 24 april 2023

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal dismissed a review application, holding that the sentencing complaint was an appeal in disguise and not a manifest error on the record.

• Review of appellate decisions
• Sentencing
• Manifest error on the face of the record
• Criminal-appeal-review
• Manifest-error
• Court-of-appeal

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