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Criminal law JUDGMENT Romana P

JUDGMENT Romana P

The second, third, and fourth respondents were not afforded the right to be heard at trial, violating the principle of natural justice and rendering the trial court's proceedings and judgment a nullity; the first appellate court was correct in quashing the proceedings and judgment.

  • Right to be heard
  • Disobedience of lawful orders
  • Natural justice
  • Fair trial
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Administrative law GERALD LATAEL URASSA AND 2 OTHERS V TANZANIA RAILWAYS CORPORATION AND 3 OTHERS

GERALD LATAEL URASSA AND 2 OTHERS V TANZANIA RAILWAYS CORPORATION AND 3 OTHERS

The High Court struck out a joint judicial review leave application by three former Tanzania Railways employees, holding their separate disciplinary histories created no joint interest.

  • Judicial review
  • Prerogative orders
  • Natural justice
  • Procedural impropriety
  • Joinder of parties
  • Judicial-review
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Criminal law JUDGMENT Denis Boneventra Ndunguru vs

JUDGMENT Denis Boneventra Ndunguru vs

The High Court allowed a criminal appeal after finding the appellant was denied legal representation, quashing the conviction and ordering retrial.

  • Right to legal representation
  • Fair trial
  • Natural justice
  • Remand and retrial
  • Right-to-legal-representation
  • Fair-trial
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Administrative law Steven Kitale vs

Steven Kitale vs

The High Court dismissed an application for mandamus and certiorari against the Tanganyika Law Society, finding no proven denial of access to documents and no impugned decision.

  • Mandamus
  • Certiorari
  • Access to documents
  • Transparency
  • Natural justice
  • Judicial-review
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Civil procedure YUDA Ruling

YUDA Ruling

The High Court set aside a district court order rejecting a restoration application as wrongly filed, holding the applicant was entitled to be heard.

  • Restoration of suit
  • Right to be heard
  • Jurisdiction
  • Natural justice
  • Civil-procedure
  • Restoration-of-suit
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Land law SUBIRA KAONEKA JUDGEMENT 2

SUBIRA KAONEKA JUDGEMENT 2

The Tribunal erred by introducing the issue of non-joinder of parties during judgment composition without affording parties the right to be heard, violating principles of natural justice and binding by pleadings.

  • Joinder of parties
  • Natural justice
  • Pleadings
  • Right to be heard
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Civil procedure DORA MADUHU FINAL 1

DORA MADUHU FINAL 1

The District Court erred by disposing of the revision without affording the parties the right to be heard on issues raised in their pleadings, violating the fundamental right to be heard and rendering the proceedings and resultant orders a nullity.

  • Right to be heard
  • Natural justice
  • Revision proceedings
  • Execution of judgments
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Tort law CHACHA RUGOYE RULING 0001

CHACHA RUGOYE RULING 0001

The act of fighting was not within the scope of employment for grazing cattle and is an independent act; vicarious liability does not attach. The district court breached the right to be heard and execution procedures, rendering its decisions invalid.

  • Vicarious liability
  • Right to be heard
  • Execution of judgments
  • Natural justice
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Civil procedure MASANJA MUSSA Final

MASANJA MUSSA Final

The District Court failed to afford both parties the right to be heard, constituting a violation of natural justice and rendering its decision a nullity; the appellate proceedings are defective and must be nullified.

  • Right to be heard
  • Natural justice
  • Appeal procedure
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