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Land law KANYASU

KANYASU

The appeal was filed before the notice of intention to appeal was served to the Registrar, contrary to section 102(1)(a) of the Land Registration Act. The statutory requirement is clear and mandatory; failure to comply renders the appeal incompetent.

  • Notice of intention to appeal
  • Jurisdiction
  • Statutory interpretation
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Criminal law JOHANESS RULING FINAL2

JOHANESS RULING FINAL2

The appeal is incompetent because the notice of intention to appeal was filed beyond the prescribed ten-day period without an application for extension of time.

  • Time limitation for appeal
  • Notice of intention to appeal
  • Extension of time
  • Competency of appeal
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Criminal law sylivester bilauri v the republic 2024 tzhc 358 23 february 2024

sylivester bilauri v the republic 2024 tzhc 358 23 february 2024

The applicant demonstrated good cause for extension of time due to prison transfers and difficulties with printing facilities, and his oral notice of intention to appeal during mitigation constituted a valid notice. Precedents from the Court of Appeal support granting extension in such circumstances.

  • Extension of time to appeal
  • Prisoner rights
  • Notice of intention to appeal
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Criminal law laurent sanga vs republic 2023 tzhc 21145 18 september 2023

laurent sanga vs republic 2023 tzhc 21145 18 september 2023

The High Court granted Laurent Sanga more time to file a notice of intention to appeal and petition of appeal, finding sufficient reason under section 361(2).

  • Extension of time
  • Appeals
  • Notice of intention to appeal
  • Extension-of-time
  • Criminal-appeals
  • Notice-of-intention-to-appeal
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Criminal law jerome lazaro mpombo vs the republic 2023 tzhc 19788 3 august 2023

jerome lazaro mpombo vs the republic 2023 tzhc 19788 3 august 2023

The High Court struck out a criminal appeal because the notice of intention to appeal named the wrong trial court, making the appeal incompetent.

  • Notice of intention to appeal
  • Competence of appeal
  • Procedural requirements
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Notice-of-intention-to-appeal
  • Appeal-competence
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Labour law continental reliable clearing vs alex joram lwambina 2023 tzhcld 1238 27 april 2023

continental reliable clearing vs alex joram lwambina 2023 tzhcld 1238 27 april 2023

The High Court Labour Division marked withdrawn an application for extension of time to appeal, together with a preliminary objection, and noted the application was an abuse of process.

  • Extension of time
  • Notice of intention to appeal
  • Withdrawal of application
  • Preliminary objection
  • Extension-of-time
  • Notice-of-intention-to-appeal
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Criminal law michael kyando vs republic 2023 tzca 141 27 march 2023

michael kyando vs republic 2023 tzca 141 27 march 2023

The Court of Appeal quashed a High Court appeal for lack of a notice of intention to appeal, holding the appeal incompetent under Tanzanian criminal procedure.

  • Rape
  • Procedure for criminal appeals
  • Notice of intention to appeal
  • Criminal-appeals
  • Notice-of-appeal
  • Appellate-procedure
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Criminal law ochu geofrey juma vs republic 2022 tzhc 10192 29 april 2022

ochu geofrey juma vs republic 2022 tzhc 10192 29 april 2022

The applicant advanced sufficient reasons for the delay, which were beyond his control, and met the legal threshold for extension of time as established by precedent; therefore, the application was granted.

  • Extension of time
  • Notice of intention to appeal
  • Appeal procedure
  • Sufficient cause for delay
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Criminal law ramadhani jumakiche vs republic 2022 tzhc 989 31 march 2022

ramadhani jumakiche vs republic 2022 tzhc 989 31 march 2022

The High Court granted an extension of time to file a notice of intention to appeal, finding the delay was beyond the applicant’s control after prison transfer.

  • Extension of time
  • Notice of intention to appeal
  • Delay due to prison transfer
  • Extension-of-time
  • Criminal-appeals
  • Notice-of-intention-to-appeal
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Criminal law Mussa Charles Mayombe Manyonyo vs R

Mussa Charles Mayombe Manyonyo vs R

The appeal is incompetent because the notice of intention to appeal was not properly titled as required by law and precedent, rendering the appeal fatally defective.

  • Notice of intention to appeal
  • Competence of appeal
  • Criminal procedure
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