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Criminal law 20160727 TZHC Arusha

20160727 TZHC Arusha

Court
TZHC

The Court of Appeal held that a 17-year-old appellant had been tried unlawfully by a District Court without a social welfare officer, so the proceedings were void.

  • Jurisdiction of juvenile courts
  • Trial of child offenders
  • Mandatory presence of social welfare officer
  • Nullity of proceedings for lack of jurisdiction
  • Juvenile-court-jurisdiction
  • Child-offender-trials
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Land law 20151214 TZHC Dodoma1

20151214 TZHC Dodoma1

Court
TZHC

The High Court held that the Kikore Ward Tribunal had no jurisdiction to hear a criminal trespass case, and declared both lower tribunal decisions null and void.

  • Jurisdiction of ward tribunals
  • Land allocation by village councils
  • Nullity of proceedings for lack of jurisdiction
  • Ward-tribunal-jurisdiction
  • Land-disputes-courts-act
  • Nullity-for-lack-of-jurisdiction
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Criminal law nyawaje john others vs republic 2007 tzca 7 22 june 2007

nyawaje john others vs republic 2007 tzca 7 22 june 2007

Court
TZCA

The Court of Appeal held that a Resident Magistrate with extended jurisdiction lacked authority to hear the appeal without a High Court transfer order, making the proceedings a nullity.

  • Jurisdiction of magistrates with extended jurisdiction
  • Transfer of appeals under magistrates’ courts act
  • Nullity of proceedings for lack of jurisdiction
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Jurisdiction
  • Nullity-of-proceedings
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