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Civil procedure andrea sirith makoi vs doreen andrew 4 others 2023 tzhclandd 17199 12 december 2023

andrea sirith makoi vs doreen andrew 4 others 2023 tzhclandd 17199 12 december 2023

The High Court dismissed a land appeal, holding that withdrawal of the earlier application without leave to refile barred a fresh suit on the same subject matter.

  • Withdrawal of suit
  • Preliminary objection
  • Res judicata
  • Party locus standi
  • Withdrawal-of-suit
  • Preliminary-objection
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Land law edina manyinyi vs donati o swala 2023 tzhc 19813 31 july 2023

edina manyinyi vs donati o swala 2023 tzhc 19813 31 july 2023

Second land appeal dismissed. The High Court upheld findings that the ward tribunal was properly constituted and that the appellant was not wrongly sued.

  • Tribunal composition
  • Party locus standi
  • Pleadings
  • Administration of estate
  • Land-law
  • Tribunal-composition
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Land law samsoni ndeshau vs deus willium kimati 2021 tzhclandd 6689 27 august 2021

samsoni ndeshau vs deus willium kimati 2021 tzhclandd 6689 27 august 2021

The High Court set aside lower tribunal decisions in a land boundary appeal, holding that the wrong party had been sued because the sale agreement named a different owner.

  • Boundary disputes
  • Ownership of land
  • Procedural impropriety
  • Party locus standi
  • Land-boundary-disputes
  • Land-ownership
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Contract law SUZANA MUSA V CHRISTINA SHIJA

SUZANA MUSA V CHRISTINA SHIJA

The sale agreement was invalid due to incomplete consideration and lack of free consent; respondent lacked legal standing as she was not a party to the contract.

  • Validity of contract
  • Consideration
  • Free consent
  • Party locus standi
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Civil procedure 20200226 TZHC Dar es Salaam 1

20200226 TZHC Dar es Salaam 1

The High Court dismissed an application to commit the 1st and 2nd respondents for contempt, finding they were not parties to the original order and were not shown to have been served.

  • Contempt of court
  • Status quo orders
  • Party locus standi
  • Contempt-of-court
  • Status-quo-orders
  • Party-locus-standi
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Land law 20140917 TZHC Iringa

20140917 TZHC Iringa

All grounds of appeal lack merit; the appellant was properly subject to execution, representation by Edgar Nindi was lawful, the High Court judgment between other parties was irrelevant to the execution, and the time limit issue had already been resolved.

  • Execution of judgment
  • Representation in tribunal
  • Party locus standi
  • Judicial notice
  • Appeal time limits
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