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Land law daniel lazaro vs alex elias jonatal 2023 tzhc 22357 31 october 2023

daniel lazaro vs alex elias jonatal 2023 tzhc 22357 31 october 2023

The High Court set aside land tribunal proceedings after finding the Kisongo Ward Tribunal lacked pecuniary jurisdiction because the dispute value exceeded the statutory limit.

  • Pecuniary jurisdiction
  • Ward tribunal jurisdiction
  • Quashing of proceedings
  • Land-law
  • Civil-procedure
  • Jurisdiction
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Land law faraji said nyambi vs abdul mkaleka njanike 2021 tzhc 6748 29 october 2021

faraji said nyambi vs abdul mkaleka njanike 2021 tzhc 6748 29 october 2021

The High Court quashed a land tribunal decision after finding that failure to receive key documents breached the parties’ right to be heard and vitiated the proceedings.

  • Right to be heard
  • Procedural fairness
  • Quashing of proceedings
  • Right-to-be-heard
  • Procedural-fairness
  • Natural-justice
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Land law joseph mahindi vs nzota daudi 2020 tzhc 2550 25 september 2020

joseph mahindi vs nzota daudi 2020 tzhc 2550 25 september 2020

The absence of a formal complaint document commencing proceedings in the ward tribunal is an incurable defect that renders all subsequent proceedings, orders, and decisions of the ward tribunal and the District Land and Housing Tribunal null and void.

  • Commencement of proceedings
  • Jurisdiction of tribunals
  • Procedural defects
  • Quashing of proceedings
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Land law mwigisho nyamhanga vs magori nyitiki and another 2020 tzhc 477 31 march 2020

mwigisho nyamhanga vs magori nyitiki and another 2020 tzhc 477 31 march 2020

Failure by the chairman to require assessors to give their opinions in writing and to read those opinions to the parties before judgment is a fatal procedural irregularity that vitiates the proceedings and renders the trial a nullity.

  • Role of assessors
  • Procedural fairness
  • Quashing of proceedings
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Criminal law 20180523 TZHC Dar es Salaam

20180523 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The High Court quashed criminal appeal proceedings for lack of endorsed DPP consent and certificate, and ordered a retrial.

  • Possession of government trophies
  • Requirement of dpp consent
  • Economic and organised crime control
  • Quashing of proceedings
  • Retrial
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal law mayala njigailele vs republic 2016 tzca 253 24 october 2016

mayala njigailele vs republic 2016 tzca 253 24 october 2016

The Court of Appeal quashed a rape conviction after finding the charge sheet incurably defective for citing non-existent provisions and omitting key particulars.

  • Defective charge sheet
  • Rape
  • Procedure in criminal trials
  • Retrial
  • Quashing of proceedings
  • Criminal-procedure
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Land law 20160923 TZHC Mwanza

20160923 TZHC Mwanza

The High Court dismissed a second appeal in a land dispute, upholding the quashing of Ward Tribunal proceedings for want of pecuniary jurisdiction.

  • Pecuniary jurisdiction
  • Jurisdictional competence
  • Role of assessors
  • Limitation period
  • Quashing of proceedings
  • Pecuniary-jurisdiction
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Civil procedure 20160919 TZHC Mbeya

20160919 TZHC Mbeya

The appellant lacked locus standi as he failed to produce evidence of appointment as administrator of the estate; thus, the application was incompetent and the proceedings and judgment on merits were quashed.

  • Locus standi
  • Administration of estates
  • Competency of parties
  • Quashing of proceedings
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Criminal law david walter msumba another vs republic 2016 tzca 851 19 august 2016

david walter msumba another vs republic 2016 tzca 851 19 august 2016

The Court of Appeal held that the subordinate court lacked jurisdiction to try combined economic and non-economic offences without proper DPP authorization.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Economic and non-economic offences
  • Retrial
  • Quashing of proceedings
  • Criminal-jurisdiction
  • Economic-and-non-economic-offences
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