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Land law Samwel Mathias vs Salvatory Sotery 1

Samwel Mathias vs Salvatory Sotery 1

The trial tribunal erred in vacating its order to visit the locus in quo without genuine and compelling reasons, given the conflicting evidence on the location and boundaries of the suit land. The proceedings from 08/03/2024 onwards, including the judgment and decree, are nullified, and the matter is remitted for proper procedure.

  • Locus in quo
  • Land ownership
  • Procedural fairness
  • Remittal of case
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Civil procedure JUDGMENT Kazembe Said Kazembe

JUDGMENT Kazembe Said Kazembe

The first appellate court's failure to afford parties the right to be heard on an issue it raised suo moto was a fundamental breach of natural justice, rendering its decision and orders a nullity and requiring quashing and remittal for proper hearing.

  • Natural justice
  • Right to be heard
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Remittal of case
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Criminal law FAUSTINE MBASA

FAUSTINE MBASA

The first appellate court erred by determining the merits of the case after the trial court had dismissed it for lack of jurisdiction without affording parties the right to be heard. This procedural irregularity vitiated both lower court judgments. The proper course was to remit the case to the trial court for a fresh hearing on the jurisdiction issue after hearing both parties.

  • Malicious damage to property
  • Jurisdiction
  • Right to be heard
  • Remittal of case
  • Natural justice
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Land law joseph utenga vs patrick utenga another 2022 tzhc 10331 24 june 2022

joseph utenga vs patrick utenga another 2022 tzhc 10331 24 june 2022

The High Court quashed a land tribunal decision for failing to resolve all framed issues and remitted the dispute for fresh determination within 60 days.

  • Failure to resolve framed issues
  • Appellate jurisdiction
  • Remittal of case
  • Ownership of land
  • Validity of sale
  • Failure-to-resolve-framed-issues
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Land law ramadhani mtulia mwega vs shaweji salum mndote and another 2021 tzhclandd 565 23 july 2021

ramadhani mtulia mwega vs shaweji salum mndote and another 2021 tzhclandd 565 23 july 2021

The High Court quashed a land tribunal judgment for failing to evaluate both sides’ evidence and to determine all framed issues, and remitted the case.

  • Evaluation of evidence
  • Failure to determine issues
  • Appellate jurisdiction
  • Remittal of case
  • Evaluation-of-evidence
  • Failure-to-determine-issues
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Land law joseph nyaeza vs dismass h mingi legal representative of denis daudi masati 2021 tzhclandd 564 6 july 2021

joseph nyaeza vs dismass h mingi legal representative of denis daudi masati 2021 tzhclandd 564 6 july 2021

The High Court quashed a land tribunal judgment for failing to determine framed issues and remitted the matter for fresh determination.

  • Failure to resolve framed issues
  • Appellate jurisdiction
  • Administrator of estate
  • Title to land
  • Remittal of case
  • Land-law
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Civil procedure robert maziba vs emil maziba erasto maziba 2020 tzhc 820 29 april 2020

robert maziba vs emil maziba erasto maziba 2020 tzhc 820 29 april 2020

Failure by the District Court to decide the preliminary objections before addressing the merits of the application was a procedural error amounting to denial of the right to be heard, warranting the quashing and remittal of the ruling.

  • Right to be heard
  • Preliminary objections
  • Remittal of case
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Criminal law kelvin mnyovela vs republic 2017 tzca 370 21 september 2017

kelvin mnyovela vs republic 2017 tzca 370 21 september 2017

The trial court's failure to enter a conviction before sentencing was a fatal irregularity, rendering the judgment and sentence a nullity; therefore, the appellate and trial court decisions must be quashed and the case remitted for proper conviction and sentencing.

  • Conviction and sentencing
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Remittal of case
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Land law 20151020 TZHC Mwanza

20151020 TZHC Mwanza

The High Court nullified a tribunal dismissal made without hearing the parties and remitted the land dispute for a fresh hearing before another chairman.

  • Right to be heard
  • Procedural fairness
  • Remittal of case
  • Execution of judgment
  • Right-to-be-heard
  • Procedural-fairness
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