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Criminal procedure Ngwengwe JD

Ngwengwe JD

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal, holding the appellant failed to prove sufficient cause for non-appearance and that the lower courts were right on restoration procedure.

  • Restoration of dismissed case
  • Sufficient cause for non-appearance
  • Medical evidence in restoration applications
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Sufficient-cause
  • Non-appearance
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Land law CRDB BANK

CRDB BANK

The High Court allowed CRDB Bank PLC’s land appeal, finding the tribunal wrongly refused restoration of a dismissed case despite a sufficient medical report.

  • Restoration of dismissed case
  • Medical evidence
  • Ex parte proceedings
  • Land-law
  • Civil-procedure
  • Restoration-of-dismissed-case
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Civil procedure mohamed iqbal haji another vs john binder 2023 tzhclandd 16815 22 august 2023

mohamed iqbal haji another vs john binder 2023 tzhclandd 16815 22 august 2023

The High Court Land Division set aside a dismissal for non-appearance and restored a land application after finding counsel was present but did not hear the matter called.

  • Restoration of dismissed case
  • Non-appearance
  • Sufficient cause
  • Civil-procedure
  • Set-aside-dismissal
  • Restoration-of-case
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Civil procedure vitus vicent mwanisawa another vs nehemia luwela 2023 tzhc 17582 1 june 2023

vitus vicent mwanisawa another vs nehemia luwela 2023 tzhc 17582 1 june 2023

The High Court restored a dismissed land application after accepting sickness as a genuine reason for non-appearance and ordered each party to bear its own costs.

  • Restoration of dismissed case
  • Extension of time
  • Right to be heard
  • Sickness as ground for non-appearance
  • Restoration-of-dismissed-case
  • Extension-of-time
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Civil procedure gideon fares opanda vs mohamed omary masoud 2023 tzhclandd 16397 27 march 2023

gideon fares opanda vs mohamed omary masoud 2023 tzhclandd 16397 27 march 2023

The High Court struck out a defective counter affidavit and dismissed an application to restore a dismissed land reference after finding no sufficient cause for repeated non-appearance.

  • Restoration of dismissed case
  • Affidavit defects
  • Non-appearance
  • Preliminary objections
  • Civil-procedure
  • Affidavits
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Labour law association of local authorities of tanzania vs cleophas mbishi manyangu 2023 tzhcld 1166 14 march 2023

association of local authorities of tanzania vs cleophas mbishi manyangu 2023 tzhcld 1166 14 march 2023

The High Court granted ALAT seven days to seek restoration of a dismissed revision, finding that jurisdiction and res judicata issues justified extension of time.

  • Extension of time
  • Restoration of dismissed case
  • Jurisdiction of cma
  • Res judicata
  • Extension-of-time
  • Restoration-of-dismissed-case
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Civil procedure scholastica john makune administratrix of the estate of the late john festus makune vs frank mushendwa two others 2022 tzhc 15517 30 december 2022

scholastica john makune administratrix of the estate of the late john festus makune vs frank mushendwa two others 2022 tzhc 15517 30 december 2022

The High Court at Morogoro struck out an ex parte application to extend time for restoring a dismissed civil revision, holding the court lacked territorial jurisdiction.

  • Extension of time
  • Jurisdiction
  • Restoration of dismissed case
  • Civil-procedure
  • Extension-of-time
  • Restoration-of-cases
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Civil procedure suleman shaban simba vs agnes obed msenga 2022 tzhclandd 12533 27 october 2022

suleman shaban simba vs agnes obed msenga 2022 tzhclandd 12533 27 october 2022

The High Court dismissed an application to set aside a dismissal for want of prosecution, holding that the applicant did not prove sufficient cause.

  • Restoration of dismissed case
  • Want of prosecution
  • Sufficient cause for non-appearance
  • Civil-procedure
  • Want-of-prosecution
  • Setting-aside-dismissal
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Civil procedure yuda nswima vs kabhebhe kafulama 2021 tzhc 7432 24 november 2021

yuda nswima vs kabhebhe kafulama 2021 tzhc 7432 24 november 2021

The High Court restored a civil reference dismissed for want of prosecution after finding the applicant’s non-appearance was inadvertent due to confusion over the court’s temporary location.

  • Restoration of dismissed case
  • Non-appearance
  • Want of prosecution
  • Civil-procedure
  • Restoration-of-dismissed-case
  • Want-of-prosecution
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Labour law citibank tanzania limited vs emma mwenda 2021 tzhcld 268 1 july 2021

citibank tanzania limited vs emma mwenda 2021 tzhcld 268 1 july 2021

The High Court’s Labour Division restored a revision application after finding the applicant’s non-appearance resulted from an advocate’s recording error and should not bar hearing.

  • Restoration of dismissed case
  • Non-appearance
  • Advocate's error
  • Right to be heard
  • Advocate-error
  • Restoration-of-dismissed-case
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