Tanzania Case Law

mbaruku hamisi others vs republic 2024 tzca 79 21 february 2024

Court

TZCA

The application for review was dismissed because the applicants failed to demonstrate any manifest error on the face of the record or nullity in the Court's decision. Their grounds amounted to a disguised appeal and did not meet the strict criteria for review under rule 66(1) of the Tanzania Court of Appeal Rules.

Source excerpt

• Review of appellate decision
• Armed robbery
• Manifest error on the face of the record
• Defective charge sheet

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amani rabi kalinga vs republic 2023 tzca 17975 14 december 2023

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal dismissed an inmate’s application for extension of time to seek review, finding no sufficient cause for delay and several affidavit contradictions.

• Extension of time
• Review of appellate decision
• Delay justification
• Extension-of-time
• Appellate-review
• Criminal-procedure

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amani rabi kalinga vs republic 2023 tzca 18006 14 december 2023

Court

TZCA

The applicant failed to demonstrate sufficient cause for the delay, did not account for each day of delay, and did not corroborate his explanation with an affidavit from the prison officer. Contradictions in his statements further undermined his case. The application was therefore dismissed for lack of merit.

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• Extension of time
• Review of appellate decision
• Delay in filing
• Procedural requirements

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halfani mwisheshe mbega vs republic 2023 tzca 17572 30 august 2023

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal of Tanzania granted a prisoner extra time to file a review application, finding the delay excusable because it was explained and unsupported by opposition.

• Extension of time
• Review of appellate decision
• Prisoner rights
• Extension-of-time
• Appellate-procedure
• Criminal-procedure

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charles nanati vs republic 2023 tzca 17571 30 august 2023

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal of Tanzania extended time for Charles Nanati to file an out-of-time review application, finding the delay excusable because he was imprisoned and affected by the Covid-19 disruption.

• Extension of time
• Review of appellate decision
• Prisoner rights
• Extension-of-time
• Criminal-procedure
• Appellate-review

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iddy salum fredy vs republic 2023 tzca 245 12 may 2023

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal granted an application to extend time to seek review, holding the applicant was diligent and the delay was caused by prison authorities.

• Extension of time
• Review of appellate decision
• Prisoner procedural rights
• Extension-of-time
• Review-of-appellate-decision
• Prisoner-filing-delay

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marmo so slaa hofu another vs republic 2022 tzca 770 5 december 2022

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal of Tanzania dismissed an application for extension of time to seek review, holding that a nearly two-year delay was unexplained and ignorance of law is no excuse.

• Extension of time
• Review of appellate decision
• Good cause for delay
• Extension-of-time
• Review-of-judgment
• Criminal-appellate-procedure

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ASAJILE HENRY KITULE

Court

TANZLII

The applicants failed to account for the period of delay between the date of judgment and the filing of the application, and the alleged error was not raised in the appeal nor manifestly apparent on the face of the record; therefore, no good cause was shown for extension of time.

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• Extension of time
• Review of appellate decision
• Accounting for delay

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national bank of commerce ltd vs nurbano abdallah mulla 2021 tzca 246 10 june 2021

Court

TZCA

The Court found that the applicant was not deprived of the right to be heard, and no manifest error apparent on the face of the record was established. The complaints raised did not meet the threshold for review under Rule 66(1) of the Rules. The application was dismissed as untenable in law.

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• Review of appellate decision
• Matrimonial property
• Right to be heard
• Manifest error

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jietegemeo gervas vs republic 2020 tzca 339 23 april 2020

Court

TZCA

The Court of Appeal of Tanzania granted a prisoner's request for extension of time to file a review application after accepting his delay was sufficiently explained.

• Extension of time
• Review of appellate decision
• Prisoner rights
• Extension-of-time
• Appellate-procedure
• Prisoner-rights

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