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Civil procedure ruby roadways t ltd vs puma energy tanzania limited 2024 tzca 160 1 march 2024

ruby roadways t ltd vs puma energy tanzania limited 2024 tzca 160 1 march 2024

The Court of Appeal dismissed Ruby Roadways’ review application, finding the earlier judgment was reasoned and the complaint was really a bid to re-argue the appeal.

  • Review of appellate judgment
  • Error apparent on the face of the record
  • Award of damages
  • Breach of contract
  • Review-of-judgment
  • Error-apparent-on-the-face-of-the-record
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Civil procedure shekha nasser hamud vs mary agnes mpelumbe 2023 tzca 18018 27 december 2023

shekha nasser hamud vs mary agnes mpelumbe 2023 tzca 18018 27 december 2023

The Court of Appeal dismissed an application to review its earlier land decision, holding the complaints were not manifest errors and had not shown denial of hearing.

  • Review of appellate judgment
  • Manifest error
  • Right to be heard
  • Land ownership dispute
  • Review-of-judgment
  • Manifest-error
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Criminal law abel mathas gunza vs republic 2023 tzca 18009 14 december 2023

abel mathas gunza vs republic 2023 tzca 18009 14 december 2023

The applicant failed to demonstrate any manifest error on the face of the record; his dissatisfaction with the judgment does not meet the threshold for review. The application is an attempt to re-litigate the merits, which is not permissible under the law governing review.

  • Review of appellate judgment
  • Manifest error
  • Finality of litigation
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Labour law tanzania breweries limited vs the minister for labour youth development others 2023 tzca 17970 14 december 2023

tanzania breweries limited vs the minister for labour youth development others 2023 tzca 17970 14 december 2023

The Court of Appeal dismissed Tanzania Breweries’ review application, holding that the alleged error was not manifest on the record and the motion was a disguised appeal.

  • Summary dismissal
  • Disciplinary code
  • Manifest error
  • Review of appellate judgment
  • Appellate-review
  • Manifest-error
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Criminal law omary hamis mponela another vs republic 2023 tzca 17830 15 november 2023

omary hamis mponela another vs republic 2023 tzca 17830 15 november 2023

The Court of Appeal of Tanzania granted two prisoners extension of time to seek review of an earlier armed robbery conviction, finding good cause and arguable review grounds.

  • Extension of time
  • Review of appellate judgment
  • Armed robbery conviction
  • Extension-of-time
  • Appellate-procedure
  • Criminal-review
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Labour law paschal bandiho vs arusha urban water supply sewarage authority auwsa 2023 tzca 17834 14 november 2023

paschal bandiho vs arusha urban water supply sewarage authority auwsa 2023 tzca 17834 14 november 2023

The Court held that the applicant's grounds for review—alleged manifest error, nullity, or illegality—were unsubstantiated and largely challenged the procedure and evidence in subordinate tribunals, which is outside the scope of review. No manifest error, illegality, or fraud was demonstrated on the face of the Court's judgment to justify review.

  • Review of appellate judgment
  • Jurisdiction of appellate court
  • Labour dispute termination
  • Manifest error on record
  • Illegality and fraud in judgments
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Criminal law Masanja Sesaguli vs Republic Criminal Application No 7011 of 2018 2023 TZCA 17702 3 October 2023

Masanja Sesaguli vs Republic Criminal Application No 7011 of 2018 2023 TZCA 17702 3 October 2023

The Court of Appeal dismissed an application for extension of time to seek review, finding a 15-month delay unexplained and the claimed review ground inadequately pleaded.

  • Extension of time
  • Review of appellate judgment
  • Ignorance of law
  • Manifest error
  • Extension-of-time
  • Appellate-review
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Criminal law christian orgenes nkya vs republic 2023 tzca 17682 2 october 2023

christian orgenes nkya vs republic 2023 tzca 17682 2 october 2023

The Court of Appeal dismissed a review application, finding no manifest error on the face of the record and no denial of a hearing on sentencing.

  • Statutory rape
  • Review of appellate judgment
  • Sentencing
  • Manifest error
  • Right to be heard
  • Criminal-review
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Land law hajibhai kara ibrahim vs mrs zubeda ahmed lakha others 2023 tzca 17649 25 september 2023

hajibhai kara ibrahim vs mrs zubeda ahmed lakha others 2023 tzca 17649 25 september 2023

Court of Appeal of Tanzania dismissed a review application in a land dispute, holding that no manifest error on the record was shown and review cannot serve as an appeal in disguise.

  • Review of appellate judgment
  • Right to be heard
  • Error apparent on the face of record
  • Review-of-judgment
  • Error-apparent-on-the-face-of-the-record
  • Right-to-be-heard
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Criminal law armand guehi vs republic 2023 tzca 17575 31 august 2023

armand guehi vs republic 2023 tzca 17575 31 august 2023

The Court of Appeal dismissed Armand Guehi’s application for review, holding that his complaints about email evidence, error on the record, and nullity were attempts to reargue the appeal.

  • Right to be heard
  • Manifest error
  • Nullity of decision
  • Review of appellate judgment
  • Death penalty
  • Criminal-review
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