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Labour law micahel mwinuka others vs tanzania zambia railways authority others 2023 tzca 17475 7 august 2023

micahel mwinuka others vs tanzania zambia railways authority others 2023 tzca 17475 7 august 2023

The Labour Division of the High Court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the appellants' claims as they were no longer in an employer-employee relationship and had not exhausted statutory remedies under the NSSF Act; thus, the proceedings, judgment, and decree were nullified.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Retirement benefits
  • Statutory duties
  • Exhaustion of remedies
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Administrative law peter tabu massawe ta kagera pharmacy vs pharmacy council another 2023 tzca 17391 30 june 2023

peter tabu massawe ta kagera pharmacy vs pharmacy council another 2023 tzca 17391 30 june 2023

The High Court dismissed a pharmacy owner’s claim that closure of his shop was unlawful, finding he failed to renew his permit and meet regulatory conditions.

  • Pharmacy regulation
  • Business licensing
  • Statutory duties
  • Administrative discretion
  • Breach of statutory duty
  • Pharmacy-regulation
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Tort law abdulahi mohamed ismail vs kilem engineering co ltd 2019 tzhc 15802 30 july 2019

abdulahi mohamed ismail vs kilem engineering co ltd 2019 tzhc 15802 30 july 2019

The 2nd defendant, as occupier and employer, was vicariously liable for the negligent acts and omissions of his security guard, which directly caused the death of the plaintiff's daughter. There was no evidence of professional or supervisory negligence by the 1st, 3rd, or 4th defendants.

  • Negligence
  • Vicarious liability
  • Occupier's liability
  • Damages
  • Statutory duties
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Land law 20170724 TZHC Mwanza

20170724 TZHC Mwanza

The High Court at Mwanza entered judgment on admission and ordered issuance of a title certificate to the plaintiff for Plot No. 1 Block O, Rufiji Street.

  • Certificate of occupancy
  • Statutory duties
  • Judgment on admission
  • Land-law
  • Civil-procedure
  • Judgment-on-admission
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Administrative law 19910909 TZCA Dar es Salaam

19910909 TZCA Dar es Salaam

The respondent's decision to dump refuse at Kunduchi Mtongani was ultra vires the Local Government (Urban Authorities) Act, 1982 and contrary to the City's Master Plan, which zoned the area as residential. The dumping created a health hazard and nuisance to residents, violating their constitutional right to life and protection. The respondent failed to consider relevant factors, acted without plausible justification, and could not rely on statutory duties to justify unlawful conduct. The applicants, as aggrieved residents, had locus standi. The court quashed the respondent's decision, prohibi…

  • Judicial review
  • Certiorari
  • Prohibition
  • Mandamus
  • Ultra vires
  • Locus standi
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