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Civil procedure 20161025 TZCA Arusha

20161025 TZCA Arusha

The High Court's summary rejection of the application without hearing the parties violated the applicant's constitutional right to be heard, rendering the decision a nullity and necessitating intervention by the Court of Appeal.

  • Right to be heard
  • Natural justice
  • Summary rejection
  • Revision jurisdiction
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Civil procedure bhai vs siara 2016 tzca 35 24 october 2016

bhai vs siara 2016 tzca 35 24 october 2016

The High Court's summary rejection of the application without hearing the parties violated the right to be heard, rendering the proceedings a nullity.

  • Right to be heard
  • Natural justice
  • Summary rejection
  • Jurisdiction
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Civil procedure martha siima vs hhando qambaosh 2014 tzca 174 3 november 2014

martha siima vs hhando qambaosh 2014 tzca 174 3 november 2014

The Court of Appeal quashed the High Court’s summary rejection of an application for a certificate on a point of law and restored the application for hearing.

  • Certificate on point of law
  • Summary rejection
  • Leave to appeal
  • Certificate-on-point-of-law
  • Summary-rejection
  • Appellate-procedure
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Civil procedure 20141031 TZCA Arusha

20141031 TZCA Arusha

The Court of Appeal quashed a High Court summary rejection of an application for a certificate on a point of law, restored the application, and sent it to another judge.

  • Summary rejection
  • Certificate on point of law
  • Revisionary jurisdiction
  • Summary-rejection
  • Certificate-on-point-of-law
  • Revisionary-jurisdiction
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Criminal law 20121128 TZCA Mbeya

20121128 TZCA Mbeya

The Court of Appeal held that the High Court wrongly refused extension of time after finding good cause, because it had assessed the merits too early.

  • Extension of time
  • Armed robbery
  • Summary rejection
  • Good cause for delay
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Extension-of-time
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Criminal law marco mapolu vs republic 2012 tzca 210 17 may 2012

marco mapolu vs republic 2012 tzca 210 17 may 2012

The Court of Appeal quashed the High Court’s summary rejection of a criminal appeal and remitted the matter to be heard on competence after both sides were heard.

  • Rape
  • Notice of appeal
  • Summary rejection
  • Right to be heard
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Notice-of-appeal
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Criminal law marco mapolu vs republic 2012 tzca 60 15 may 2012

marco mapolu vs republic 2012 tzca 60 15 may 2012

The Court of Appeal quashed a High Court order summarily rejecting a criminal appeal, holding the appeal should have been struck out as incompetent and the appellant heard on competence.

  • Rape
  • Notice of appeal
  • Summary rejection
  • Right to be heard
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Notice-of-appeal
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Criminal law 20120515 TZCA Mwanza

20120515 TZCA Mwanza

The Court of Appeal quashed a High Court order summarily rejecting a criminal appeal for lack of notice, held the appeal should have been struck out, and remitted the matter.

  • Notice of appeal
  • Summary rejection
  • Right to be heard
  • Competence of appeal
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Notice-of-appeal
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Criminal law 20101122 TZCA Mbeya

20101122 TZCA Mbeya

The High Court erred by refusing to extend time after finding good cause, and by considering the merits of the intended appeal before it was properly before the court, thereby condemning the appellant unheard.

  • Extension of time
  • Right of appeal
  • Summary rejection
  • Condemnation unheard
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