20070718 TZHC Arusha

20070718 TZHC Arusha

The High Court no longer has jurisdiction to entertain the suit as it arises out of a land dispute and the statutory grace period for such cases to remain in the High Court has expired.

Citation
20070718 TZHC Arusha
Parties
Plaintiff: Godfrey Million Ngowi; Defendant: The Municipal Council of Arusha
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
18 July 2007
Procedural Posture
Civil Case / Ruling on Jurisdiction
Outcome
Suit struck out for want of jurisdiction
Legal Topics
Jurisdiction, Land Disputes, Retrospective Application of Statutes
Source Language
English

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Parties

Godfrey Million Ngowi

Plaintiff

The Municipal Council of Arusha

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Case / Ruling on Jurisdiction

  1. 1 Whether the High Court has jurisdiction to entertain the suit after the coming into force of the Land Disputes Courts Act 2002

Ratio Decidendi

The High Court no longer has jurisdiction to entertain the suit as it arises out of a land dispute and the statutory grace period for such cases to remain in the High Court has expired.

Court Disposition

Suit struck out for want of jurisdiction

Orders

  • Suit struck out with no order as to costs