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
Legal Issues
- 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
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