fatuma mohamed vs mrisho said 2014 tzhclandd 20 24 march 2014
The proceedings before both the Ward Tribunal and the District Land and Housing Tribunal were a nullity due to confusion over proper parties and improper composition of the Ward Tribunal, rendering all subsequent proceedings void.
- Citation
- fatuma mohamed vs mrisho said 2014 tzhclandd 20 24 march 2014
- Parties
- Appellant: Fatuma Mohamed; Respondent: Mrisho Said
- Court
- TANZLII
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 24 March 2014
- Procedural Posture
- Land Appeal / Judgment on Second Appeal
- Outcome
- proceedings declared null and void
- Legal Topics
- Nullity of Proceedings, Proper Parties, Tribunal Composition, Pledge Vs Sale, Adverse Inference
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Fatuma Mohamed
Appellant
Mrisho Said
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Land Appeal / Judgment on Second Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proceedings before the Ward Tribunal and District Land and Housing Tribunal were valid given anomalies in parties and tribunal composition
- 2 Whether the transaction between the parties was a pledge or a sale
- 3 Whether the appellate tribunal erred in granting ownership to the respondent
Ratio Decidendi
The proceedings before both the Ward Tribunal and the District Land and Housing Tribunal were a nullity due to confusion over proper parties and improper composition of the Ward Tribunal, rendering all subsequent proceedings void.
Court Disposition
proceedings declared null and void
Orders
- Case to be instituted by proper parties and heard by a properly constituted tribunal
- Each party to bear their own costs
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