ibrahim mzule and two others vs jesca mgonja 2023 tzhc 23514 18 december 2023

ibrahim mzule and two others vs jesca mgonja 2023 tzhc 23514 18 december 2023

The appeal was allowed because the respondent's application before the DLHT lacked a proper description of the disputed suit land, rendering the proceedings incompetent and justifying the quashing of the DLHT's judgment and orders.

Citation
ibrahim mzule and two others vs jesca mgonja 2023 tzhc 23514 18 december 2023
Parties
Appellant: Ibrahim Mzule; Appellant: Rehema Mohammed; Appellant: Elias Chibusi; Respondent: Jesca Mgonja
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
18 December 2023
Procedural Posture
Land Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Description of Immovable Property, Appellate Review, Revisional Jurisdiction
Source Language
English

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Parties

Ibrahim Mzule

Appellant

Rehema Mohammed

Appellant

Elias Chibusi

Appellant

Jesca Mgonja

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Land Appeal / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the suit land was properly described in the application before the District Land and Housing Tribunal
  2. 2 Whether the DLHT erred in law and fact in entering judgment against the appellants without proper identification of the disputed land

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal was allowed because the respondent's application before the DLHT lacked a proper description of the disputed suit land, rendering the proceedings incompetent and justifying the quashing of the DLHT's judgment and orders.

Court Disposition

appeal allowed

Orders

  • Proceedings of the District Land and Housing Tribunal for Kilosa in Land Application No. 11 of 2019 quashed
  • Judgment, decree and any other orders stemming therefrom set aside