19910524 TZHC Dar es Salaam

ir·· ':"!, CIVIL J;.;._-,-:.:·~LL HO. 25 OF . 1 990 ( O~lIGIH./iL IITSU?U CI7IL CLG:S IiC • 8.5 OF 1990) vcrsun JUHUDI GROC:iE2I:SG C0-0:-0 • GOCI:8TY. LTD •. - n.~SPONDEHT I The rc.spondont.s, J"J:~::-J..JZ. G~~CCZI?.I2C C0-0:i?ERJ.TIVE SOCIZTY LTD•,. ·. i G.Uc.c.cssfully succ: tho c:_:; 1)cll8::1t:::, ICTIC-01-DI CHL .U3~-1L~IK/, C2:L BIHTI H/i.TOLA t he fore, tl20 cou1 t o:f tho :;.;o..oidont Ivlnci.s trn to.. of :Jnr cs - 1 Snlnnr.1 n t 1<::isutu, fo1 troc~xu.:;oinc onto c: parcel o:f lnnd known 1 a::.. plot. No,590, Block lfo ~:i:10:.:C:.oni • The o.ppollnnts bcinc; nGerieved by tho dccicio~ o~ t~o court o:f firot inGtnnco hnvq now oppcnlod to thiG court~ Accordinc to t:-io :;_).rococdi:1c;.s ~)oth in this court ar:c: nt tho trial court .it would c~pocr not to ~o in dispute that prior to 1905 both tho np~ollcnto nnc.. -c.::10 :i. ospo:nd.on t a wore 1.n 1 , - 1 . - _,/.-· occy- ,;ion t ' of' tho lnnd i:"l question. It ia, howovorf in evidence tho.·~ .. subsoqucm,t to their occu:x, tion tho lnnd in quc::. t~on wc.s · curvcycd ! by the :Jn:c cs Galnm., City Council m1.d in 19C6 nllocc tion o:f tho 5.cid lnnd wn:.:;_ c;ivon to tho :i. 0..spondonts 1 to tho oxcluoion o~ tho uppcJ..lnntc:. It. is co:·.11:1on cround tnnt nt tho tiD.o of' nllocntion tho c.ppcllnnts had 'i)y then co::-istructoc1 their business. b.ut.s onto tho suit plot.,. 'l'ho nppollnnts, ao · oG:.,,ly doi:10nstrntod in their c:..~ounC::n of nppocl to this co-:..u. t, bnvo nttnclwd tbo decision of tho ::)c.:.~ os- 1 Gnlc::nm City Council i~oinc. tho cuthori ty :for lnncl-c:llocntion to hc::.vo ro-nllocatod lcnc: to tho roc:)on0onto their boinc in occt.:)ation nt tho 1:1cto:.... inl tine !1.ot wi th.stanclinc.; It is on tho sa □ o breath th8t tho7 ~ovo attncko~ tho decision of tho trial court• . 2 ... ... Tho rcGponc:ontc on -:;:"lo ot::o:...,., ~c<.end c,ssort th.-::,t tl:oy have ., lnwfuly boon ro-2lloccd;oc. t:,.o l2nc: in dispute - :C.:;:~~ t. 2.!..J. ,. by tho :Jo.r oG Salncr,1 City Council ,-1::ich ih lnw i0 tho lc::nd nllocntion authorityi Tho... quos tion w~-~icl-::. 1.0 no·w fm_,., considora tion 2nd dotori:1inn tion is whether or not tho rooponContG 2ro tho lawful ownorn of tho lnnd in dis::•uto •. The loa.rnec: l:.osidcnt i-b5istratc hole. th2t so lone os ot tho oo □ ont tho C~?cllcnts have boon issued with a cortificn to of occu:xmcy - · ::;~l:i~:>i t .2J'o,J. before the eyes of the law they df tho diO?~tcd portion for th8 dovelo~;r:1onto , tl:07 hnvo r.~G.de onto t:J.o lnnd nou in c.iopute. To this vic.w I rcs:)cctft.1lly fully subocribo • · I woulc: hcston to add, however,. thnt this com.,.,t h2G :-iold on r:.mny occossiono thnt· where lnnc: is alrondy oc.c.upiod, tho lo.nd-nllocc.tion c.uti.1.ori ty uust have very stronc . r.casons for. ro-qllocotinc it to m'lothor i)Crson. In tho ins.tnnt. r.m.ttor both pnrtics 1-10:20 i:n occu:i_xi.tion of' tho lnnc:. in quoction; but the lcncl-2.llocction o.ut:10ri ty :;_)rcforrod tho r.oopondcnto to tho nppollc:u;tto •. Tho roco:::--cl of'· tho trinl court cloco not inclicntc or su3aost rcthor 1ilict wo~o tho rocsons that □ado tho authority behave tho way i t c:id. ;:::ut tj:1c:t is a far cry f'ror.1 dcyinc thnt.: the rospondcnto ~id not cc~uiro titlQ to tho land now in ~uostion. Hnvine; ro 0 crc: to t~:c is.sue of tho ownership of tho lcnc:. I have considcrnblo difficulty in fcultinG tho decision of' tho trial court in tho circc □ stc~cos of tho cc.so. On this Gcoro clone I i:-,ould disr.1ioc tho n:):;_)onl n:a.d ti:;_)hold tho dccioion of' the trinl court. I o.cco1~cti1~cly cli::i,:1iss the appeal with coG to, It is however directed thc.t tho roco:;.~d bo rcr:iittcc1 to tho trial court to offoct tho coi:1:i_)onsn tion order in nccordonco to tho ln-w.• J• .1.··~ iJ. G, ,lU:JGE 17/5/1991 24/5/1991 Court.:: 11:10 judcrncnt is C::.olivcrccl in ci10. □bors in tho prc·soncc of' both ;.)nrtios tlcxouch their :i.~oprosontc:t·ivcs. (lTilGIDU l-1i1T:ZIUl n:;.1.c: LJ.. ~-c=mc~ :G:J:l-BE rospEJo:tively) at :::)n:;..~ ca Gnlnor.1 this 24th day of I~cy, 1991. _!..i. 1· --. _, •:/ i.--: "· ,v _I c;_,;v,/l(...._ J • J • MJ.C-Ti~-G • JtDG0 4/....,,5.L]-29-1 __- - - - - _ '___2___