20190707 TZHC Mwanza

20190707 TZHC Mwanza

The District Land and Housing Tribunal erred by ordering reinstitution of proceedings instead of a retrial, as only the decision of the ward tribunal was invalidated and no reasons were given against a retrial.

Citation
20190707 TZHC Mwanza
Parties
Appellant: Karilius Okuku; Respondent: Thomas Pius
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
7 July 2019
Procedural Posture
Misc. Land Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Outcome
Appeal partly allowed
Legal Topics
Tribunal Procedure, Remittal for Retrial, Validity of Tribunal Decisions
Source Language
English

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Parties

Karilius Okuku

Appellant

Thomas Pius

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Misc. Land Appeal / Judgment on Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the District Land and Housing Tribunal erred in ordering reinstitution instead of retrial after invalidating the ward tribunal's decision
  2. 2 Whether the parties were denied a hearing before the District Land and Housing Tribunal's decision

Ratio Decidendi

The District Land and Housing Tribunal erred by ordering reinstitution of proceedings instead of a retrial, as only the decision of the ward tribunal was invalidated and no reasons were given against a retrial.

Court Disposition

Appeal partly allowed

Orders

  • Order for reinstitution of proceedings set aside
  • File remitted to the ward tribunal for retrial before a different panel