mkome mtwale two others vs babilas mwenge mkome 2023 tzhc 20637 25 august 2023

mkome mtwale two others vs babilas mwenge mkome 2023 tzhc 20637 25 august 2023

The District Land and Housing Tribunal lacked jurisdiction as the dispute was not subjected to mandatory mediation at the Ward Tribunal as required by law, rendering the trial a nullity.

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mkome mtwale two others vs babilas mwenge mkome 2023 tzhc 20637 25 august 2023
Parties
Appellant: Mkome Mtwale; Appellant: Robert Makunja; Appellant: Makunja Samwel; Respondent: Babilas Mwenge Mkome
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
25 August 2023
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Land Case Appeal / First Appeal
Outcome
appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Jurisdiction, Mediation Requirement, Procedure Before District Land and Housing Tribunal
Source Language
english
Land Law Civil Procedure Jurisdiction Mediation Requirement Procedure Before District Land and Housing Tribunal

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Parties

Mkome Mtwale

Appellant

Robert Makunja

Appellant

Makunja Samwel

Appellant

Babilas Mwenge Mkome

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Land Case Appeal / First Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the District Land and Housing Tribunal had jurisdiction to hear the case without prior mediation at the Ward Tribunal

Ratio Decidendi

The District Land and Housing Tribunal lacked jurisdiction as the dispute was not subjected to mandatory mediation at the Ward Tribunal as required by law, rendering the trial a nullity.

Court Disposition

appeal allowed

Orders

  • proceedings of the Tribunal quashed
  • judgment and orders of the Tribunal set aside