20160129 TZHC Mwanza
The appellant lacked locus standi as he was not appointed administrator of his late father's estate before instituting proceedings, and the village land and building committee's process in granting the sketch map and title contravened statutory procedures and principles of natural justice, rendering them null and void.
- Citation
- 20160129 TZHC Mwanza
- Parties
- Appellant: Ryoba Chacha Mora; Respondent: Bohan Chi Silas
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 29 January 2016
- Procedural Posture
- Misc. Land Case Appeal / Second Appeal From District Land and Housing Tribunal
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed with costs
- Legal Topics
- Locus Standi, Customary Right of Occupancy, Adjudication of Land Boundaries, Estate Administration
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Ryoba Chacha Mora
Appellant
Bohan Chi Silas
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Misc. Land Case Appeal / Second Appeal From District Land and Housing Tribunal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant had locus standi to institute proceedings without being appointed administrator of the estate
- 2 Whether the sketch map and title granted by the village land and building committee were legally valid
Ratio Decidendi
The appellant lacked locus standi as he was not appointed administrator of his late father's estate before instituting proceedings, and the village land and building committee's process in granting the sketch map and title contravened statutory procedures and principles of natural justice, rendering them null and void.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed with costs
Orders
- Appeal dismissed with costs
- Respondent at liberty to occupy the land
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