salome samson sambaa vs andrea mpume muna 2020 tzhc 4656 15 december 2020
The trial tribunal lacked jurisdiction to entertain Land Application No. 13 of 2019 as the matter was res judicata, rendering all proceedings and decisions therein a nullity.
- Citation
- salome samson sambaa vs andrea mpume muna 2020 tzhc 4656 15 december 2020
- Parties
- Appellant: Salome Samson Sambaa; Respondent: Andrea Mpume Muna
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 15 December 2020
- Procedural Posture
- Land Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- Appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Res Judicata, Jurisdiction, Land Disputes
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Salome Samson Sambaa
Appellant
Andrea Mpume Muna
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Land Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the trial tribunal had jurisdiction to entertain Land Application No. 13 of 2019 in light of the doctrine of res judicata.
Ratio Decidendi
The trial tribunal lacked jurisdiction to entertain Land Application No. 13 of 2019 as the matter was res judicata, rendering all proceedings and decisions therein a nullity.
Court Disposition
Appeal allowed
Orders
- Trial, record of proceedings, judgment, order and decree of the District Land and Housing Tribunal for Singida in Land Application No. 13 of 2019 are nullified and quashed.
- Each party to bear their own costs.
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