vanant komba another vs francis nchimbi 2007 tzhc 76 16 august 2007

vanant komba another vs francis nchimbi 2007 tzhc 76 16 august 2007

The village government acted unlawfully by reallocating land already allocated and possessed by the respondent without his consent. The lower courts erred in upholding such reallocation and issuing orders contrary to the respondent's established rights.

Citation
vanant komba another vs francis nchimbi 2007 tzhc 76 16 august 2007
Parties
Appellant: Venant Komba; Appellant: Alois Pandapanda; Respondent: Francis Nchimbi
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
16 August 2007
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Second Appeal Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Allocation of Land, Village Government Powers, Compensation for Property, Rule of Law
Source Language
English

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Parties

Venant Komba

Appellant

Alois Pandapanda

Appellant

Francis Nchimbi

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Second Appeal Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the village government had authority to re-allocate land already allocated to the respondent by the prisons authority
  2. 2 Whether the orders of the lower courts were lawful regarding possession and compensation

Ratio Decidendi

The village government acted unlawfully by reallocating land already allocated and possessed by the respondent without his consent. The lower courts erred in upholding such reallocation and issuing orders contrary to the respondent's established rights.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed with costs for this court and the courts below.
  • Any destruction to respondent's property must be compensated by the appellants.