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Since the execution of the ward tribunal's order declaring the respondent as landowner was not completed and the appellant was not declared to have lost ownership of the trees, the criminal court lacked jurisdiction to convict for criminal trespass; the dispute over ownership was not finally resolved in a civil forum.
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The court has no jurisdiction to entertain revision against the decision of the taxing officer; such challenge must be by reference as provided by statute. The application is incompetent and must be struck out.
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The High Court struck out a land revision application as incompetent, holding that an appeal was the proper remedy and no exceptional reason for revision was shown.
The DLHT lacked jurisdiction to execute the Trial Tribunal's judgment as the agreement was not valid and the Trial Tribunal's proceedings and orders were nullified due to lack of jurisdiction following statutory amendments.
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The High Court struck out a land revision application after finding the challenged tribunal proceedings had already been quashed and no longer existed.
The suit land, identified as Plot No.792/1 & 793/1 Block 'B' Boko, was the same property adjudicated in Land Case No.47 of 2005 at Bunju Ward Tribunal, which declared it as part of the estate of the late Salma Pili Tamambele. The plaintiffs failed to prove lawful ownership, and the demolition was lawfully executed under tribunal orders. Therefore, the plaintiffs are not entitled to the reliefs sought.
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The High Court allowed a land appeal, holding the DLHT wrongly ordered demolition and pipe removal based on orders the Ward Tribunal had not made.
The application for revision lacks merit because the evidence shows the wall base was still intact at the time of the tribunal's order, and the applicant's new grounds were not raised at the District Land and Housing Tribunal, thus cannot be considered at this stage.
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The High Court held that the application was filed out of time, so the District Tribunal lacked jurisdiction and its decision was quashed.
The High Court dismissed a land appeal, holding the appellant challenged execution of a Ward Tribunal decree rather than seeking to set aside the ex parte judgment.
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