Tanzania Case Law

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Court

TANZLII

Mediation proceedings before the Ward Tribunal are subject to revision by the District Land and Housing Tribunal under section 36 of the Land Disputes Courts Act. The tribunal had jurisdiction to entertain the revision, and the appeal lacked merit as the Ward Tribunal improperly transferred its mediation powers to an unauthorized body.

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• Jurisdiction of district land and housing tribunal
• Revisional powers under land disputes courts act
• Mediation proceedings
• Proper parties to revision
• Procedural irregularities

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MAGRETH ALUDO RYAGA

Court

TANZLII

The respondent failed to provide a sufficient description of the disputed land in the pleadings as required by law, and the Tribunal erred by granting relief based on particulars introduced only during the visit to the locus in quo, rendering the proceedings, judgment, and decree invalid.

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• Description of suit land
• Pleadings requirements
• Jurisdiction of district land and housing tribunal
• Application of civil procedure code
• Land disputes (district land and housing tribunal) regulations

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2782 0f 2024 scnd 1

Court

TANZLII

Execution orders of the District Land and Housing Tribunal are not appealable to the High Court; the proper remedy is to file an application for revision, not an appeal.

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• Appealability of execution orders
• Jurisdiction of district land and housing tribunal
• Application of civil procedure code in land matters

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LAND APPEAL NO

Court

TANZLII

Absence of a constituted Ward Tribunal justifies bypassing the mediation step; respondent proved ownership of the disputed land on balance of probabilities; documentary evidence was properly admitted and demarcations were shown.

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• Jurisdiction of district land and housing tribunal
• Burden of proof
• Admissibility of evidence
• Ownership of land

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ally omary mtoilinge vs shabani rajabu vyale another 2022 tzhclandd 12609 25 november 2022

Court

TANZLII

The High Court dismissed a land revision application, holding that the miscellaneous application could not be entertained while the main land application remained pending.

• Revision of tribunal proceedings
• Jurisdiction of district land and housing tribunal
• Eviction
• Public auction
• Compensation for unlawful eviction
• Land-revision

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kalembu lengai others vs paulo laparaja narda 2019 tzhc 2141 17 july 2019

Court

TZHC

The High Court revised a land tribunal ruling, finding the applicants were denied a hearing and that the tribunal lacked jurisdiction over criminal contempt matters.

• Revision of tribunal orders
• Jurisdiction of district land and housing tribunal
• Right to be heard
• Contempt of court
• Civil imprisonment
• Revision

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