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Land law land appeal No

land appeal No

The Tribunal had pecuniary jurisdiction as the pleaded claim was TZS 4,000,000; it had jurisdiction to award damages arising from unlawful eviction as a civil wrong; exhibit P8 was properly admitted when the correct original was produced; construction costs were sufficiently pleaded and covered by general reliefs; exhibit P8 constituted a valid lease agreement; and the Tribunal considered and evaluated the Appellant's evidence. The appeal lacked merit and was dismissed in its entirety.

  • Pecuniary jurisdiction
  • Unlawful eviction
  • Lease agreements
  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Award of damages
  • Relief beyond pleadings
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Civil law mrs fakharia shamji vs registered trustees of the khoja shia ithnasheri mza jamaat 2022 tzhc 14997 6 december 2022

mrs fakharia shamji vs registered trustees of the khoja shia ithnasheri mza jamaat 2022 tzhc 14997 6 december 2022

The High Court found unlawful eviction and confiscation of household items, but not the alleged Tzs. 58,000,000 cash claim, and awarded general damages.

  • Unlawful eviction
  • Trespass
  • General damages
  • Burden of proof
  • Confiscation of property
  • Unlawful-eviction
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Civil procedure national housing corporation others vs jin lang li 2021 tzca 68 12 march 2021

national housing corporation others vs jin lang li 2021 tzca 68 12 march 2021

Court of Appeal granted extension of time to file a notice of appeal, holding the delay was technical after earlier appeals were struck out as incompetent.

  • Extension of time
  • Appeals
  • Unlawful eviction
  • Technical delay
  • Illegality as ground for extension
  • Extension-of-time
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Civil procedure angelo fernandes and another vs jitesh jayntilal walji ladwa 2020 tzhclandd 2290 25 september 2020

angelo fernandes and another vs jitesh jayntilal walji ladwa 2020 tzhclandd 2290 25 september 2020

A Tanzanian High Court Land Division ruling struck out a suit challenging an alleged unlawful eviction because the defendant was sued personally, not the company.

  • Corporate personality
  • Lifting corporate veil
  • Misjoinder of parties
  • Unlawful eviction
  • Corporate-veil
  • Company-law
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Land law abraham migeto vs issa rajabu 2020 tzhclandd 107 1 april 2020

abraham migeto vs issa rajabu 2020 tzhclandd 107 1 april 2020

The High Court dismissed a landlord’s second appeal, upholding findings that an eviction after lease expiry was unlawful because mandatory notice was not served.

  • Unlawful eviction
  • Lease termination
  • Notice requirements
  • Compensation for property loss
  • Unlawful-eviction
  • Lease-termination
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Land law abg african link traders ltd vs jitegemee trading co ltd another 2019 tzhc 105 29 october 2019

abg african link traders ltd vs jitegemee trading co ltd another 2019 tzhc 105 29 october 2019

The High Court held that the landlord breached a lease for industrial development and unlawfully evicted the tenant, awarding partial refund, damages, and costs.

  • Lease agreement
  • Breach of contract
  • Unlawful eviction
  • Damages
  • Environmental compliance
  • Lease-agreement
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