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Land law evodia ngasha administratrix of the estate of the late yonatas ngasha vs eleonoda maumba 2022 tzhc 15818 1 december 2022

evodia ngasha administratrix of the estate of the late yonatas ngasha vs eleonoda maumba 2022 tzhc 15818 1 december 2022

The High Court dismissed a land claim over 7.527 acres, finding the first defendant lawfully owned the land and her customary right of occupancy valid.

  • Customary right of occupancy
  • Land ownership
  • Burden of proof
  • Estoppel
  • Village land act
  • Land-ownership
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Land law martha kitembele vs papaa lepapa 2022 tzhcld 1145 16 november 2022

martha kitembele vs papaa lepapa 2022 tzhcld 1145 16 november 2022

The High Court dismissed a land appeal, finding the appellant had not proved village allocation or ownership of the disputed land on the evidence.

  • Land allocation
  • Proof of ownership
  • Burden of proof
  • Village land act
  • Evidence requirements
  • Land-law
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Public law ololosokwan village council and others v attorney general of the united republic of tanzania reference 10 of 2017 2022 eacj 25 30 september 2022

ololosokwan village council and others v attorney general of the united republic of tanzania reference 10 of 2017 2022 eacj 25 30 september 2022

The EACJ held it had jurisdiction over the reference but dismissed the village councils’ claim for lack of proof that the evictions occurred outside Serengeti National Park.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Exhaustion of local remedies
  • Eviction
  • Land rights
  • Human rights
  • East african community treaty
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Administrative law hanna juma simpassa as administratrix of of the estates of the late joachin jackson simpassa another vs executive director of momba others 2022 tzhc 11650 12 july 2022

hanna juma simpassa as administratrix of of the estates of the late joachin jackson simpassa another vs executive director of momba others 2022 tzhc 11650 12 july 2022

The High Court struck out a judicial review leave application for failure to comply with Rule 5(2)(a), holding that the required statement was omitted.

  • Judicial review
  • Affidavit requirements
  • Preliminary objection
  • Village land act
  • Procedural compliance
  • Judicial-review
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Land law james mwishagoli vs sudi mundu 2022 tzhcld 55 21 january 2022

james mwishagoli vs sudi mundu 2022 tzhcld 55 21 january 2022

The High Court granted certification for appeal, holding that the applicant raised an important point of law about double allocation and priority of allocation in a land dispute.

  • Double allocation
  • Village land act
  • Appeals from ward tribunal
  • Principle of priority of allocation
  • Fraudulent land allocation
  • Land-law
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Land law elias edward mayunga vs ernest massae and another 2020 tzhclandd 3995 11 december 2020

elias edward mayunga vs ernest massae and another 2020 tzhclandd 3995 11 december 2020

The High Court dismissed a land appeal, holding that the appellant’s allocation was unlawful because abandonment of the land for the statutory period was not proved.

  • Ownership of land
  • Abandonment of land
  • Village land act
  • Procedural impropriety in land allocation
  • Land-law
  • Village-land-act
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Land law kabende magesa vs bertha mwasi 2020 tzhc 2404 31 august 2020

kabende magesa vs bertha mwasi 2020 tzhc 2404 31 august 2020

The High Court dismissed a land appeal, holding that the appellant proved no documentary title and that village authorities lacked lawful basis to allocate the land.

  • Land ownership
  • Trespass
  • Village land act
  • Procedural fairness
  • Land-law
  • Land-ownership
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Land law 20170721 TZHC Mwanza

20170721 TZHC Mwanza

The High Court quashed a land tribunal decision for lack of jurisdiction, holding that statutory notice to sue a local government authority had not been served.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Notice of intention to sue
  • Land allocation
  • Village land act
  • Procedural nullity
  • Land-disputes
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