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Land law elias shamte another vs patrick tairo 2022 tzhclandd 840 26 august 2022

elias shamte another vs patrick tairo 2022 tzhclandd 840 26 august 2022

The High Court of Tanzania (Land Division) allowed an extension of time to file a revision, holding that the alleged illegality in the tribunal decision was sufficient cause.

  • Extension of time
  • Illegality as ground for extension
  • Execution of tribunal decisions
  • Extension-of-time
  • Illegality
  • Land-law
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Land law dotto hamza vs mohamed hassan matonga 2021 tzhclandd 855 19 november 2021

dotto hamza vs mohamed hassan matonga 2021 tzhclandd 855 19 november 2021

The High Court dismissed a land appeal challenging execution of a Ward Tribunal decision, holding the district tribunal properly executed the decree and new grounds could not be raised.

  • Execution of tribunal decisions
  • Jurisdiction
  • Limitation of actions
  • Appeal procedure
  • Land-law
  • Tribunal-execution
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Land law Paul Lucas Massaba v Debora Massaba Judgment

Paul Lucas Massaba v Debora Massaba Judgment

The High Court found that the DLHT properly complied with the appellate order by having a different chairperson (other than Hon. Lekamoi) preside over the execution application, and that the tribunal had jurisdiction to execute the Ward Tribunal's decree. The appeal was found to lack merit and was dismissed.

  • Execution of tribunal decisions
  • Jurisdiction of land tribunals
  • Compliance with appellate orders
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Land law hussein hamis tokea administrator of the late omari hamis mhango vs paulo zephania mshomba administrator of the estate of the late karaine mshomba 2019 tzhc 2139 4 dec

hussein hamis tokea administrator of the late omari hamis mhango vs paulo zephania mshomba administrator of the estate of the late karaine mshomba 2019 tzhc 2139 4 dec

The applicant's appeal to the District Land and Housing Tribunal was filed out of time without leave, rendering the Tribunal's decision a nullity. As a result, the Muriet Ward Tribunal's decision stands and is binding. The execution proceedings based on that decision were lawful, and the applicant's challenge has no legal basis.

  • Execution of tribunal decisions
  • Limitation period for appeals
  • Nullity of proceedings
  • Extension of time
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Land law 20181231 TZHC Dodoma

20181231 TZHC Dodoma

The High Court dismissed a land appeal, holding that the District Land and Housing Tribunal properly executed a Ward Tribunal decision rather than rehearing the dispute.

  • Execution of tribunal decisions
  • Land boundaries
  • Appeals process
  • Land-law
  • Tribunal-execution
  • Land-disputes
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Criminal law 20160906 TZHC Arusha

20160906 TZHC Arusha

The High Court dismissed a criminal trespass appeal, holding that the respondent’s title based on the final tribunal order defeated the appellant’s claim of right.

  • Criminal trespass
  • Land ownership
  • Execution of tribunal decisions
  • Criminal-trespass
  • Land-ownership
  • Tribunal-decisions
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Land law 20151008 TZHC Mwanza

20151008 TZHC Mwanza

The High Court dismissed a land appeal challenging refusal of costs in execution proceedings, holding the application had been overtaken by events and that some respondents were wrongly joined.

  • Execution of tribunal decisions
  • Joinder of parties
  • Award of costs
  • Land-law
  • Execution-proceedings
  • Joinder-of-parties
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