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The DLHT lacked jurisdiction to hear the dispute as no certificate of failed mediation from the ward tribunal was produced, rendering the proceedings and judgment a nullity.
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The High Court partly allowed a land appeal, holding the ward tribunal issued a certificate of unsuccessful mediation, but the application was wrongly described and had to be rectified.
The High Court allowed a land appeal, finding the Tribunal wrongly withheld costs without reasons after a successful preliminary objection.
The proceedings before the DLHT were vitiated by want of jurisdiction due to absence of a mediation certificate and failure to effect proper service of summons, rendering the judgment and orders null.
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The Tribunal erred in striking out the appellant's suit for lack of a mediation certificate because the certificate was already before the Tribunal, and section 13(4) does not require the applicant alone to provide it; compliance is satisfied if the certificate is available to the Tribunal.
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The suit is struck out because the plaint fails to specifically describe the disputed property, making it impossible to identify or locate the land as required by law.
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