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Land law GELEWA ONESMO GELEWA V

GELEWA ONESMO GELEWA V

The plaint was defective due to improper case classification and insufficient description of the suit land, failing mandatory requirements under Order VII, Rule 3 of the Civil Procedure Code.

  • Description of immovable property
  • Case classification
  • Pleadings requirements
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Land law MAGRETH ALUDO RYAGA

MAGRETH ALUDO RYAGA

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.

  • 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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Civil procedure shukuru elias nyaringa shukuru elias vs haidary hemed sumry 2 others 2024 tzhc 14 11 january 2024

shukuru elias nyaringa shukuru elias vs haidary hemed sumry 2 others 2024 tzhc 14 11 january 2024

The High Court dismissed objections over missing annexures and fair hearing, but held the Registrar of Titles was a necessary party and ordered amendment.

  • Joinder of parties
  • Pleadings requirements
  • Right to be heard
  • Annexure of documents
  • Preliminary objections
  • Land-law
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Labour law NORPLAN TZ LTD V

NORPLAN TZ LTD V

Filling Part B of CMA F1 while indicating the dispute as breach of contract made the form defective, rendering the CMA proceedings and award a nullity.

  • Employment termination
  • Breach of contract
  • Jurisdiction of cma
  • Pleadings requirements
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Civil procedure umaiya makilagi musoma vs tabora municipal council others 2023 tzhc 22894 11 august 2023

umaiya makilagi musoma vs tabora municipal council others 2023 tzhc 22894 11 august 2023

The High Court struck out a land suit after finding the plaintiff lacked locus standi, the plaint omitted the date of accrual, and it failed pleading requirements.

  • Locus standi
  • Limitation of actions
  • Pleadings requirements
  • Locus-standi
  • Limitation-of-actions
  • Pleading-requirements
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Land law lupembe village government ikolo ward kyela district another vs bethelehamu mwandafwa others 2023 tzca 17313 9 june 2023

lupembe village government ikolo ward kyela district another vs bethelehamu mwandafwa others 2023 tzca 17313 9 june 2023

The Court of Appeal dismissed a land appeal, upholding findings that the plaintiffs owned the disputed land, the allocation to the appellant was unlawful, and general damages were proper.

  • Customary land tenure
  • Unlawful land allocation
  • Compensation for improvements
  • General damages
  • Pleadings requirements
  • Land-law
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Civil procedure kigoma ujiji municipal council vs ulimwengu rashid ta ujiji mark foundation 2023 tzca 131 22 march 2023

kigoma ujiji municipal council vs ulimwengu rashid ta ujiji mark foundation 2023 tzca 131 22 march 2023

The respondent's suit was time barred as it was instituted more than 12 months after the cause of action accrued, and the plaint did not plead any ground for exemption from limitation; therefore, the High Court lacked jurisdiction and its proceedings, judgment, and decree are nullified.

  • Limitation of actions
  • Jurisdiction
  • Compensation for compulsory acquisition
  • Pleadings requirements
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Civil procedure alfred kinswaga vs rosemary kokuturage mushumba 21 others 2023 tzhclandd 114 20 january 2023

alfred kinswaga vs rosemary kokuturage mushumba 21 others 2023 tzhclandd 114 20 january 2023

The plaintiff failed to provide a sufficient description of the suit property as required by Order VII Rule 3 of the Civil Procedure Code, rendering the suit incompetent and subject to being struck out.

  • Description of suit property
  • Preliminary objection
  • Pleadings requirements
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Civil procedure land case 323 of 2023 scanned

land case 323 of 2023 scanned

The plaint failed to provide a sufficient description of the suit property within its body as required by Order VII Rule 3 of the Civil Procedure Code. Annexures cannot cure this defect. The suit is incompetent and must be struck out.

  • Description of suit property
  • Pleadings requirements
  • Order vii rule 3 cpc
  • Striking out plaint
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Land law LAND APPEAL NO

LAND APPEAL NO

The appeal was dismissed because the appellant failed to specify the size and boundaries of the disputed land in his original application, which is a fatal irregularity. The District Land and Housing Tribunal properly exercised its discretion in granting extension of time to address the illegality.

  • Extension of time
  • Jurisdiction of tribunals
  • Pleadings requirements
  • Illegality as ground for extension
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