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Land law charles kinyunyu vs simba oil anorther 2023 tzhclandd 17032 17 october 2023

charles kinyunyu vs simba oil anorther 2023 tzhclandd 17032 17 october 2023

The High Court dismissed an appeal over a disputed Mbagala land parcel, holding that the appellant’s evidence departed from his pleadings and the demolition was by TANROADS.

  • Ownership dispute
  • Demolition
  • Pleadings variance
  • Land-ownership-dispute
  • Pleadings-and-evidence
  • Demolition-of-structures
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Land law Festo Gidasaida

Festo Gidasaida

The trial tribunal properly assumed jurisdiction due to the inoperative ward tribunal, proprietary estoppel bars eviction of appellant, exhibit P2 was wrongly admitted and should be expunged, variance between pleadings and evidence did not prejudice parties, appellant did not prove purchase of disputed land, and compensation for crops is to be determined by the trial tribunal.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Proprietary estoppel
  • Licence in land
  • Pleadings variance
  • Admissibility of evidence
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Land law image5005

image5005

The respondent proved ownership of the suit land on the balance of probability, and the appellant was time barred from instituting proceedings as more than twelve years had elapsed since abandonment of the land.

  • Ownership of land
  • Pleadings variance
  • Burden of proof
  • Limitation of actions
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