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The High Court held that Engusero Sidani’s village land use plan existed but was made without required village council involvement, so it was not enforceable.
The High Court’s Land Division granted an injunction restraining demolition of the applicant’s building pending the hearing of the main suit.
Second appeal over a disputed business frame on public road reserve land. The High Court held neither party proved ownership and ordered refund of renovation costs.
The High Court dismissed a land appeal, holding the claimant failed to prove he bought 8 acres and could not claim public land by adverse possession.
The respondent failed to prove ownership of the suit land, which is an open space belonging to Ilala Municipal Council, and the tenancy agreement was void as the respondent was not the owner. The tribunal's judgment and decree were quashed and set aside.
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The High Court dismissed most plaintiffs’ land claims, finding no lawful allocation or adverse possession against public village land, and ordered a phased vacating of protected areas.
The High Court dismissed a land appeal over a boundary dispute, holding that the tribunal’s site visit showed each party occupied their own plot and the disputed strip was a public road.
The High Court dismissed a land appeal over an alleged encroachment, finding the disputed area was a public street road and that both parties’ beacons remained intact.
The Court of Appeal of Tanzania at Zanzibar dismissed an appeal over disputed land, holding that unpleaded compensation issues could not be decided and that the Land Tenure Act governed the respondent’s title.
The High Court held that land in a road reserve could not be privately sold, upheld the respondent’s temporary allocation, and dismissed the appeal with costs.
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