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Land law hadija fundi malite vs ahmed maneno malite 2018 tzhclandd 104 4 may 2018

hadija fundi malite vs ahmed maneno malite 2018 tzhclandd 104 4 may 2018

The High Court upheld dismissal of a land appeal, finding the claim to redeem the disputed farms time-barred after decades of uninterrupted occupation.

  • Adverse possession
  • Limitation of actions
  • Locus standi
  • Redemption of land
  • Adverse-possession
  • Limitation-of-actions
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Land law 20160909 TZHC Mwanza

20160909 TZHC Mwanza

The High Court dismissed a land appeal, holding that the dispute could not be resolved against the respondent alone because the buyers in possession were not joined.

  • Clan land
  • Redemption of land
  • Non-joinder of parties
  • Vacant possession
  • Land-law
  • Civil-procedure
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Land law 20160530 TZHC Mwanza

20160530 TZHC Mwanza

The High Court held the disputed land was not clan land, upheld the respondent’s standing, and set aside the DLHT order of redemption and refund.

  • Clan land
  • Locus standi
  • Redemption of land
  • Procedural irregularities
  • Gender balance in tribunals
  • Land-law
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Land law 20111111 TZHC Mwanza

20111111 TZHC Mwanza

The High Court held that redeeming land from a purchaser did not transfer ownership, rejected res judicata because the parties differed, and adjusted the monetary order.

  • Land ownership
  • Redemption of land
  • Res judicata
  • Administration of estates
  • Land-law
  • Res-judicata
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Land law 20060428 TZHC Moshi

20060428 TZHC Moshi

Second appeal in a land dispute. The High Court upheld findings that the land was not redeemed, adverse possession failed, and the suit was not time barred.

  • Redemption of land
  • Adverse possession
  • Limitation of actions
  • Inheritance of land
  • Validity of sale
  • Land-redemption
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Land law elishiwanga j kimaro vs mathew ck urassa 2006 tzhc 317 28 april 2006

elishiwanga j kimaro vs mathew ck urassa 2006 tzhc 317 28 april 2006

Second appeal over a land dispute failed because the appellant did not prove the land had been redeemed, adverse possession was unavailable, and the suit was not time barred.

  • Adverse possession
  • Limitation of actions
  • Redemption of land
  • Inheritance
  • Sale of land
  • Land-law
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Property law 20030408 TZHC Bukoba

20030408 TZHC Bukoba

The High Court upheld dismissal of an appeal seeking redemption of a shamba at the original sale price, holding the appellant must pay the assessed value with improvements.

  • Redemption of land
  • Compensation for improvements
  • Assessment of market value
  • Property-law
  • Civil-procedure
  • Land-redemption
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Property law 19860630 TZCA Dar es Salaam

19860630 TZCA Dar es Salaam

The Court of Appeal held the land was clan land, rejected a third-appeal challenge on facts, and dismissed the appeal with costs.

  • Clan land
  • Sale of clan land
  • Redemption of land
  • Compensation for improvements
  • Clan-land
  • Land-sale
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Property law 19810515 TZHC Mwanza

19810515 TZHC Mwanza

On second appeal, the High Court held that the disputed shamba was not clan property and could not be redeemed by the appellant.

  • Clan property
  • Redemption of land
  • Sale without consent
  • Property-law
  • Clan-property
  • Land-redemption
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