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High Court of Tanzania

This is the second level in the Judiciary justice delivery hierarchy. It has both appellate and original powers on civil and criminal matters. It also hears appeals from the Courts of Resident Magistrate, the District Courts, and the District Land and Housing Tribunals in exercise of their original, appellate and/or revisional jurisdiction. The High Court is divided into Zones and specialized Divisions.

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24 Kivukoni Road, P O Box: S.L.P. 9004

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Citation	Judgment date
October 2001
Constantin Lupindu vs Solomon Lupindu (PC Civil Appeal Case No. 23/1996) [2001] TZHC 756 (31 October 2001) Appellant’s claim to ancestral land was not time‑barred; accrual occurred on his 1991 return, so appeal succeeds and ownership is declared. Limitation law (GN 311/1964) – accrual of cause of action for recovery of land occurs when claimant becomes aware of trespass; discretion under rule 3(4) for absent claimants. Land law – distinction between licensee occupation and adverse possession; rights in permanent crops and improvements. Procedural – misapplication of limitation rules by lower courts remedied by quashing and declaratory relief.	31 October 2001

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October 2001

Constantin Lupindu vs Solomon Lupindu (PC Civil Appeal Case No. 23/1996) [2001] TZHC 756 (31 October 2001)

Appellant’s claim to ancestral land was not time‑barred; accrual occurred on his 1991 return, so appeal succeeds and ownership is declared.

Limitation law (GN 311/1964) – accrual of cause of action for recovery of land occurs when claimant becomes aware of trespass; discretion under rule 3(4) for absent claimants. Land law – distinction between licensee occupation and adverse possession; rights in permanent crops and improvements. Procedural – misapplication of limitation rules by lower courts remedied by quashing and declaratory relief.

31 October 2001