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High Court Land Division

High Court Land  Division was established as a result of the land reforms which were implemented by the Land Act 1999. Until 2010, the Land Court had exclusive jurisdiction to determine land disputes relating to land with a pecuniary value of TZS 50,000 or more. 

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March 2009
Laurent Kisawike vs Thamson Malenda (Misc. Land Appeal 11 of 2008) [2009] TZHCLandD 4 (19 March 2009)
Applicant's land recovery claim dismissed as time-barred due to respondent's long peaceful occupation.
Land law — Abandonment and adverse possession — Peaceful occupation for extended period — Application of Law of Limitation Act (Schedule s.3(1) part 1 item 22) — Upholding concurrent factual findings of lower tribunals.
 19 March 2009
Paul Ng'halongwa vs Tryphosa O. Ng'hambi (Misc. Land Case Application 1 of 2008) [2009] TZHCLandD 6 (19 March 2009)
Applications dismissed where wrong statutory citations and lack of meritorious grounds rendered them incompetent.
Land procedure — stay of execution; leave to file appeal out of time — incompetence for citing wrong/non-existent statutory provisions — failure to cite Revised Edition 2002 statutes — absence of meritorious grounds — applications dismissed with costs.
 19 March 2009