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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April 2009
Ward Tribunal jurisdiction and customary-occupation ownership upheld; allocation offers ineffective absent compensation, appeal dismissed.
Land law – Ward Tribunal jurisdiction and value threshold; Town and Country Planning Act acquisitions; substantial justice standard under Land Disputes Courts Act s.45; efficacy of allocation/offer absent compensation and supporting receipts; ex parte hearings and service of summons; customary occupation versus statutory allocations.
27 April 2009