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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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September 2009
Olam Tanzania Limited Property International vs Robert Mkondola (Land Appeal 14 of 2009) [2009] TZHCLandD 2 (25 September 2009) Reported A district land tribunal lacked jurisdiction over a dispute concerning registered land, so its decision was quashed. Land law – jurisdiction – dispute concerning registered land held under a certificate of title falls within High Court (Land Division) jurisdiction under s.37 of the Land Disputes Courts Act, not District Land and Housing Tribunal jurisdiction Procedural – ex parte judgment and service complaints unnecessary to decide once tribunal lacks jurisdiction Relief – proceedings and decisions of an incompetent tribunal are quashed and orders set aside	25 September 2009

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Judgment date

September 2009

Olam Tanzania Limited Property International vs Robert Mkondola (Land Appeal 14 of 2009) [2009] TZHCLandD 2 (25 September 2009)

Reported

A district land tribunal lacked jurisdiction over a dispute concerning registered land, so its decision was quashed.

Land law – jurisdiction – dispute concerning registered land held under a certificate of title falls within High Court (Land Division) jurisdiction under s.37 of the Land Disputes Courts Act, not District Land and Housing Tribunal jurisdiction
Procedural – ex parte judgment and service complaints unnecessary to decide once tribunal lacks jurisdiction
Relief – proceedings and decisions of an incompetent tribunal are quashed and orders set aside

25 September 2009