Skip to document content Skip to main menu Skip to search

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. 

2 judgments
Advanced search
All years
Filters
  • Filters
  • Judges
  • Alphabet
Sort by:
2 judgments
Citation
Judgment date
November 2015
Paulo Leshongon vs Meshuko Kilusu (Land Appeal 5 of 2015) [2015] TZHCLandD 18 (23 November 2015)
Appellant’s land recovery claim was time-barred; lack of valuation defeated a jurisdictional challenge; appeal dismissed.
Land law – limitation – recovery of land subject to 12‑year limitation (Item 22, First Schedule, Limitation Act). Possession – uninterrupted occupation for statutory period bars recovery. Jurisdiction – pecuniary jurisdiction of Ward Tribunal requires evidence of value; absence of valuation defeats challenge. Locus standi – administrator must be properly joined, but procedural and substantive bars may dispose of matters.
 23 November 2015
Nelusigwe Mwalilino vs Petro Jackson (Misc. Land Case Appeal 7 of 2015) [2015] TZHCLandD 19 (3 November 2015)
Appellant declared owner where lower tribunals awarded ownership without proof and village leadership lacked locus standi.
Land law – ownership and possession – proof of ownership – award of ownership without letters of administration or evidence of title; Civil procedure – locus standi – capacity of village leadership to institute suit; Appellate review – failure to evaluate evidence and procedural irregularities rendering judgment a nullity.
 3 November 2015