The Court of Appeal has delivered a final blow to Pantaleo Awe's long-running legal battle to reclaim land in the Mrara area, Babati District, Manyara Region. On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, a three-judge bench comprising Justices Gabriel Ndika, Omar Othman Makungu, and Mustafa Ismail dismissed Appeal No. 545 of 2023, ruling that it was filed outside the 12-year statutory limitation period for land recovery claims. The appeal challenged a High Court decision from May 3, 2023, which had already dismissed the case as time-barred.