Court of Appeal of Tanzania

This is the highest level in the justice delivery system in Tanzania. The Court of Appeal draws its mandate from Article 117(1) of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania. The Court hears appeals  on both point of law and facts for cases originating from the High Court of Tanzania and Magistrates with extended jurisdiction in exercise of their original jurisdiction or appellate and revisional jurisdiction over matters originating in the District Land and Housing Tribunals, District Courts and Courts of Resident Magistrate. The Court also hears similar appeals  from quasi judicial bodies of status equivalent to that of the High Court. It  further hears appeals  on point of law against the decision of the High Court in  matters originating from Primary Courts. The Court of Appeal also exercises jurisdiction on appeals originating from the High Court of Zanzibar except for constitutional issues arising from the interpretation of the Constitution of Zanzibar and matters arising from the Kadhi Court.

Physical address
26 Kivukoni Road Building P.O. Box 9004, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
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5 judgments
March 1993
Court granted stay of execution of order removing a hotel staircase to allow the applicant to pursue an intended appeal.
  • Civil procedure — Stay of execution — notice of intention to appeal
29 March 1993
Reported
  • Evidence — Confession — Admissibility — Confession to a police officer of unknown rank — whether admissible -sections 27
25 March 1993
Post‑mortem and circumstantial evidence upheld conviction for death resulting from induced abortion.
  • Criminal law
    • — Abortion — elements: pregnancy, termination, causation and intent — Reliance on post‑mortem and medical evidence
    • — Circumstantial evidence — Circumstantial and medical evidence — Conduct and delay in seeking treatment as proof of culpability
  • Criminal procedure — assessment of witness credibility — Appellate interference with trial judge’s findings
18 March 1993
Court restrained respondent from exercising ownership rights (including further development) pending appeal, avoiding immediate eviction.
  • Land law — Property law — interim relief
    • — building authority stop order relevant to interim relief
    • — interim injunction restraining developments pending appeal
    • — possession and balance of convenience
    • — stay of execution
10 March 1993
Court dismissed preliminary objection and allowed amendment of defective notice to permit review application to proceed.
  • Civil procedure
    • — Extension of time to file review — Competence of notice of motion omitting grounds — Amendability and court's discretion to allow amendment
    • — preliminary objection — competence of notice — Technical non‑compliance with procedural rules, court's discretion to favour substance over form
5 March 1993