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.

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26 Kivukoni Road Building P.O. Box 9004, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Judgment date
April 2000
Reported
Appeals from Zanzibar district courts require leave but not a certificate on a point of law; reference dismissed with costs.
* Appellate procedure – Appellate Jurisdiction Act – application to Zanzibar – s.3(2),(3) construed to import corresponding Zanzibar provisions; * Appeals from Zanzibar district courts – require leave only, not certificate on point of law; * Appeals from primary courts in Zanzibar – require certificate on point of law analogous to Mainland position; * Leave to appeal – granted where reasonable prospects or matters of public importance/miscarriage of justice; * Rule 89(2) – its operation vis-à-vis Zanzibar hierarchy and need for accommodation; * Civil procedure – concurrent factual findings will not be disturbed absent misdirection or miscarriage of justice.
11 April 2000

(From the ruling ofa single Judge ofthe Court of Appeal of Tanzania at Zanzibar, Ramadhani, JA dated 1 July 1997) Q Civil Practice and Procedure — Appeals to the Court of Appeal from District Courts in Zanzibar — Whether point of law should be certified for determination by the Court of Appeal - Section 5 of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1979

11 April 2000
Applicant cannot use review to re‑open the Court’s judgment; only narrow grounds like error apparent permit review.
Civil procedure – Review of court’s own judgment – Limited grounds: error apparent on face of record, fraud, party not heard, lack of jurisdiction – Disagreement with outcome (including alleged exchange‑rate computation error) is not a ground for review but an appeal.
9 April 2000