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
May 1983
Appellate court substituted manslaughter for murder where malice aforethought was not proved and medical evidence did not establish a deliberate blow.
* Criminal law – distinction between murder and manslaughter – requirement of malice aforethought * Evidence – medical causation of skull fractures – fall versus blow * Appellate review – evaluation of trial judge’s assessment of accused’s account and inferences from eyewitness evidence * Remedy – substitution of conviction and sentence by appellate court
31 May 1983
The appellant, as tenant, was estopped from denying the respondent’s title; appeal dismissed with costs.
* Property law – Tenancy – Tenant estoppel – Whether a tenant may deny the lessor’s title during the tenancy – Evidence Act, 1967 s.124. * Civil procedure – Adjournment – Unavailability of counsel due to travel disruption – Court discretion and responsibility to proceed. * Appeal – Lack of merit where defence legally barred and proceedings unnecessary.
31 May 1983