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High Court of Tanzania

This is the second level in the Judiciary justice delivery hierarchy. It has both appellate and original powers on civil and criminal matters. It also hears appeals from the Courts of Resident Magistrate, the District Courts, and the District Land and Housing Tribunals in exercise of their original, appellate and/or revisional jurisdiction. The High Court is divided into Zones and specialized Divisions.

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Citation	Judgment date
February 1978
Clezentia Mukagamba vs Bajumuzi Mabale (PC Civil Appeal No. 36 of 1975) [1978] TZHC 15 (25 February 1978) Whether a land claim is time-barred where the respondent occupied the land uninterrupted for over twelve years. Limitation of actions; customary law prescription; continuous undisturbed possession for twelve years; Limitation Act 1971; adverse possession; inheritability of prescriptive title.	25 February 1978
Tega Kaiyuzi vs Paulin Ngaiza (PC Civil Appeal No. 241 of 1975) [1978] TZHC 14 (24 February 1978) A Primary Court trial continued without the required second assessor and without recorded cause is a nullity; retrial ordered. Magistrates' Courts Act s.8 – Primary Court composition – two assessors required – failure of an assessor to continue must be recorded as due to indisposition or good cause – absence of record renders trial a nullity – retrial de novo ordered.	24 February 1978
Musa Omari vs Felicitas Nicholas (PC Civil Appeal No. 135 of 1975) [1978] TZHC 12 (21 February 1978) Appeal dismissed for want of prosecution due to appellant's inaction; appeal also manifestly incompetent. Civil procedure – dismissal for want of prosecution where appellant fails to accept service or update address; absence of substituted service rule; competency of appeal founded on ex parte judgment.	21 February 1978
Zephrin Kagubwao vs Godrian Kashasha (PC Civil Appeal No. 137 of 1975) [1978] TZHC 13 (21 February 1978) Appeal dismissed for non‑appearance and deemed incompetent where judgment rested on the appellant's own admission. Civil appeal — dismissal for non‑appearance; appeal incompetence where judgment based on appellant’s own admission; primary court procedure — hearing parties and site visit; costs — no order where parties absent.	21 February 1978
Alfred Katebereza vs Pius Simon and Another (PC Civil Appeal No. 119 of 1975) [1978] TZHC 11 (17 February 1978) The applicant failed to prove alleged subsequent payments extending usufruct; appeal dismissed with costs. Civil burden of proof – Proprietary/usufruct claims – Evidential sufficiency of undated written entries – Weight of testimony of minor witness – Appellate review of trial court’s adverse findings.	17 February 1978

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