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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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24 Kivukoni Road, P O Box: S.L.P. 9004
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September 1983
Ally Hassan vs Sesilia Msafiri ((PC) Civil Appeal No. 40 of 1982) [1983] TZHC 525 (13 September 1983)
Appellate courts should not overturn trial credibility findings absent compelling reasons.
Civil appeal – evaluation of conflicting oral testimony – credibility findings by trial magistrate and assessors entitled to deference. Appellate review – courts reading the record should not readily overturn trial court credibility determinations. Disputed land – possession/cultivation evidence insufficient to displace credibility-based ownership finding.
 13 September 1983
Athanas Makungwa vs Darini Hassani (Civil Appeal No 16 of 1982) [1983] TZHC 73 (6 September 1983)
Appeal allowed: marriage declared subsisting due to no valid conciliation certificate and petitioner’s own wrongdoing barring divorce.
Family law – Divorce – Breakdown of marriage – Irretrievable breakdown; Family law – Law of Marriage Act s.101 – Requirement of prior referral and Board certificate; Family law – Law of Marriage Act s.107(1)(a) – Petitioner’s own wrongdoing as bar to divorce.
 6 September 1983