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. 

Physical address
24 Kivukoni Road, P O Box: S.L.P. 9004
6 judgments

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Citation
Judgment date
March 2002
28 March 2002
22 March 2002
22 March 2002
Reported

In the premises, I do hereby strike out with costs Commercial Case Number 287 of 2001. This Court has no jurisdiction to entertain this suit. It is accordingly ordered. 

20 March 2002
Credible police evidence established awareness and control of a small quantity of heroin; accused convicted but conditionally discharged.
Drugs Act – unlawful possession – elements of possession (awareness and control) – credibility of arresting officers – chain of custody and Government Chemist’s report – conditional discharge for small quantity and lengthy remand.
15 March 2002
Applicant’s challenge to dismissal dismissed; Manager lawfully exercised delegated disciplinary authority and administrative decisions upheld.
* Labour law – dismissal and disciplinary authority – delegation of hiring/firing powers under University Act – Manager’s jurisdiction to discipline employee of subsidiary institution; * Administrative law – judicial review by certiorari – whether decisions of Conciliation Board and Minister were perverse or erroneous; * Institutional governance – University Council’s valid delegation of powers to officers and managers.
11 March 2002