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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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April 2002
Diamonds Motors Ltd vs Mohamed Bakari (Civil Appeal No. 254 of 2001) [2002] TZHC 2178 (25 April 2002)
Default judgment entered without proof and without effective notice was set aside; matter remitted for rehearing de novo.
* Civil procedure – Default judgment – requirement that plaintiff prove claim ex parte before judgment in defendant's absence. * Civil procedure – Application to set aside judgment – right to be heard; inadmissibility of deciding solely on affidavits without hearing. * Civil procedure – Service and notice – effective service/notice of mediation or hearing dates essential for valid default judgment.
 25 April 2002
Ibrahim Mohamed Hassan vs Awadh Said Nkanatila (Civil Appeal No. 112 of 1996) [2002] TZHC 2131 (10 April 2002)
Failure to comply with appeal formalities and reliance on an invalid power of attorney renders an appeal incompetent and dismissible.
* Civil procedure – appeal – compliance with Order XXXIX r.1(1) – mandatory annexation of decree (and judgment unless dispensed). * Civil procedure – defective memorandum of appeal – annexation of irrelevant documents and citation of enabling provisions applicable to chamber summons. * Locus standi – appellant as stranger to original suit – reliance on unregistered/invalid Power of Attorney – incompetence to prosecute appeal. * Preliminary objection – competence and admissibility determined on written submissions.
 10 April 2002