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
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Citation
Judgment date
May 1987
Reported

Family Law - Enticement - Adultery - Assessment of damages for adultery or enticement - Court to have regard to the custom of the community to which the parties belong - Whether husband and wife were living together-S74 Law of Marriage Act 1971.

28 May 1987
Appeal to retain full brideprice dismissed; no evidence customary rule applied and lower court’s reduction justified.
Customary law – brideprice (lobola) restitution on dissolution – effect of marriage duration and children on amount refundable – applicability of claimant’s tribal custom when respondent is of a different community – appellate interference with lower court’s discretionary adjustment.
28 May 1987
Appeal dismissed; district court rightly increased brideprice return given short marriage, single issue and subsequent remarriage.
Family law — dissolution of marriage — brideprice (dowry) reclamation — effect of short marriage, issue and subsequent remarriage on quantum of cattle to be returned — appellate review of enhancement of award.
28 May 1987
Reported

Labour Law - Labour dispute - Existence of- Letter from Secretary General of Juwata to Regional Secretary of Juwata instructing the latter to pursue a complaint - Whether evidences existence of a dispute.
Civil Practice and Procedure - Interlocutory injunction - Application  for - Principles governing power to grant such application.

12 May 1987