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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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July 1987
Silasi Ndaro vs Maraba Shemu (PC Civil Appeal No 11 of 1987) [1987] TZHC 310 (24 July 1987)
Concurrent adultery finding upheld; court restored customary one-cow award and set aside district court’s punitive enhancement.
Family law – adultery – assessment of damages – court must consider relevant community custom under s.74(2)(a) of the Law of Marriage Act; s.74(1) prohibits punitive or exemplary elements in damages – appellate review of concurrent factual findings; waiver of issues not raised below.
 24 July 1987
Silasi Ndaro vs Maraba Shemu (PC Civil Appeal No. 11 of 1987) [1987] TZHC 485 (24 July 1987)
Adultery finding upheld; primary court's customary damages restored; punitive enhancement by district court rejected.
Adultery — assessment of damages — relevance of customary law under s.74(2)(a) Law of Marriage Act — damages for adultery must exclude punitive or exemplary elements per s.74(1) — appellate interference with primary court’s award — concurrent factual findings upheld.
 24 July 1987