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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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Citation	Judgment date
January 2024
Godfrey Joshua Isobu & Another vs Elizabeth Mwajuma Mwaka (Reference 6 of 2023) [2024] TZHC 118 (24 January 2024) Court upheld Taxing Master's use of statutory advocate fee and dismissed challenge to taxed costs. Taxation of costs – reasonableness and fairness of taxed bill – application of Advocates Remuneration Order item 1(k) (instruction/legal representation fee). Court’s supervisory power to review Taxing Master’s assessment where costs cause injustice. Locality or cost of living does not displace statutory scale where fee is prescribed.	24 January 2024
Michael Otom Amolo vs Washington Benesius (Misc. Civil Application No. 29 of 2022) [2024] TZHC 94 (24 January 2024) Applicant's sickness and alleged errors did not justify extension of time due to unexplained delay and lack of diligence. Extension of time – good/sufficient cause – factors: length of delay, reasons, prejudice, conduct; requirement of promptness and accountability; illness as potential ground for extension; necessity to explain each day of delay; correction of errors in judgment and decree.	24 January 2024
Moris Rhobi Mwita vs Republic (000018146 of 2024) [2024] TZHC 11188 (20 January 2024) Conviction quashed where unlawful search, unreliable seizure documents and defective identification left reasonable doubt. Criminal law — armed robbery (s.287A Penal Code) — identification of accused — requirements and dangers of mistaken identity; Criminal procedure — search and seizure — necessity of lawful authority under s.38(1) CPA; Evidence — reliability of certificate of seizure and recent possession doctrine; Inconsistencies in prosecution evidence — material contradictions vitiating conviction.	20 January 2024

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