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
2 judgments

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Citation
Judgment date
March 1993
Appellate court restored Primary Court finding: purchase by appellant's father established ownership; minor witness inconsistencies immaterial.
Land law – ownership by purchase and inheritance; assessment of oral evidence and witness credibility after long lapse of time; minor inconsistencies in collateral details do not defeat corroborated transactions; permissive grazing by relatives does not confer ownership.
17 March 1993
10 March 1993