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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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October 1988
Juma Mushi vs Republic (1988 TLR H.C. 182) [1988] TZHC 792 (17 October 1988) Criminal law — Criminal practice and procedure — Judgment — Neither dated nor signed — Whether trial a nullity — Sentencing — Stealing by agent — Property stolen does not belong to a specified authority — Accused admitted previous conviction	17 October 1988
Village Chairman-K. C. U Mateka vs Anthony Hyera (1988 TLR H.C. 188) [1988] TZHC 793 (17 October 1988) Civil practice and procedure — Parties to suit — Claim for land within jurisdiction of village government — Land allocated by village chairman — Village chairman sued — Whether village chairman or allocatee to be sued — Plea of res judicata — Former proceedings quashed for lack of jurisdiction Civil procedure — Plea of res judicata — Appellant not a party in former proceedings — Whether plea of res judicata maintainable Land law — Land within jurisdiction of village government — Power of village chairman to re-allocate land	17 October 1988
Komba v Komba (1988 TLR H.C. 172) [1988] TZHC 789 (7 October 1988) Land law — Disposition of clan land — Requisite consent	7 October 1988