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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
November 2023
National Insurance Corporation of Tanzania Ltd vs Salumu Juma Haji [2023] TZHC 23410 (7 November 2023) Applicant's request for extension to seek leave to appeal dismissed for failure to account for prolonged unexplained delay. * Civil procedure – extension of time – requirements under Lyamuya test: account for delay, avoid inordinate delay, show diligence, and consider points of law; * Applicant failed to account for over two years' delay; * Administrative directive to transfer files to Solicitor General not a sufficient ground where it preceded the challenged decision and transfer timing is not shown.	7 November 2023
May 2023
Joseph Jonas Tilya vs Chief Secretary & Others (Misc. Cause No. 11 of 2023) [2023] TZHC 17757 (15 May 2023) Applicant's challenge partly succeeds: newly formulated privacy offence quashed; dismissal confirmed on remaining counts. Public Service disciplinary appeals; prerogative remedies (certiorari, mandamus, prohibition); powers of Public Service Commission to vary disciplinary decisions on appeal; limits — ultra vires/new charges; natural justice and sufficiency of reasons by the President.	15 May 2023
March 2023
Mhela Bakari vs Manori Bakari & Another (Land Application No. 66 of 2022) [2023] TZHC 16104 (14 March 2023) Leave granted to appeal where appellate court allegedly failed to address acreage discrepancy and tribunal irregularities. * Land Disputes Courts Act s.47(2) – leave required to appeal to Court of Appeal in land matters; High Court final on facts. * Criteria for leave – contentious issues, serious misdirection, or matters likely to cause failure of justice. * Land dispute – discrepancy between pleaded land (18 acres) and awarded land (37½ acres). * Trial procedure – allegation of rejected sale agreement and appellate failure to address irregularities/illegalities (ss.42–43).	14 March 2023

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