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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 2001
Prisca Magaga vs Alphonsina Sanga ((DC) Civil Appeal No. 12 of 1999 (No. 36/1999)) [2001] TZHC 759 (22 November 2001) Adultery claim failed because the birth‐register extract lacked statutory proof of authenticity and there was no direct evidence. Adultery — proof required; circumstantial evidence insufficient. Evidence — authenticity and statutory procurement of birth registry extracts; admissibility and evidential weight. Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance — requirement of statutory search/payment to prove an extract's authenticity.	22 November 2001

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November 2001

Prisca Magaga vs Alphonsina Sanga ((DC) Civil Appeal No. 12 of 1999 (No. 36/1999)) [2001] TZHC 759 (22 November 2001)

Adultery claim failed because the birth‐register extract lacked statutory proof of authenticity and there was no direct evidence.

Adultery — proof required; circumstantial evidence insufficient. Evidence — authenticity and statutory procurement of birth registry extracts; admissibility and evidential weight. Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance — requirement of statutory search/payment to prove an extract's authenticity.

22 November 2001