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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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August 2013
Vocational Education and Training Authority (VETA) vs Registered Trustees of Ruvuma Tailoring School (Land Case Appeal No. 4 of 2013) [2013] TZHC 2156 (12 August 2013)
An appeal against a ruling refusing extension of time need not be accompanied by a decree; preliminary objections dismissed.
Civil procedure – appeal against ruling refusing extension of time – decree required only from judgment not from ruling; applicability of section 38(2) Land Disputes Courts Act limited to ward tribunal matters; preliminary objections overruled.
 12 August 2013
Salum Ally Ahmed vs Republic ((DC) Criminal Appeal No. 13 of 2013) [2013] TZHC 2155 (7 August 2013)
Night-time visual identification and uncorroborated police evidence were unsafe; conviction quashed and sentence set aside.
Criminal law - Visual identification at night; torchlight identification unreliable; necessity of identification parade and corroboration; forensic proof required for blood evidence; legality and corroboration of police searches; burden of proof remains on prosecution.
 7 August 2013