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
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Judgment date
April 2024
29 April 2024
29 April 2024
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
24 April 2024
Non‑joinder of village authority and prior transferees was not fatal; respondent may use counterclaim or third‑party procedure.
Land law — Joinder of necessary parties — Non‑joinder not automatically fatal — Documentary sale agreements are evidentiary, not automatic grounds for joinder — Counterclaim/third‑party procedure as remedy.
24 April 2024
22 April 2024
18 April 2024
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
15 April 2024
A statutory amendment abolishing leave for civil appeals rendered the applicant's High Court leave application redundant and struck out.
Appellate procedure – Appellate Jurisdiction Act s.5 amended by Legal Sector Laws (Misc. Amendments) Act No.11/2023 – removal of leave requirement for civil appeals to Court of Appeal; Procedural amendment – retrospective application; Jurisdiction – High Court cannot grant leave once leave abolished; time‑bar and notice issues to be determined by Court of Appeal; Pending leave applications overtaken by statute – strike out; No costs awarded.
15 April 2024
15 April 2024
12 April 2024
5 April 2024