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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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December 1973
Hussein s/o Omari vs Republic (HC Criminal Appeal No 9/73) [1973] TZHC 223 (7 December 1973)
An equivocal plea that raises factual issues is not a valid guilty plea; conviction quashed and retrial ordered.
Criminal law – Plea of guilty – Requirement of an unequivocal plea – Plea invalid where accused’s statement raises issues of fact; Nullity of proceedings; Fauna Conservation Ordinance – unlawful possession of government trophy; Remedy – conviction quashed and trial de novo ordered.
 7 December 1973
July 1973
Alli Hamisi vs Mwanaisha d/o Mbaraka & Another (Civil Appeal No. 2 of 1972) [1973] TZHC 388 (1 July 1973)
Dispute over validity of Mohammedan will lacked evidence and fell within Primary Court jurisdiction; appeal dismissed with costs.
* Mohammedan/Islamic wills – validity – requirements (certainty, signature/read-over evidence) – evidentiary sufficiency. * Jurisdiction – Magistrates' Courts Act s.14 – Primary Court exclusive original jurisdiction for civil matters where Islamic law applies. * Proper forum – administration proceedings in Primary Court vs district court civil suit.
 1 July 1973