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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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January 1980
Chabanga M. Hassan Dyamwale vs Alhaj Musa Sefu Masomo (Misc Civil Cause No. 13 of 1980) [1980] TZHC 289 (1 January 1980)
Standard of proof in election petitions is beyond reasonable doubt; proven irregularities did not affect the election result, petition dismissed.
Election law – Elections Act 1970 s.123(3) – Standard of proof in election petitions is proof beyond reasonable doubt; allegations of corrupt or illegal practice, undue influence, compromised secrecy, improper appointment of polling assistants and premature closure of polling stations – credibility of witnesses and quantification of affected votes determine whether non‑compliance affected result.
 1 January 1980
Yusufu Sijaona vs Republic (HC Criminal Appeal No 34 1980) [1980] TZHC 38 (1 January 1980)
Handwriting identification by a familiar witness and discrepancies in accounting records upheld convictions for fraudulent accounting and theft.
Criminal law – Fraudulent false accounting (Penal Code s.317) and stealing by public servant (Penal Code ss.265, 270)
Evidence – Handwriting identification admissible by a witness familiar with the writer (Evidence Act s.49)
Proof – Discrepancies between accounting folios and cheque counterfoils; failure to explain missing originals permits adverse inference
 1 January 1980