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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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February 2020
Rashidi Jumbe Hamza and Others vs Magdalena Hamisi Skaya and Others (Misc. Civil Cause 2 of 2018) [2020] TZHC 216 (20 February 2020) Recording a party settlement restoring membership does not automatically reinstate council seats; non-parties cannot block its recording. Civil procedure — Settlement — Recording deed of settlement as court decree Land law — Local government law — Councillorship vacancies — Whether party retraction reinstates council seats automatically	20 February 2020
Waziri Hassan vs Arafa Bakari (DC Civil Appeal 12 of 2017) [2020] TZHC 214 (19 February 2020) District Court has jurisdiction over commercial disputes under s.40(3); written sale agreements determine liability. Civil procedure — jurisdiction — Commercial case — District Court jurisdiction under s.40(3) Magistrates Courts Act — No minimum pecuniary threshold despite Primary Court cap Evidence — Documentary evidence — registered documents are conclusive and cannot be contradicted by oral evidence — Evidence Act s.100: written contract prevails over oral assertions	19 February 2020