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
30 judgments

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Judgment date
December 1989
19 December 1989
October 1989
6 October 1989
September 1989
4 September 1989
August 1989

Criminal Law - Theft - Admission - Admission of loss - Whether
amounts to an admission oftheft.

18 August 1989
July 1989

Family Law - Maintenance - Quantum - Factors to be taken into
consideration when awarding maintenance.

13 July 1989
11 July 1989
June 1989
26 June 1989
19 June 1989
14 June 1989

Criminal Practice and Procedure - Sentencing • Power to impose
sentence less than the minimum prescribed - Valid reasonsfor
I imposing a lesser sentence - Disqualification from holding or
obtaining a driving licence.

14 June 1989
12 June 1989
May 1989
9 May 1989
April 1989
25 April 1989
25 April 1989
24 April 1989
20 April 1989

Criminal Practice and Procedure - Charges - Circumstancesfor
amending a charge.
Criminal Practice and Procedure - Bias - Determination ofbias on
the part ofthe trial magistrate.

7 April 1989
March 1989
8 March 1989

Evidence - Witnesses - Number of witnesses required to prove a
fact.
Criminal law - Alibi - Notice ofintention to raise defence ofalibi.

6 March 1989
3 March 1989
1 March 1989
February 1989

Criminal Practice and Procedure - Identification - Of stolen
property by colour - Value ofsuch evidence.
Criminal Law - Doctrine ofrecent possession - Its applicability.
Criminal Practice and Procedure - Judgment - Contents of - S.
312(1) ofCriminal Procedure Act, 1985.

13 February 1989
10 February 1989

Criminal Practice andProcedure - Settlement out ofcourt - Matters
to be settled out of court - Whether burglary and stealing are
matters capable ofbeing settled out ofcourt - S.163 ofCriminal
Procedure Act.

9 February 1989
8 February 1989
8 February 1989
6 February 1989
3 February 1989
3 February 1989
January 1989
26 January 1989