Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977
-(1) There shall be a High Court of the United Republic (to be
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Official source108.-(1) There shall be a High Court of the United Republic (to be
the United referred to in short as “the High Court”) the jurisdiction of which shall be as
Republic and
its jurisdiction
specified in this Constitution or in any other law.
Act No.14
of 1979
Art.6
(2) Where this Constitution or any other law does not expressly provide
that any specified matter shall first be heard by a court specified for that purpose,
then the High Court shall have jurisdiction to hear every matter of such type.
Similarly, the High Court shall have jurisdiction to deal with any matter which,
according to legal traditions obtaining in Tanzania, is ordinarily dealt with by a
High Court provided that:
the provisions of this subarticle shall apply without prejudice to the jurisdiction of
the Court of Appeal of Tanzania as provided for in this Constitution or in any
other law.
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