benjamin eliot makafu vs quality group ltd 2021 tzhcld 55 10 machi 2021
- Citation
- benjamin eliot makafu vs quality group ltd 2021 tzhcld 55 10 machi 2021
- Status
- Judgment
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Court
- TANZLII
- Decision
- 1 January 2021
- Posture
- Maombi Ya Marejeo / Uamuzi Wa Mahakama Kuu Juu Ya Ombi La Kutengua Uamuzi Wa Tume Na Kuomba Kuongezewa Muda Kufungua Mgogoro
- Language
- English
More details
- Court
- TANZLII
- Decision
- 1 January 2021
- Posture
- Maombi Ya Marejeo / Uamuzi Wa Mahakama Kuu Juu Ya Ombi La Kutengua Uamuzi Wa Tume Na Kuomba Kuongezewa Muda Kufungua Mgogoro
- Language
- English
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01
Holding and result
The applicant failed to provide sufficient and credible evidence to justify the delay of nine months in filing the dispute, as he did not attach any letters or provide a daily account of efforts made. Mere statements without supporting documents are not acceptable. Therefore, the Commission was correct in refusing the extension of time.
Court disposition
Ombi limetupiliwa mbali.
Orders
- Ombi la kutengua uamuzi wa Tume na kuomba kuongezewa muda kufungua mgogoro limetupiliwa mbali.
02
Material facts
Parties
Benjamin Eliot Makafu
Mlalamikaji Counsel: Ezekiel MayungaQuality Group Limited
MlalamikiwaAmounts and remedies
- Muda Wa Kuchelewa Kufungua Mgogoro: months 9
03
Procedural history
Posture
Maombi Ya Marejeo / Uamuzi Wa Mahakama Kuu Juu Ya Ombi La Kutengua Uamuzi Wa Tume Na Kuomba Kuongezewa Muda Kufungua Mgogoro
04
Questions and positions
Legal issues
- 01
Whether the applicant provided sufficient reasons for delay to warrant extension of time to file a labour dispute out of time
- 02
Whether the right to be heard was violated by the Commission for Mediation and Arbitration (CMA)
Party arguments
- Applicant
- The applicant argued that his right to be heard was violated and that he had sufficient reasons for delay as he was following up on his entitlements with the respondent by writing letters, though without success.
- Respondent
- The respondent did not file any response or appear in court despite being served, including through newspaper publication.
05
Court’s reasoning
Legal principles
- 01
General principle of procedural law as applied by the court in this decision
Courts and tribunals do not accept mere statements without proof; sufficient and detailed evidence must be provided to justify extension of time.
06
Ratio, limits and disposition
Ratio decidendi
The applicant failed to provide sufficient and credible evidence to justify the delay of nine months in filing the dispute, as he did not attach any letters or provide a daily account of efforts made. Mere statements without supporting documents are not acceptable. Therefore, the Commission was correct in refusing the extension of time.
Court disposition
Ombi limetupiliwa mbali.
- Ombi la kutengua uamuzi wa Tume na kuomba kuongezewa muda kufungua mgogoro limetupiliwa mbali.
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TANZLII
Judgment· 1 January 2021
JAMUHURI YA MUUNGANO WA TANZANIA
MAHAKAMA YA TANZANIA
MAHAKAMA KUU DIVISHENI YA KAZI
KANDAYA DARES SALAAM MAOMBI YA MAREJEO NA. 434 OF 2019
BAINA YA BENJAMIN ELIOT MAKAFU........................ MLALAMIKAJI
DHIDI YA QUALITY GROUP LIMITED.......................... MLALAMIKIWA
UAMUZI Tarehe ya mwisho ya Amri: 04/03/2021 Tarehe ya Uamuzi: 10/03/2021 Z.G.Muruke, J. Benjamin Eliot Makafu aliajiriwa na mjibu maombi tarehe 17 Julai, 2017 kwa mkataba wa mwaka mmoja kama afisa tabibu (Medical officer) tarehe 03 Januari, 2018 mjibu maombi alisitisha ajira ya mleta maombi kwa sababu ya kufungwa kwa kazi zilizokuwa zikiendeiea Mbagala kituo cha kazi cha mleta maombi. Mleta maombi alifuatilia haki zake bila mafanikio hali iliyosababisha kupitwa na muda wa kufungua shauri, Alipeleka ombi la kuongezewa muda (Tume) (CMA) ambako alikataliwa. Hakuridhika, hivyo kufungua marejeo haya akiomba kutengua uamuzi wa Tume na kuona kwamba alikuwa ametoa sababu za kutosha, na aruhusiwe kufungua mgogoro nje ya muda. i Mjibu maombi hakujibu hoja pamoja na wito mara kadha kuwa ni pamoja na wito uliotolewa kwenye gazeti la Mwananchi la tarehe 31 Oktoba, 2019 ukurasa wa 37. Hata hivyo mjibu maombi hakutokea Mahakamani, na wala hakujibu hoja za mleta maombi. Baada ya kujiridhisha, Mahakama ikaelekeza kesi iendelee upande mmoja tarehe 04 Novemba, 2020. Kwa kumuamuru mleta maombi kuleta majumwisho yake kabla ya tarehe 18 Novemba, 2020, na kesi kutajwa tarehe 30 Novemba,2020. Tarehe tajwa, mleta maombi hakufika, kesi ikapangwa kutajwa tarehe 04 Machi, 2021 ambapo Ezekiel Mayunga Mwakilishi wa mleta maombi alikuwepo na hatimaye tarehe ya hukumu kupangwa leo. Majumwisho ya Wakii
yalijikita kwenye msingi wa haki ya kusikilizwa. Na kwamba mleta maombi alikosewa haki yake ya msingi kwa kutosikilizwa. Hivyo aliiomba Mahakama, kufuta Uamuzi wa Tume na kuamuru mleta maombi aruhusiwe kufungua mgogoro wake nje ya muda. Jambo la kuangaliwa ni endapo mleta maombi alitoa sababu za msingi na za kujitosheleza mbele ya tume kuweza kuongezewa muda:- Katika mwenendo wa shauri Tume CMA wa tarehe 28 Februari, 2019 mleta maombi alieleza kuwa sababu ya kuchelewa kuleta maombi ilikuwa "ni yeye kufuatitia stahiki zake. Kwa mjibu maombi kwa kumwandikia barua biia mafanikio," Hivyo ndiyo sababu pekee iliyoelezwa na mleta maombi. Kumbukumbu zinaonyesha kuwa ajira ya mleta maombi ilisitishwa tarehe 03 Januari, 2018 na alifungua mgogoro tarehe 25 Septemba, 2018, ikiwa ni muda wa miezi 9. 2 Muda wa miezi tisa, hauna maelezo yoyote toka kwa mleta maombi. Amesame alikuwa anafuatilia kwa mjibu maombi kwa kuandika barua, lakini barua alizoandika hazijaambatanishwa kwenye ombi stahiki. Sio tu barua bali mleta maombi alitakiwa kutoa mlolongo wa matukio wa kila siku kwa muda wa miezi tisa alichokuwa akifuatilia kwa mjubi maombi. Kutokuwepo kwa vielelezo barua alizoandika, na kukosekana kwa malezo ya kila siku iliyopita hadi kufikia meizi tisa ndiyo afungue ombi tume, ni tatizo. Tume au Mahakama haikubali maneno matupu bila uthibitisho. Kwa jinsi hiyo basi, Tume ilikuwa sahihi kukataa ombi la Benjamin Eliot Makafu. Hivyo basi Mahakama hii haioni sababu ya kutofautiana na Uamuzi wa Tume. Ombi hili limetupiliwa mbali, kwa kukosekana mashiko ya kisheria. . Z.G.Muruke
JAJI 10/03/2021 Hukumu imesomwa leo mbele ya Ezekiel Mayunga, Wakili wa mleta maombi. Z.G.Muruke
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