alice kambona gilyoma and another vs japhet mbogo gilyoma 2021 tzhc 3891 30 june 2021
- Citation
- alice kambona gilyoma and another vs japhet mbogo gilyoma 2021 tzhc 3891 30 june 2021
- Status
- Judgment
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Court
- TZHC
- Decision
- 30 June 2021
- Posture
- Miscellaneous Civil Application / Ruling
- Language
- English
More details
- Court
- TZHC
- Decision
- 30 June 2021
- Posture
- Miscellaneous Civil Application / Ruling
- Language
- English
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01
Holding and result
Waiver of bond and sureties cannot be granted without sufficient reasons and assurance of administrator's capacity, commitment, and honesty.
Court disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- application dismissed
- right of appeal explained
02
Material facts
Parties
Alice Kambona Gilyoma
Applicant Counsel: S. JohnRose Mbogo Gilyoma
Applicant Counsel: S. JohnJaphet Mbogo Gilyoma
Deceased03
Procedural history
Posture
Miscellaneous Civil Application / Ruling
04
Questions and positions
Legal issues
Whether waiver of bond and sureties should be granted in probate proceedings
Party arguments
- Applicant
- Applicants attempted but failed to procure sureties; no reasons for failure stated in affidavit.
05
Court’s reasoning
Legal principles
- 01
Probate and Administration of the Estates Act Cap. 352 RE. 2019
Capacity, commitment, and honesty of the administrator are paramount and key factors to be considered; no short cuts allowed.
06
Ratio, limits and disposition
Ratio decidendi
Waiver of bond and sureties cannot be granted without sufficient reasons and assurance of administrator's capacity, commitment, and honesty.
Obiter and limits
- Doubtful administrators have no room in probate proceedings.
- For the betterment of heirs, probate causes must be conclusively and fairly determined.
Court disposition
application dismissed
- application dismissed
- right of appeal explained
Source and reliance status
TZHC · 30 June 2021
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TZHC
Judgment· 30 June 2021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF TANZANIA
IN THE MWANZA DISTRICT REGISTRY
AT MWANZA MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 60 OF 2021 ALICE KAMBONA GILYOMA & ROSE MBOGO GILYOMA........................................ APPLICANTS
VERSUS JAPHET MBOGO GILYOMA.................................... THE DECCASED
RULING 28th & 30th June, 2021 RUMANYIKA, J With respect to house on Plot Na. 3/2 Block "A" Kisoko Luchelele area, Nyamagana district, property of the late Japhet Mbogo Gilyoma (the estate), the application for waiver of bond and sureties is brn||qht under Section 67 of the Probate and Administration of the Estates Act Cap. 352 RE. 2019 (the Act) along with Probate Cause No. 07 of 2021, the application is supported by affidavit of Alice Kambona Gilyoma and Rose Mbogo Gilyoma (the 1st and 2nd applicants) respectively, whose contents Mr. S. John learned counsel adopted during audio teleconference hearing 1 employers) they attempted but failed to procure surety(s) much as no reasons for their failure were stated in the supporting affidavit in the first place. I would increasingly hold that for the betterment of the heirs hence a conclusively and fairly determined probate cause, capacity, commitment and honesty of the administrator it was paramount and key factors to be considered therefore no any short cuts. Doubtful administrators therefore had no room. In the upshot, the application is dismissed. It is so ordered. Right of Appeal explained. S.M. RUMA JUD 30/06/2021 The ruling delivered under my hand and seal of the court in 3
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