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The respondent, not being the administrator, has no right to withhold the death certificate from the duly appointed administrators, who require it for estate administration.
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- Citation
- N
- Parties
- Applicant: Alina Muhairwa; Co Administrator: Emma Muhairwa; Respondent: Socius Muhairwa
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 1 January 1980
- Procedural Posture
- Probate and Administration Cause / Application for Order to Produce Death Certificate
- Outcome
- Application granted
- Legal Topics
- Production of Documents, Administrator's Powers
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Alina Muhairwa
Applicant
Emma Muhairwa
Co Administrator
Socius Muhairwa
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Probate and Administration Cause / Application for Order to Produce Death Certificate
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the respondent can be compelled to produce the deceased's death certificate for insurance purposes
Ratio Decidendi
The respondent, not being the administrator, has no right to withhold the death certificate from the duly appointed administrators, who require it for estate administration.
Court Disposition
Application granted
Orders
- Respondent Socius Muhairwa is ordered to produce and hand over the death certificate of the deceased Aloys Gonzaga Muhairwa to the applicants for insurance purposes.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF TANZANIA . AT DAR E~ S:AIAAM PROBATE·&· AD~. ··CAUSE NO;· 42/i980 .DECEASED· • • • •·• .--· '.Aj:DYSI G .. MU1t.A!RWA • .= ' • ..... ' ... .: . ·-::• ·~:· . : ' ··· ., ·. ·. ·.·"::: ·... ·.· .°R ·u. ·I,° lf° E' G G· J Kimicha - J. . .• --.................. ····-··~······- ....·· "":'_~·· . --~ ······-·--· · .. ,-:. The. applicant in this case .A.lllNA MUJIA.IRWA is the co-administrator" irt Probate· anci'Aciministr.~tibn.- C~ti,s~··No.42 of 1980.. ~iri.. resp·edt ·of the estate of d~"ceased. ·A.G. ...·. . Muha~a·/ ., .. her .. ·; ..... •·, '.· .. :natural father·~ .... · ·,,,·;·,,,··''!htf·other- co-administrator is her mother . ' and widow ·. . ,• . . ' i ! of the'::de·ceaeed EMMA MUHAIRWA. :;Jee· •'Tht:i ··applicant prays: · ~ (l)- · ·11'.That ··aocius Muha.irwa young brother. of. tlle. deceas~d. Aloys Gonzaga. Muha~a b.e or9-er.ed i by ' this· Honourable Co,urt .to pr:~duce ~fo~e this court: the Death Certificate. of tl;le. d~,1:~·~.~.ed.·,. Al:o·ys Gonzaga Muhairwa for In·suran·ce· Pur:po•Bf?S •,~·> 'I t ..._ . ' . .,, The appiica.nt Elena Muhairwa and the terS'.[:,.ondel'.lt .• SO~-:i:-US tj Muhafrwa. appeare'd in person during the hearing: 6'f.:the·.... application . . . .• .·~ ; • I The applicant was together with he·r ~ot"her .;.·· gra.nteq.>. ,. I lett~r~ of administratcion by. this, court; in :;:-esiietjl 6f the.,- deceased 1 s estate· on 24th October,' 19ao; ·· l \ Fart. of the deceased assets that :they had to administer • r l . . was· the deceased·, s Insurance policy. · As usual th~ Insurt;nqe Authorities required the deceased 's death Certificate. :. They ~ . / ···. ,couhi not produce the certific~te which was it.~ the pos~essi0:n. : P"llllllf~ · of the respondent Soc ius Muhairwa who r~fused to pent with ·.i.t .• · f ,,..~ Hence the appl~ation under consideration. The respondent admitted here in court that he had the Death Certificate and that he still refused to handing-over to the applicants/became, iin ter alia.: • , ./2 ' • • • •• • t~~ t~-'~ . ., -~·~·. •. .... ~ ~'. ' 'f· . .. ... •• '·-:1' 1:,., I ,.. : i' p r.•,::'..fi.....;;.1.•:·il·'•·:·t-·lfr··•·t •~•~::-· · ,· :. · --,~.