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20100108 TZHC Dar es Salaam

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Holding and result

The applicant failed to show sufficient cause for stay of execution as negligence or inaction of counsel is not a valid ground. The applicant was aware of the proceedings and failed to act diligently. No irreparable loss was demonstrated that could not be compensated by damages. The application for stay is refused.

Court disposition

Application for stay refused

Orders

  • Application for stay of execution is dismissed
  • Execution of decree may proceed

02

Material facts

Parties

Applicant

Applicant

Respondents

Respondents Counsel: Mr. Malomi

03

Procedural history

  1. Posture

    Application for Stay of Execution / Ruling on Application for Stay Pending Execution

04

Questions and positions

Legal issues

Party arguments

Applicant
The applicant argued that they were not properly served, that service on a former advocate was not valid, and that they have a pending application for extension of time to set aside the ex parte award. They claimed irreparable loss if execution proceeds and offered to provide security.
Respondent
The respondents argued that the applicant was properly served through their advocate, that there was no sufficient cause for stay, and that negligence or inaction by counsel is not a ground for extension of time or stay. They asserted that the applicant was aware of the proceedings and failed to act diligently.

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Court’s reasoning

  1. 01

    Henry Bharma and Brothers v. Santosh Singh (1961) E.A. 679; Kighoma Ali Malimi v. Abbas Yusuf Mwingamno Civil Application No. 5 of 1987; Institute of Finance Management and Simon Manyaki, Civil Application No. 1 of 1967; Maulid Juma v. Abdal Juma, Civil Application No. 130 of 1994

    Negligence or inaction of counsel is not sufficient cause for extension of time or stay of execution.

  2. 02

    Nicholas Nere Lekule v. Independent Power (T) Ltd & Another 1997 TLR 58

    Stay of execution may be granted only if irreparable loss is shown and the applicant acts diligently.

06

Ratio, limits and disposition

Ratio decidendi

The applicant failed to show sufficient cause for stay of execution as negligence or inaction of counsel is not a valid ground. The applicant was aware of the proceedings and failed to act diligently. No irreparable loss was demonstrated that could not be compensated by damages. The application for stay is refused.

Obiter and limits

  • Courts must take a strict view on alleged acts of negligence by counsel to prevent endless litigation.
  • If negligence of counsel were always accepted as sufficient cause, litigation would never end.

Court disposition

Application for stay refused

  • Application for stay of execution is dismissed
  • Execution of decree may proceed

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TZHC

Judgment· 8 January 2010

20100108 TZHC Dar es Salaam

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II I I . : ,j .. ,•· ·: -i.~: ) ' '• I ;! '. I . ~/1/',P/Z): . . applicant filed the present applicatio for stay; but on 17 /11/2009;, .. the Registrar Issued'. an otder fo "brocla~ation for sale/I: yet ·on:: . · ;_ · · · I I · . · ·..· ; - · : : 15/12/2009,, the· Registrar issued an order worded. as Jollows, '.'. -_. . :·, . . . . I I. . ~- ' .. :f :ii ;r-;>;i1 . . . . . . •1 hearing on 15/2/2010, status quo be maintained till then. I . :i?,·{;f~ir i-::. \•.:. 11 '_q •• ' .:.::.; --1. •. ,_, •• - •· • - .

2. It is n.ot clear to me what s~atus quo Jas ordered to be niaintained; it; · · ·· · I I · : · : was only following complaints by the r¢spondents regarding the-stalled; , 1 :~:c:l~;~:h:h::/:~:;J::s ~;i:n: ~i:~eq~::~;J: : Pl1~i •. 5 ' . ' ..the pr~sent _applic.ition ~led on 4io,1012009 subjeF•"lai~[; ~f ; j ';l .1 ·· : - this ruling .. It 1s to be noted ,that the application sought to,be stayed 1s. 1· l -.~ , the Registra~'~ order ot 13/10/koog ~!though long· after the {<~:i:i a .licant ·.filetd the' 1: .•·-.:-.:, • •,· · I rekent I a lication : 1 , on . 20 10 2609•:.·i.~Qnt ' . 17 11 2009 L the Re isfrar issued a i reclamation for sale- almost ari _, end ~roC:~ss in eo<ecution. 1J is not cle1r agaih what proinpted th~ l~s ' '' <j,; 1 orde~ of. 15/12/2009, su'bject ~f cdmplain~ by the respond~.n~;· 0:' ' ... ' ', ;. whether the p~oclamation fdr s,,ie was ·stayed by that la~t--;rd~f)Jfi,;~//i~} :< ·_ · i I · ---- . /:J ·. · What is clear from the \above ij that the decree remains unexecuted but three issu~s h~ve exerdised my mind. the first ;is. : ·. . w!ietrler the Cl!i r~nt~p[l1!r;•J':i0n lrned onlo110l2009to s;~ a~idlt~J: ·· \j; i .. i . R' e9istrar's ol"der inade on ;13/l$12009 ..v~rLs nor overtakeri bY: et1n~-.I . ' ' . .. :, . ' .I I ' •• • C' ·. ;. ; .i1,:.: ;;::~~!:n:~::::~hi:;~~:·:::;r~:~a;J;: ::r,;;,::,::h:~::h:;r;) ,.·•·.·,·, order in execution- that 1s whether the

order made -.by the Reg1stra -.· : :-) 'T : .. . . . .: i .: , . . i l . . I ; ;' ; :, . . . .; . : '. . on 15/12/2009 ordedng the status quo : aintained, which amolihh/ : .. , . :::r; to ani order for stay tan be revi4wed by_ his court. And last,j~hith'~l-: .· · .:if,'.; . . I _.;ui~r,.,,~i'-'c:.•_•tt .• , -.,.,}"J - . . . . -~, ': 'l, -,rv~x~,;:.~;f.; .<. t f:,,:-J : ·-.. ,i. . ' '. ·' '.' ' ,. J ·,:~ .! . I I 3 .I : 4

I I I .i I · . :: . . · ' ct} ,;'1Lo 1 <) I , : •. and 95 _of the CPC read togeth7r with rtle j and (1) (2) of :h.e .. · Lab,ollr c6;u~ r.ule~; I fihd tha,t th_i, court har in.h~re~t powers td the matter m the interest of Justice. · . I ·· · a~:r~· :, .: : . :: ;· . ; 1 · ; Thafd6~e I fi~diit necessai, to givJ.a bri~f back9t60nd'iofihe.: ' 1 1 history oi'~h~i disp ~tJ between ~\:he partibs p;/ortcrthe impugned·-. I•:·. , ·-i, ~ . I . Registrar;s ·order for :a better a preciatio~ of !the reasons for: my decision, even at the risk of mak\ng this !uling ;unduly Ion~; I find it i conve8ie~t to give the same chrohologically in point form a~ folfo~s:- j ; l , · . . :i.. i · · · ; · • ·I ~ , ,: : j, . . . if" :. f ,. ' '' I-' ..• ' . ' ; .... 1 ; J (:': ·: :.. ::· ' I ·r · - · .. i'. ~'.~>(\·· i · :: I · · · ~ - ' ~" • " ' ', •: f' " 1 t·: I i .1 1. The respondents . referried a dispute· '·to . the CM-6! of unfair ' 1· :! tefmina~ibn I again.st t~e applic nt _o~ 11;12;2007 claiming 1 .; . 'Ji 'compensation' of ail a~dunt equal_ to 12·.~0nth.s ?a!Qry and Other. . :·. . : I : . ·. , . ., .. ·. : statutory rights. On 2015!12008, the CMA issued an exparte award under section 87 (3) of t~e Act. I , I . . } . .t .... :.1 .. :"i, ; .. ! . : . . '. · : l · il -··::' : .:; 2.. ~Sl;lbsequently, the respondents m ,de an ,application for executioril : .• 111 ·· ,,1 . of:·th.atcl~c~ee dated

10}6/2006 rJgiste~e6 as N·o, '170/2008. That, ·;. ;,. :~:~:;~~~~~::d~y ~~ .:Pt~a~~~c~~j~li~~tt~~,p~:i: : t~~~dc~~~:: . , . t•~~~ i~--;~~~;~n. it =~~~:d;:~~~d!.-~~~~Re~i:~~;/;~~;~~6~. ;: , ... . ,1 . should point out that at ieast at th~ stage!, the employ~r was aware: :·: . ~ ' ' .:; . . ·l!~ . Qt~~i§i~n'ce of th~ case P-t~ferred Jy·iti_eI.l:~ilQy_e,es) ' i i '. ( :::.. ,:j !:.:._.·•ti.:... t. ::: ..:.·:~:.rx; '.· · i .I'··• ·•·l' · :· · :I •; ' I :J·;::, ~-. ~l:3 ... Affer ai;~~~ber'of proc~sses, the .. :R ·~a· e.an orderon·2s/8/200~ . !; 1 ,I L • . ·'. 1· : . , j · . 'i , : : · ·I ·. that: "The app/icant/responden is ordered to file his application · . . of review at CMA With+ one we k and[tb deposit ...._.as sec~n:ty;j .. ·.,; ::;·. Apparently the matter proceeded! at the CMA as mdtcated beloJi · · .· 1 ' ! ,: .I ., :. ' . ' •. _;' ·_._i· .. 5 I : I .,i •1 .I '1 ;·;Ui)/U . . ·.,:·)'' ,' . '·, · 'f' ..· · c6rder/state1Tlent) in t~e recordfII titleb "MaelekeZci' g / .. • I Ja ·i'iJ'~~I" Kuh usu ·Usahihi wa' Tuzo". stating that t e correct and on,ly award , 'j' i,os21d2 a··~dhot th~ se~d~d·;·j~~ i :. ' : : w~s the one 'with the fig'.ure '.40 84 . ' i~ !~ts~.~•, of. shs 361 ,482566. ~' w~pse ,~jip~~t\Tsi~•~l~}.o~+: ;: al oint dut that 'thls'w~~fi·tfi~~third 'fr·, . ,"' t,, 1 1 •. 'verify/understand. I shouid a ain ti~e th~ di~·pute betwe~n the pa~ies wa~ considered by the . · ;

·: t ·.i ·• · -< CM;JI :. . ·. ' 1 and the a licant was re: resented. r. : . · · i 1· · :' i . .r ?· _U_j~i-~~-t~ly,_r,~vision, 239/iW0~ was ~he1u.l_ed for hearin,g bef?r.ithi:~ ~--· .!: ,::} T. couri:"and i? 'its ruling dJted 30/ 4#009; fdelivered in] p~~~\,\!tii~ l · i • .\ ,r · . .; b?t~..~p~rti~s _repre~enyitives~ R~~visi on' 23~/2~.o~ were ordered consolidated and, . l; 1 ~ · 1?d,\ 1'.~~~0~ r ·i . · "t:,i. : tl. ·. f · . ·. · .'. ! . i. }. the ·c:~A award s~bject ma' 'er of both revision! 'ap~l{¢atldnJ ··;. ! •. ~:·•:;: 'i!· :'. •· quashkd on gro~nd that t~l·~ CMA had proceJd~d ··witglbu~ l ··: . . I :: . -~ jurisdiftion .when\ it failed to firs\ hear the applic~t!og {on~ '. . '.:: · .\; condonation of late referral filed by, the applicants; r ;; : :~ 1 ·,r , · ~: · ·:· t ,. , ' l . I' I J • l L,,'.•• ,,. ,' ' • f. •:; '.;'1 6.\ultimately it was\e,rdered tHat th~lmatter.,:s/2ou1d,.stah~i'~~;t'.,}'-\\ ··.'.~ · ~ · · 1 d ·· 1 ' · .,l , ·1 '... ~11;·,· (. :l· :·1<f.;.JW!lt'!lif.~,.,·· '\· j(: - , t .P .-iithlri.{J.f!f1'.)i'\1 , 1 . .-, rf was aft~r. the con pnation for.. was filed, and the aispate"rshou/~1.1r,r:,f:'.'."'<I 1 ill : thereafter be processed according to law" and; . I. ! i c. The court expressJd its disma~ and disbelief regarbing.th~ is~uJ : ' j' I ' .: ·. • of appearance of two CMA awards from same proceeding~. ; , . . . I I I• . ': ·. . i ,, .

,.,,l.,.~.~,.·-=·~~-~b"''*;'" :t:,o/.·-:•'.' :· . ,)'f:'· :l1 · ·. 8.''Th~ 'cMA 'theh heard the applic~tioW~for/ condonation' of i'ateref~rr~·,,·r. '. . · 1 .. • ;. ·.. \, k;.~ti~;f~J~-~ ,: ~>i ,,.,<':;, .·( ~-·•· "..r -f..- '"t·:1 :. _:' . 1~/7 /~009._ Th~~~d~~[r.~}~:J:. .J-J:: J) .. 1 I i .. ; . , e~pa~e an'd. granted t~ e same oh 1 I 1 \ ·i ~ . .: '. dispute wa~ arbitrated aigain expa·~~i e' and. an award '\SbJe~~fu~tt~~~;- '. ~. :.: . l!< I i. ;:;·;: 1 : •· ·ti~ t.i~~ ·~ppli·~~nt's· key ~omplaint issued ·on ·1sj9J.10:o~~{,~5.~§-.,,;;-:,).:·· t\) - l J : .·'', :..,; I . .:_:i\ . '. .: execution ap'' plication ·No 418/20 .9 was filed in '. · l t~i1 ~~:J~'.. .f~;"° 5/10/2009. as: ~xplai~ed. herer _r have read th,e a~~r1ti7, : '. \ . question, the arbitrator therein explained that both the. appl1catlo~'. • · . ·,· ·r: for :tt,·~donk'tion. and thJ, arbitratio·g werel c'onducted \J~Sak~;;t~N~~~<LH:r ;~;:~rt ·· '.. .· I ·· · .. · · t''.°•t;~~· ··,l.,iijt111~.:~; ~1··t1r~~ •,•r;-j;i;.·~ ]·•.,,,,;~••·;,#'i',1 $q);!J:,•: ,I;•·;'.-, . . i, . . I . . :· '.tr ·~I, . /f ;f 1\ 1~ !• ' , ·. ,·., 7 ' ....~- ... ···- . ·- -~,., ' , •• _.,;,., I • • ,_~ to appear. I ' . I ' I· ' '· . applicJ::u::::~, e:e:u~i::sp:fterh:a:Aalr:~::: resPond~llts ~ant it executed. hr Msem ·afofI .the 'ap~n!~n{ ::;~c:::~: :~: ' ; ~tie:: . :', 1 .r:, '' i ' • i • • '• ' ' I ' ~ . i , gr~·unds, for the application

in his! ~ffidavit and oral submission:. They , ' r. • , ' . 1 I : I ' I' ! t,' ' I . . ~ - • , . I . can be summed up thus:- • The applicant has filed a twin application in· the CMA; . : I I : ' I :~xtension of time tf. c3p:ly Jto S!\fa.f'.~~./~~,J~parte, r: .I, .~::~:~,r: :::e :~~:: ~J::t : ~~~nt:!~~~~~te 'l'j 0 applicant was not se~ed to apbear. • ' 0 1 1(; f · ' I I . • In response to the respondent's averment in tHe· affidavit, · · ·. , that the applicant Jas serv4d vicie his adv~cate.'.oni 1 i I ' . . , ~uta hiwha, he subritted tH~~ the; latte,r;1,, 1~~ i:~t~~ instructed to represe~t the ap !leant, as such; ·service on ' ' ' .. I l : him amounted to no service. • I . I j . '' '::'"";'."\---·~;· ;:: ;;-,(, d,.v:•:--~~... ·~- f.~\.o<..t-l·;;:-;,h,- rh-.1 u"'PPl;.,...-;;,,·j;',,c·~r-.s pe" nu....:•,r:·,.r:r·•;, '.· • --~ :· -·•- '--• -'- ·- '7°"'"'-~ . . ·----, -••'- 1•....__\,, • ';;;J ••.• ' • ' . \ ' ' ' . ~. f . •.· the CMA would be rendered n gatory, on the o.ther hand, · -:;. . ': ' ,· . ' l , I \ i:.-· ' ,, 1,~· ,., .. ' "~~ the.applicant's ,._, . , . busin~ss.is soliql and jt)s;c;:l. p9.pl~·.<?~d?~Y.in.,•-_g_ ·Li. , :.;,.;.;i, I , [r ·1 . t , ..• t,/J:••·t~•t,,f Jl ~It i1 ~L .., ' ;..-t'ilii' I f' . 'the decree holders t- but rni(y aft~r '°the : ~~s~~1~r~t~ri~~ ~!•b~: 1~!:~~l 1 1 inter-partes and theiri entitlemlnts p~oved. . I · , ·. . ,i., , ·~;~ : l • I

I I I • ' I I. I•+, In response, Mr. Malomi for the respondents submitted that:- I • I I . i j~ .• ~· ,1, 1· , ,•,. 8 i j ivq,p-'c(%. - : ;~ ·• The facts disclos:ed in the a~plicant'sia1!' ivit:and submis?o.r?Tn:r·,,.: .., court lack merit as no J sufficie~t callse to suip6\-t-,the [ _ ·_ !? . application for stay have b~en discldsed. : : /.· ; .... _:; . : · · • +n regard to the exparte 1ward, c~unsel ·submitted tha~,- the I _'. . ·,;·. ;; .I ' ·: ;. · \1ppllca·nt was duly ·served .accordin~ to law. Service :was madet . ··I . i ,· .1 - .: / .t. : :. -· . · -, i I .•·' -./ .-::.: : ·: .·::_-/"-: l-.1~··+:·::· ! . \ : . ,1 ·'.} : •· ;vide .the advocate. who reP,resented Ithe· applicant m the tase: at ,. . ! .· :l'1>'/"thk 12~:~ a.nd sL6sJquent ~pp.licatidn f6f r~vrsion idsi a1ridf23~. f.:. ; 1 ' :· · (exp.lained herein :~bove). . , . .: II That eJhically I and as· a m1tt~/~d:;. ·-:- I ,. ' . .. . . 1 . . . . . ,. procedure, if the· advocate had I ceased to. represent. th . :. ! applicant, either himself cir the apJlicanti sho_uld have inforrrie~ , the respondents and the JMA but d~id not. - · " •:,-,,{; .. ·• ·, I , · 'ii ::'< Ji ·,·1· • l , i · ! . ~· ~ . i ' . l : ; I I . . i i ,• . I' - ~ , .· .. J . ,. ,. In repiy, the applicant silibmitted 1 that" i servi~e td ·a: for~~t · · : I ; I · , , _ I advocate is no proper serviqe, that Mr.- Rutahihwa !was neve1r: - · :

·. i~strLcted by the applicant to handle tt e cas~ in the c~A fol!OJrnb · ;. . .· .. . . I . . I .this cou;t's order of 30/4/2009 - (from the. facts the fourth .tim~ . i. I I I ' ' :.'~r~u,~?{·:~·11 : ., ).i; . . . / : ' .i . '.., , · .;, ·.f . f . i, : · I I , 1· ,._ . ;/.: s:-~ . : .; . i . . i . . ,: .,;' ' . .. • . ' . . • ;') .:' ,' ' '''i"'A"ttissu2 ior_ decit10:n 'is oni na meiy 'vvffeti·~'e1;. of\10t gbod ··te,a~d;: .~: . have been~ adduced' t~ ~~kel this COlilrt e)e-~cise. I~- distr~tibklm:. I . ':. / : Jav()ur of. granting the app+ for orf er. TO· begi~,Jtl9.l}j[}'J~ · -_._- j sub,missrons "made by counsel ifor the respondents thaf°~h aj:>'p~~nbr. : ·.. ·::_•ti) , . , . . I ! '1 pending ~p~lication; in thi~ cast cannot) operate ·as.a• bar! to executi6n · ! <;l ' ' I of decree. Stay can l:>e ord~red on conditions stipulated by lay-J·. 1 l ! ' I ' • • 1 Co~sidering the issue, the CA~ in Albert Braga~za & AnothJ; vs Mr~ .. Filra": /: :) -• i : - ! -- - -r j _,·;· ; ' ' " ' . ' . '

I I I .. , / ' i I .,I I ) . I .. ,;/ .. ;-1. ;.., . ' ,\ ,. ·:1 J , . ,'l fl . J • 10 I • .I I i I . I ' • I I•• ;t i': . ' . .Without prejudging ·the case before the ~1; ,' . ·i MA/ it is . vious the applic;ant was awareiof the casJ all the rlim , iparticularly ~he; secontj and third ti rile the. ~ame was before trle CMA. He had k:ounseL If. · · i~br~c±it>~s had be~~ ·,rem~ved from cou~sel t~e f~urth ;t!~~;la~oundj . -t~e·. '. advoqite ~ .: ·. . : vJas dJJ bo~nd tb inform - he o~her side and t:h~ CMAl ·: : I . : There:'was no eviden;ce.- to showj that he id and as held a: nu'mber d t1~es·: '. . by th~;'.courts I . . tau ntiry negligence. . . . ., rhthis I or fr1a,ctibn ~n lh~: I l I pa·: ' ·. I ' . . o·f counsel ii not sufficient;:causk for extending time. l wish to in~it;· · . ttie apf)ncaflt tObe +ndfui of t~e ~bse~ation~ made bV Lub~va Jd ·. :pp:i::::o:::d::":fv:9:::dcrl~~:h:t:h~:~ in::ia:i::~;~u~~~::· was put_up a's·a gro~nd for extehding ti~ethat: ., \· · • : I I I ' I ' ,. ' 1 · • 11 The legal ph~ition regarding neglige ce and inaction in the l. · ·. -. I. j ' •• O! ' : I ·• : ! i '.: I , .· ·• performance:- ot:Counsel'si duty in onducting the _clief!t's i •: . :;! 1 ., .: : cases has· b~en ~reclpitulated in a n mber bt cases by the·; ·• , ·::. :'[ '· L:, .:; f~urt ;f Ap#e~/ ·~. Eastern Africa and ~his Court It is ; ·.1 i · . _ common knowledge that-negligence r

inaction on the part I · ;: ,;· . \' 'l '. of coun~e/ whi~h catses i/2 ordinate •·elay in the processing l , , , ': ... :' .. .:, . of 'taseS:- haJ:iJdrm}~lv bekn held bJ: the Coutts as. n~t as l : : .;:., :'., 1 (; hbi''scmden~rea,t;/1'.~r e{tenaing-rAe t,/,;t31under Rui~·1Jo,-; '.· ·. -~ I : ,, '. . .::w~~:; i:t:tu;::sJ:;:;::i:::::r::p!:;;t>·!"·: •·;;·. upon t'7e lt/~;:.it~ ··or kidiJidud t.asek misiak~ .Dl LOuAs;i 1! ! I I : • may be considered as sumcient caJse. The logical behi(ld . . I I I this is easy_t°' _appreciat4. Once a'1i indivi~ual person ~as , ' ,,. '·l entrusted hJ or her case :to counsel to def.end the casd/ it : ·: . . .. :! I • ; . . i. . . ' I I ' all ·Jue is <~xped:ed[ th~t such tounsel iA to exercise< . ' fr }f .'_·; /{r. . [II ; '. .;;: :·.;•· ... . .. ' . : . :· ' . : .• diligence ancJ. industry pro(essionally in hanaling the case at . · .1 ) . : i ; .' I • I ! i I 11 I I I ' .. I I I .. .· .. / . ' • . '•" . . I !I,, . , , t/ ~~7.,,c!1 ., ~ ~ .. ': 1 ' ·,_ ·•,,l:•: .f .& '.:\ ;-, .,J ... · .• ..,.. 1.,;u ~1: ,. !'1:¥ •, •." ! .. .· ~,,_··_i_ • all 5.tag~s. ilf negligence I and m~stikes ~ri . the ·pl-': Iof~t ~;~~,}i~tir ~ ;'\ 11 f counsel were/a be taken ghtly, there ou(~ ~,e no ~-n_d(o ,.. ;_ ' . ,i ·: i litigation in Court as losing parties would seek to re-instate f ·.·. , cases out of time on grou~ds of nedtigence on the part! of

I I I I; I ',.J '. counsel. On t~e basis ot; this principle, t1e Courts h~ve ; take,n a 5!:!_ctr;ew_ on al/7ed ~ct5_ o+eg/ig~nce by c~unfet : .:' t , ; . ,; Ii ,' (Th~ Co~1..t1ere .fhen qu?tes~ with '!PP~~v~i/~e1c.~~~s1:or·~l~tn ': r1 . ' i i , • 1. , I l I• I· I t-.;, Henry Bh~rma~ a~d Bothers V. Santos~ ~Jff!ari w/o J. ,N. ii.;: J: ~-•·: : ::; I ,, t I ·1, , ., "· ,r · · Bhola (1961} E.A. 679; Kighoma Ali IMalimi v. Abbas Yusuf+ · t:' -~. i1 ~ ·• : · ·_, i: : • - I I I . .; Mwingamno Civil Application No. 5 bf 1987 (unreported): . Institute of Financ_e Manakement anh Simon· Manvaki, Civil ' -~ :. ~ Applicatio,y No. 1-! of 1967 (unrepoffed) a~d Mau/id Juma ·l . t:(·. -~' \ ,..'.-i v. A_· bdal1;,..1uma· ,- c;J1 App!icatJon Nd. :+}o ·of.F9~~:'lltf_i:;:·;-!;: : . :.i{l 1 '• " ' I .1 i ', 'f•.'. -l(-1,1~~;!' if • 1: ~; :; (unreported)) Referred to iri' Misc]Cr..Appl. 109/199t:('· •l~'.r:-Jp*~·!;;j '.\'.I (MJ.anzi rdgistl'}' - uni~portedJ.i ;. .· I I 1. ' I i I I I; ' . I I I That apart, the applicant aher withdrawin,g: instructions 'frohi\' i~ i , . . I I I : • • . counsel should have pursued the case a? ordered by the court: It is : t i~.: t~a~ '. wider· cqi:1~ext that I donsider lhe issu~ of· act~r1g .. '. . . . ,;•: . ,·1 . , t,.wit~ocyt:t / ~:· :\ I ( ., I l . k--1 l ' 1-- v., ,, . ' :' ' 'I . I '. ·_:11·o'rdi~at~ . 9ela_v.it~01 firid t~at i the ·:· P.plid1~~'s · in,a~i,?~.f

·1~f:~\'. ·, ~};.L :. i; .b . , ,-:' , ..... i.,.[ .. 'h. :k: ,.t.\.; d" •, J .,.:rft"1iJ .. _ r •. , 1. •,. · t:_e1I er3te CiSfSf;cra·._.01 ·-;: (:f;~CG.JSS~ty :•J'f1 :!i~·· iii~, · ISpGt~· uetwee~\~~;f J;r- ·:: \'' i' ..#:,.., .,__ __ 1,- ,.J .... I . ·J~rti~s resolved, ·it w~s recklesi at the ~ery least and no reasciQ~bi 1 I'. ,.;. I ' '. I I I . ' . ·, ·!' • • ·I tribunal would grant an. application in the background of this easel. ..:; , • .. ..:; . ' ;' . >.\~ ;.. ~;~it :.i: +}. :::;> I ..l ,. . ..- l f-•j' : ,, 1 ;ctf,J~_ -I •._, ... r::·~ ,...·~iu r~:j.) "_.J. i'"- ··f ·:':·:-, .•' ..'1·t·~ti"'. I i-. • • ' •M •·i- ·, .f'·I·· '':6.' .,.u Admittedly, the :other grot;md considered ,in granting .~u~~·t~n Hi:; :ff!l 1 ; ' . ·, • i ' .. :· :I. :.,i_:'-l • .' ~'·:k 1,,, " ~r J application is that: : r i, \, . :j '...I •·,, • •:. t ", ~ 01 _. r 1, ;· . ,,1., • t ' 1- ''-· 11 the loss or injury that an, applicant would be subjecte~to, ; 1. The loss had to be of an irreparable nature. which could not ~- · .}~ · ,:t ~-· '.?: ~ ·:F~~-: ·. 12 'i. l · ;.. -·.. 1,; . t.. .·.:) \ . ci) (/11:';·:;; ._';: [:_· ·: . ;:·: ·_-1 =-=-==...c~~--=-~~~',---i- ~ - , ~ - , ~ •' of dama §s·'' See/0~ CAT "•.•• ..:, •,:i)'.:-L,•i: ·::. >(• ,•, ; · •1•• : ;: ••••: .. in -~/~holas Nere Lekule Vs Indepen~ent P. lwer (T} Ltd'&._ \l\ifl\;~Ihi: · AnOther 1997 TLR 58, \ \ : · , · •. ,J ,i, . , .) I ! . I.

. . 1- .'::·'.·:.·..... · /·.:' t·- \·. 'j' r· ··' • ' ' I L ' .' . The issue for decision is whether the applicant has ~hown· that , . . ; he would suffer irreparable loss. . \ . \ I 1 . · · •. .:;::-. ;:· i: ·i · I ! ; ( . I I 1 ·:: • j , \ .' - ·t..:.i ·., ,. . •i ·. ! In···the·::applicant's affidavi~ in support of :this 'apbircJtio~r\lti~\~;:::; :·.·,-·. i . '> .r.· · - .1 : '..: . , . · I · I · ! . . · : .· ~ \ ':pleaded.; _in: iithe· . last,, paragraph that Irreparable loss ; woulq:_:,b~ ·_· ' . ~h:J.:sub~~siion was focused od~howing hieri~_of.th;e·:applic~tidn_·::fo_::~:_,·i\:i.. \ · . :, . I · .· j · ' · •.··1 : ·.. , · s~tting aside the· exparte award~ in the \event. extension to flle~.ith': _;:_. . , same was granted by the CMA. · \ \ ,. . . . · I i , I 1 •• I I . I . I I I ·.', :f . As to the issue of loss, the applicant submitted briefly that the! . l ; . . i decree holders would not be a~le to refund the monies ~eceived; in' : the event the decree is set aside afte~. exec'ution. The! applicants . •· though added in repl~ that it wduld be a~le if ~rdered.to ~ut :up•~hal~:; :;:, .•. ,,'. ' . ~ ,; ....' l . . ;{~r . ~. ; · as; securir;;. · •\ , . . . : ~ 11}0!;1..Qt~rt '?Sh .i' ~d C~:.C: •:C'.1e ~ ha If by. ;.:;:,...,.;;f rfgi ~tEF::::'., p: '.)~rttes;;;,,; . . . · ! ~ I .. , \ ·: i •• i· ; . ~ ·.r -~1y . . ,·. r ·: : :~': '. • • • '. : ; .. (•, , •::\' i :.·•. ,. ;'

' ' I I • •• \ .- • • ; •• ', :: '. l ' ,, · . ; · cbhsi~t: in9 :u hiStOr; · ~1 this caJe hole◊er,: r find iha{ ~i :. i-t •· . : I~ . I;, •· , j compelling re~sons e!<ists to moVe this co~rt to;grant.~~e applt~~ion} and it would not be. in the int!rest of 1ustice to deiiy the 'd@creef ;(, ·..· · holders· their valuable right per?istently \sought~ by prolqnging the'· ' 1· I : • I \ I . ' : ~ i i 13 i I I : \ . ·j. i \ _. I ., I ! I i i ·, \ ·... I t • I • • I :! ' I : '.7\_ t ~· ' '1' . ! . ·.t. r· :. · -·: t~{~; ;·;:~ ·; .. ' 14 .. ""i-~~- ,· ;J~,., .. ,i: "' 'j I ~ •.. !1j./

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Kighoma Ali Malimi v. Abbas Yusuf Mwingamno Civil Application No. 5 of 1987

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Institute of Finance Management and Simon Manyaki, Civil Application No. 1 of 1967

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Maulid Juma v. Abdal Juma, Civil Application No. 130 of 1994

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