19900280 TZHC Dar es Salaam

IN TEE DIGIT COURT OF Tl.J:fZ11.NIJi. . ' ' llr DJ.It ES SJ..LUJ/l MISC~ CIVIL Cli.USE 1m. 104 OF 1988 In the mattGr of roi c..pplici.:tion by _BQR.t. SOCI!..L & SPORTS CLUB (On bohalf of her 18 netb~llers) for leave to apply for rot Order of Certiorari• mid _ In the matter of the dooision of the National Sports Council of T2nzania. (NSC) EErvTEEN BORli. SOCU.L & SPORTS CLUB ( ~11 behalf of ho r 18 netballers) • ... • • u .. ,. 0 ••·•• • • -..t..PPLICii.l·fl1 and THE NATIONAL SPORTS COffi\TCIL OF Tii.NZAIU. ( NSC ) • • • ••• • • • • • •• • ••• o , • • • • • o • ·•. ~ • •· • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • . • • • • RESPOlffiEN"T RULING This applic2.tion for orders of certior2ri and mandamus ;-m.s heard ex p2.xte because tho respondent who was served to t¥.f)pe2r for the hearing did not appeor on the d.8¥ of' hearing n2.I:1ezy tho 8th December, 1989, Mr' KashumbUc;-u, ~am--ned counsel for the applicant, arcu,ed that when the applicruit was bo.nned f'.rom sports for 5 yero.'s, it 2,ppen.led -'lio the National Sports Council which sat c.side the punis!Jlnm1t. But later on the Nationnl Sports Council (the respondent) revorsod its decision,._ Mr Kasl1umbW,,-u wont on to submit thc1t when the· 2,pplic2.I1t appeaJ.ed to thG responclent, the applicant wn.s never aco,ord.acl miy audience• Nr KD..sh'u.mbt1<.:,""U subrni ttod that suoh om:i;,ss:i,on or failure ·i;o accord the applicc:lltt the right to be hon.rd was contrc.r-J ·lio na.tu:ral justice. He arGUed :f"u:I:'~1er that after the rospondont· ha.cl dooidGd for the o.ppliccint in that appenl:, and had ordGrod Tanzania l'II:mt<AfJ#· Association ( which h.ciil. bnnnod the applic~t for 5 years f'rom sports) to rohG2.r tho 02.sc of' tho n.pplicnnt, the r0spondent coulcl 11.0t rGverse its decision. The respondent. should have waitGd for the resuJ.·hs of -'i;ho rehec:iring,. Mr_ Ko.sbun1JU[,-u concluded.. Fie preyed for an o:;;dor of cortiorc:iri to quash th0 cleoision of thG respondent.,,. This applicr.tion seolcs to have the order o:f the respo11dont revorsing its Garlier deo~sion. quashed•, I ac,Tee with Mr Kashm.11Ji..leu that the respondent c-~u1.0t _ r.1ake. a decision which affocts tho applicant without accordirlg the applici:lllt rai opportunity yo be heo:r,d, DOrG so where the respondent _had alroe.cly decided in fa.vour of tha r..pplicant,. 2 We do not know wh2:Ii 0E1usec1 t'.h.e rosponc1e11t to revGrsa its em-lier c.looision orderinr; TD.ltrimia Amateur Assooit.tion to ~1;,he~ -'liho on.sa of the applicant. But whatever the re2.son, the applicant should. hnVG b0on accord(.}\ ~"1. opportunity to-be ho8Xd. boforo any cleoision wc.s Ji;akcm which was. to his defa•inent,. since lw had won. his appeal n:t first 11 and it wr,s boil-ig reversed to his cletri.bont. S:tnoc=: -'i:;he rospondent wn.s act:i.l,e in a quasi jucliciaJ. oar.nor . it had to abide by the principles of naturru. _justice. I therefore 8t,'""1'GG that an order of certiorari should iosu.e. I hereby quash the cleoisi011. of ·!.ho respo":' nc1ent bontained in iii? lo·t·~or No. mff2/C/7 /Vol+3/34 of 14th Dooeriber, 1988. This mec111s th.2:.·~ the decision of the respondent· oontai.1tecl :ini his letter No.BWir/c/7/Vol.3/22 of _15th August 1988 setting asido tho ban nnd requiring tho Tanznn:i.a Amateur Association to rehGar the ·tho a,ppli- ' ► mt' s oa,se, is restored~ I-'c is so orc1erec.l, Delivered to npplicel1t, ___ . _ . . . .. .. .. . -·· . ··~ .. -··. ···- I ~~~~-_:~:~=::) J1JlX::E 8/2/1990