19921027 TZHC Dar es Salaam

.,., CZ'TiL CJ.S~ HO• 49 OF 1987 '70EL SI·GI!G:.JHJ~ t/a J.UTC G/.ru~GE ancl 3I-ralTG!l:lTJ. '.l'CU'.:.!O w O/.ll'.l,l1:C • • • • • • • • • • ,J:.t•?ELU~llT JE~1ou3 1 I HNrJ:ClJ.,\L :01.11:: Cl'i' CCI,Jeno:n. •, • • • •, ,12Zi:n~on:o:x1rr l-Y~·ii.9 •¥ f, . 'l'horo is a~ ~~pltoattcm tilocl heroin for (a) Otey ot o:caout:1.on 0'£ a c:100~00 o'E 'bhiD Court pc,otsoc.'i on ae"inot thQ Judsmont o.oi~to:i.11 011 1a,7.~1, (b) 0xtono:l.0n of t:Lt10 to~ tho 4,11:stitu'bion of an ap:;.ilioaticm. for rov:l.cw or aot-b:L11c; ns!f.do ot tha sa:Ld cl0o~cof (o) Coats of tll:Lo ap1,l:i.0C1t:!.ot1 nnd (d) any othor roliof. Tho ai,plioa tion :to ou1,,oi:-t0d by tllo o.f'f:f.wcvi i, of lit\ thow Iteitcam'ba ,·.m.ct,:Lt io ott:\'tto,t in p::-.rao 2•11 thoroof' ao :f'~1lowo, ... · 2, '.rllnt :l.11 15)07 tl'l.o roopondont tilo,t ~ cnoo aaoi~ci, t,J.0 t\vl:>l:Loan-t tor intor nl~a, thf prtno:f.pnl Qr.10unti1ld to oho, 9 1 928 ,71!S ,o!S intoroat on tho ~rinoipcl nt _tho r~to gf 12% ~o~ :111nur,1 or clcr.iaaoo :t.n t~,o plt\o"/tnterGot tuid oooto. 3. Thot -;•rhon ploC\d:Lnca woro rot1dY tho appl:Loent and roa:.,,01'lcl.ont in:Lt:t.ator.1 nOGGtiat:f.ons 'Zo,:e out of cou:.."t sGttlor.1011t unclor which tho ClPli>:U,oant u~s im.dor tho :Lr.1proooion ~nd bor..:;)ai,;J.y 1:,ol:LovocJ. tho.t ~Gttlor.1ont hnd boon roaobocl. ·who2101Jy ho was ro~uii"otl to pay the principal in full ~nd intoroot ~o olni~ocl and Gach party would boor ito oooto. 4. 'l'J.1 at i11 1990 to avoid f'urthor coato the o.pplioant honestly bolievincr in tho abovo torr.10 ot oottlonont pnic all the prinoipal and interost clii~ootly to tho roopondont I a odvooato bof'oro the saic.1 torr.10 ·wore rocordod by tho oourt i..'l ordor to avoid i'urthor coats nnd intoroot. 2 Thnt:·H:i.2on tho oeso.· ,:as placed bof'oro tho judge,,._ (MaiJ~q.~1,Qi~.9 ,.J; 01~' .5/1'0/,90 tho· ros_ponC:ont did not t I rocorci ,th·;_ octtlomcn.t . ·but instoc1d · ZoX'p~nyO'cl :t• ·'·• . .. '' .... lonvo to prove t::o cnoo ox-parto by nf':fidavit • t •.•. ho le.tor :fi;.o.d otatincr ~hot ho wns ol0 ir.w.1g ,, ,. • f' whioh, intoroot nt. t;:o:~oto of 29% por n'nnur.1 _Ol~ tho pril-1oipol ~i:1ou11.t ilhd o:J,:hoo ., ho hod only : boon paid · in'tc1"013t c.t tho. ·roto· of 12% ho woo thoro:foro onti tl.od to tho <1i:t£oroncc ar.iountina- to 17%, 'l'ho nppliom:it bolio;v~i1cr in _the scttlor.1ont wos.- absonit, 6, That in truth .. 't~ic rospondont was not olail'l'Ubng i11.t·oroot <-1t t~:o rn to of 29% but only oloi1:1ocl i11toroot ~t t:10 rn:to ·of 12% per nnm.u:1 whiob ho statod 7, Thot on 18/7/91 the court (Luaaking:f.ra,j.) grt1nted judcri~ont in £nvour of tho roopondont on t~o st»an(rth of hio porjuro<l affidavit and subsoquontly a de@QO "bboroof' w~q isouocl, 8, That tho applicant only loornt of tho faots atatQd w1clor paracrrapho 5 nnd 7 .whcm ho Wr\S sorvod with a .earnishoo o:rc1.or and through a copy of tho oourta proooodincs which ho roooivocl on 1/6/92 ·-i-,1,.on 'bioG ·, to a1:,ply :tor roviow or to sot noido tho o::;-1:,arto daoroo h£ld expirad(I 9• _Tho. t aacrriovod by tho oJ::.!porto judG1:101:tt and doc;-oo tho applionnt intcmdo to cipply :f'or roviqw or 'ho set asido tho sn:tcl juclgm;,nt ond dooroe s6 tho-b tho sut1' is hoard 011 1:10.ri to. 10. That since tho nbove juc1i3r.1ont wns obt_ninocl through £rrn.tcl 'ttlll:i.oh io 0 :;_)p~ront on the :f'aco of tha raoorcl ~i1c':. tho roo:;_)ow.lont olonrly dcpartoc.l .:fro:~1- hio plea~g:, in :prayi11a tor tho oclcli tional. intoroat contrary to oivil prnotico and procodure tho ElP:Plicnnt'o ,rpplioalb.iot1 ota ..lcl ovorwh.011:-iil'lG chances of' sucoGss • · 11, That if' t:-10 intondccl oxocution iG not otc.yec1 the o.pplioant will su:f':tor irroporoblo loss ~s t:10 respon<lont ooy diooipato nny funds pnicl to hio as result o-2 tho c;::ocution so that i:f tho ~pplioc.nt ultir.mtoly wi11c tl:o ca.sc t:l::.l.> courts orders would bo nugot 01'7. - J At tho oor.11:1onoor.1ont of the hcnrin[s' o:f tho npplioation boforc r.10 , .1i;r. ~ni t!1n tZ1n, lonrncd c oun:J o l :f'or tho rcspol'ldont, ~aisod a point of prolir.tlnQr'I/ objoction to it (the opplioat£on) whioh objcotion ,-rns t:-:.:-,t t:1.0 application is borrod by l:f.r.u.ttit:f.on and shoulcl thoro:foro bo clio~:1in::;ccl,1 with coot::;., . Subr.littincr 011. tl10 poin,t, 1-:lr. ilcitho.tho. areuod tho.t ttndoi- tbo Xst 0-ohodulo to tho Lc.w o-r Lir.1i tntion iict, 1971, 1.Jart Ill, p0.rc :3, tho poriod i:-;i thi11 ~-rhioh on applico tion . suoh es 1'ho prQsont ono should h.nvo boon 1:1c.do is JO days. Ho so.id i.f ,;110 clooroo sou[j·ht to bG rovioi-rocl was 1,nssod on 13. 7. 91 o.s tho affidavit in sup:,o:rt of' t:::10 o.pplicntion shows, thon tho opplioation ohould ho.vo been lodged with this court within JO dnys f'ror.1 that do.to. It i;rc,s not and inotoacl it wns :filed on 17,7.92. :1aithc.thc1 sub1:1i-tt0d thE'.t ovon i:f, ns statod l.n parngraph 8·. of tho af'f'iclnvi t, ~h': applicant bcco.r.1e c.waro of Yhe jud@:1ent o,:::ic.1 decree pc,soocl acainst .it on 1 .6.92, and that it should be taltcn t:;;12.t ti1:1c boenn to run f'roo that dato, si,i'3- thc oppliootion woi1lcl bo ti1:10-bn.rrcd 3 by ovor two· ,-rooy..o • Ho submittod. thorof'o~c, a shovm, thnt the applicntion bo dior.,1'St;,Qcl• Mr. !:>he.yo, f'or t~~o n:;,vlionnt, replied tlln t they woro c1ol£\)10cl ~= f'i;t.ing tho np:)licntio:.1. witl1in 30 · ·._ s ~fto:i:• ~ ,6,92 by 'bho taet that tho npplicnnt ;.1acl to roscc:iroh into tho r.mttor nnd tho.ii wtx-uot- its lawyers. Ee se;id this took up o.ll the period .ti-oo 1 .6.92 up to· 17 .7 .92 when the opplication was f'i.:t.ed. Ho -s4bmittecl that tbio oot1rt hc.s jurisdiction to extend the 1':l.r.l• and that the &:::0oise 0£ ouch juriodiction i~ clisoretionney. He· v.greecl with I'.=. ::¼i the: tha. thn t the period within 1rhioh he ·"'Should have ::,a.de this n:I.)Plic~tion io JO dcys f'rot:1 the date o~ the decree, Ee su1.x:rltted, howover 3 thut the intencLed revt~w has overwhelr.'linc; chr.111cen of success~ in view of' the oontento or -&he a~~do·vi t in tl:.e pnroc;rnphs reproc.ucec1 nbove, and pra~a 'ihei-etore nt I o-ie:i::ru..10- · liir, :;1nitho.tho 'o prelir.1im.•,ry obJ eotions. There is cl r.1iaoono~ption under which both leurnect oouns•J. soe,:1 i7o be laboitina: co stcd;ed alr~ady, this cppliontion is nn applioation :for e:!:J:;01-:.sion of' ti::10 f.2..:i.:. the .:!..tJ.~~ill.h\~'1. of an awi99,:pion fOJ:'JOVi.o_w O;i.;' sett~e; aside the decrc~ J?£.EP8.£l on 0 18aie21• It is &ot the n~~licction for review. It is en • appliootion to enl2rae the ti□e precr~Led in the 1st Sftb9du1e, Pq,:tt III, para J of' t~l0 :!Law of' Li1:1itntion. Let nncl i t hns been· r.mcle under s. 11{.(1) of' t!10 Lnw of' Lir.1.i.tnt:.i.on ii.ct, enc: not under l?ort l:(I of' the I:::d; .=:c:::.cclL1le to tl:o ·•cf c.:. ,·1hich Ei:•• :C'°ithatha reliefs in r::c.::::.~;.,::: >ic c·Jicctic:., 0 1 1L~{i) :: ·--~ '.cs:- ••• /J- - 4 n 1 4 ( 1 ; iJ o tui tl:.:J to.:-iclinG" the provisions o'f this lict, tl:;.0 -::ourt .:::ia.y f'or ony rensonnbla or suf'f'ioie:;:.1:t c;::use extend tho poriod o~ Litli tn t:Lon f'or tlte in::.titution of' un appoal or 011 cppl:i.cot:1..onw --- anc.1 .ill.~..::..2.i).l:._:LQ.PJ?.ion f'or ouch e.:icte.¥._;._9_J:3_J.~1UY bg r.1010. o.l.~::~~f'..2£.9-9.~tor th_o o,c12irx o:f tl.10. 1?oriocl .or .i.:tJ~ilJ; ..--..t.ip11: 1~:0.3.0,ribocl fo;c: su2h gppo.A,1., O.£ nl?J,J.UO..V.on.,• Th~ prosont ~p~,licc.tion, it is er.1phnsisoc1, is on n~-pl;l,ontton undo1." tho tlbove :)rovioiono of: tho luw. For such an o.ppl:i.oation• ifhe.-e io no tine liz:,it;: it cr:m, cs tho provisions. reprocluoed obovo show• b(3 r.mdo either before or a.:ftor, as io tho cnse hoioe, the ~xpiry of the poriod of' li1:-:i t~ tion :prooc;:'ib13cl in ·bh.o l1ot, '·., .. FJ."orn the abov0 tb.on Hi.... :Raithat!1a's prelir.1i1111ry.·object~on . ;-- eonnot be sniC:. to b0 well conceived. It is not, beco.uoe it :Ls co.de on the aostmption thnt ·tho present o.pplicction io the o.pplioEition f'oi-- reviow, ,.,1:ich ao .:u:1ply shown, it is not. I theref' ore overi"ulo I 1b..--. :lai thn tha 's pre li1:1i11.ury point o:f' obj eot~on1 i woulc1havo noked l.cnrn2d counnol to than or now urgue the appl:Lo!ltion on its 1:10rits. However, in the couroe o:r the o~eur.1on;liJ oxi the prclir.iinary point learned counsel, ns incliontecl, WOl:'e eonf'used and in off'ect arGueu tile application itsol:t~ in otho• wo;-cls; the application wc.s f'ully Convclsscd and I think who.t I ·should clo now the:;:-e.fore is to oonoiclcr it(tho c.pplioation) on j.ts oerits. Th~ af':f'iclovi t in pnrn 8 sho,-,a tho t tho o.p1)lioc,nt he cane• awn,.-e of the mutters oontnincc: in paras 5-7(0£ the £tf:tid~vit) when I1e wos served with tho enrntoo order and through a copy ol' tho Coui-to procaodinao uhicll he rccoivoc1 on 1.6.92 "whe~ tioo to npply for r~viow or to set c.1oidc t::.e ex-1x1rto decree 1-:.o.c.1 o~p~rodtft /is sho"m already_, i;j_:-,,e c::::-:;_)<.1rto decree wns Passed on 18,7,91. So it ocn be snic1 t:1c:t ~Jcc 0 usc t:.:o npplicnnt Wcl.S not o.wnrc of the dec,roc. or judcr.:0:::d; u:;:-itil 1 .6.92, there WclS reasonable or nu:ftieient oc,ut.o :fo:c not :ti line thia a;_::,:;_)liccJ. tion clurin~ that perj.od• i.e. :f'roi:1 18,7 .91 to 1 .6.92. :aut tho o:f':fidnvit docs not go on to say thn t upon boco,::inG 2 waro o-Z tho decroe and judgtlent on 1 1 6,92 the o.pplicc.:c.t ir::1:1cc1intoly filed tho c.pl)licntion for - 5 The applicant, in :fo.ot,dicl not f'ilei ono. Nr. Ghnyo told this Court that th0y c.lic.J. ;.,.ot f'ilc one b0c,.,uo0 ; ,~ the npj_)lio.:i11.t necclod i,:i.oe to rosectrci: a;.,.c1 t~:cm. inoti"uct itl lo.wy0rs, This is hn:bdly- . oause, a causG, 1eav0·a1one ~ reasonable or ·su:tfioie~t/for not filing the Oi)Plication ui tl:.:tn :t:i.:.e :;_Jrooocribed tir.1e of' JO dcyo :t'ro~ t · 11!:i.a of 1 t6,92. :1esearoh io t:20 rco:,onsil:>ility of' Counsel and not/the ~. ~4 • • olient, which t!1e npplicmit is vis n vis Mr. Sho.yo, who ~eproaents tho npplicnnt. In o.dditionj I do not see v~1.at was betng resourohGd i1rl:;o :tor over a r.1onth d.n a strai&ht :f'orwo.rcl motter like this one. By 1e6.92, the applicant wno out o:f' time: i{pon not:tria thio, it s;:i.oulcl ir.1r.10din tely ho.ve :f'il0d tho E:ippJ.iontion noi.-, souaht to be :filed. Tho tir.1e f'or :f'ilin6 - as f'ror.1 1.6.92 - hos no,·r c.lso e:q_::iircd and the grounC:s f'or tho .- delo.y ~hioh Mr, Shuyo s·tatoo o.re :flir.1sy, if' they are nny ez,ounds l · r -at o.11, I to11.c: ilo thi:nk that tho opplio.:.;nt was sii:r.9ly ncB'ligettt ✓ ~ £ailine to i'i1e tho npplicntion within tir.10. This being the etJ.ae, tho nutl-:.ori tico rc:t0rrcd to by Hr, Shl"lyo con.not sove the sii,uation •. (The outhoritic~ 'nro G/~TI v SHOESMITH (1939) J 1,LL E.R. 91d, oit0cl in F:J:L:CC :;JWOGI t/o EX:0:,QC ?:!Oi"WTIOH ~ GE:J.VICES (He) (DAn ES SAL/1i~lr. :J.o:::;istl"y) CIV~C.No. 92/82 (.unro1)orrod) ond Gl1LL0 V, D/i~-YSCi1 (1990)' 54 J1Wi1 458 (1991) 17 CLB .52, The applicntion for r0licfs set out ot tho bcGin.nincr of this rulincr is, £0:r: ull the nbovo reasons,, hereby disr.rl.soed, ·with oosts to tho ~os:;.)onc:ont. J JU'.:>GE 27th 0-0tober, 1992, _Shayo £or tho opplicnnt _R 0 ;Lthotno :tor the rooponc!ont UuUng delivered.