19920911 TZHC Dar es Salaam2

,'.@ UlU:TED Rl!ll'Ul3;tiC OF l!ANZl.NI~ l IN TEE HIGH COURT OF T.tiNZJiNIJ.. Li.~ W1 liJS SlJ.,f;/;pl MISCELLLiNEOUS. CmL C/i.USZ NOo 11, W-1969 El.iIBIJDl. .MNCEJEt-1 NUQUE • o • • o • o • o o • • • lu".P:C.it--Miat VOl.'SW TBJIJ NATION.ti.L ENGINEBllIDlG 00. IOID.), .l.fOOm.-OOMMISSWNER ) •• ! l 1 RULING& Bft!I:Allf J, fJ.llli.a is a.n a.pplioc.tion for orders of ool'tiarasi o.ncl m.nc1xrus l'.60..., tho d.Q.ois~ -Of the Cor.im.,e.ionor -far ~eu1:. It is supJ.)(IL'tod "by "~ - _o.fff.do.vi.t of the o.pplioa.nt Elihuc11 N@n'O_c.nc.U;e~ by c, uta;~ of .f.o.o:ha which ~t.s out <tho rcliof' ~lo.itlocl. Mr, Maira., leoxncd oounsol for tho a.pplicant suboit:tod thc-;t 1l,lo. . .. ~ counMa.f:f'idnvit of tho 2nd rosponc1..ont 1 s officer one Mul~i 1rc.s d9'0Q'tivo boco.use it clid not ine!ioc-.to 1,tl.J.ioh pc.rc,gr:cplls OJ:Q b()j3Qi: Q~_. ~~ -of---~~~gmr,~ ~ l4uch- on his j':!~"\ia,~ Jio. _pi..cyou, _th~,~- fl-0 cp~ion Sh'?',-1.ld. bo grc.ntca.. In roply1 ~-n-. ~ , Sonioz- Lo.bOUI' Officor-· t'or tho. C-oooi~onor 'lo» Lo.bottt' scicl tho.t whe:,t wcs being oh.c.llc!lt_:,"Od -wns tho clocision of 'i;ho · · · J4Jl1stcr.- He subni ttocl furthor that tho c..wlicc.1.nt wa.s c1isnissod \Ul~ ♦ho ~ j . t y ~ bl020ont 11.ot, Co.p 574 n.nc. G.N. 9B Df 1965. ~o- m i i : i ~ . ~otorroii t h o ~ 1:o :the e"Nd_H,a~~~ ~ b(U'o:;:,o tho· ho~ina···. •. L'!Ato tho cppUootrt;. roqu.oatoc:'t tho opinion of the ~ Of:f'i~ on-b.:U, .....a, ~ tho Inbom- O:ffioor dooidod thc.t the a,:p:plicnnt wr,,s in tho , ~ t of tho business of his coployc~ a.ncl that tho CO$O should. .bo. ~ to tho In~:i.Lu Oowtt. Bu-ti tl)Q. 2rlcl ~ n t obj.ooiro.d t(? ·\_ $his ~o 1ho Coooissionor far L'.lbotm sn;yinc tlint tho opinio11 -of tho ~ Officer disclosed oo.nifost or:,;,or of La.w c.ncl thct tho applioo.n~ ~ould ncrt....oons-titu-tio n. tra.clo clis:puto ~-inst his eoployor. Mro Mrut..,~ _.o£o;rroa. to section 3 of tho Pormno11t h--,bour T.ribuncl. ti.ct No. 41 of ·t9ff tVld jho· pa.so of ZilQbiq. TD-pmn;l-0: 1ion4 Jgryipae Lta,. Xt J e-,KJcllffiJ's;':O, Iff ·.JJJI.a ,J. $ --ta-.shw- thc.t c.. SirJGlO OQp1oyoo ooulc. ~ot. go to tho -Foi'~ , • o·o • • o/·2., ·- 2 - Lo.bO'Ul' ~ibW'l.'7,le Mr. Ml:"u.G'm'UG'O. went on to simto tb.c.t · ho Lo.bou:i:- Coaois.sioncr rovm-sod tho decision of tho Loo our Offioor encl d:l.rcoioc. tho LD.bour 0ffico1, to convono the nootinc of tho Concil '.2,tion Board l'.nc. to h<;o,r tho dispute. Both I)o.rtios wore hoc.rel o.nd tl on tho ~P:Plioo.nt o.pple,locl to tho Minister who tllon oonfi.rnccl the c.ooild,,on cl tllo Cone Uia.tion Boa.rel., Ho scic. :f\tri!ho.r thc,t. 'Ull&n' sootion ~ :of C,o. Soourity of Euplo~nit. f...ot, tho -0.ooision of tho Ministor -~ '.S firla.l and oore Lusi"Vlle Ho roforrocl to tho co.so of lllo.ll-om v Univ, a. sity ot ~ es S2lD.<-'\r.1 [198'f/ TLR 55 whoro ho said thnt 1:tho Court 1 ')~'.cl thcl ® c,,pp1icc,irt lmcl to follow only one lo.w o Ho pt'a.yod in. o.onclw:lion ~- ,iio cliso3Jls2,l of tho npplioc.tion., Mr. No,ssoro, lonrno<:1 oounsol fox- t11c 2nc'\. rosponlont c:fitioisod tho o.pplicntion which hcd boon brOU@lt unc1or wone provisions of ,tJlo lt,.w• Ho ori ticizocl nlso tho stctooont ooooo:pc.eyi:lg tho a.ppJ io::t.ion 1-rhioh ho so,icl wc,s like a. plnint which WM soekina oven dnoa.co,s. I Oonoorninc; tho a.ffic1o.vi t swai:-n by. Mr• Mulokozi Mr. No.esoro S'Ul>.d ; tha,t it vro.s not c. ofootivo in toot whnt tb.o do:po:nont ho.cl. so.id wo.s o.ooorclil'lfS to his own knowloc1.go • Mr. No.ssoro then wont on to doo.l with tho oorits of tho c.pplico.tion. Ro sot out tho fo.cts in tho oo.so o.nd oontimod.1illo.t tho oppliocmt wcs no-tt. in tho mn.."l.CO □ont of his OtIJ?loyor' s businoss • •.Jic so.id iihr,t tho n.ppliccnt foll sqUDl.'oly within tho l)'.L'OV'isions of imo Soam:-iiiy of Eoployno1it ii.Ct: end that tho pl'OVisions of iibo- .A.ov; ··rQJ10 f ollowocl. Ile subnittccl thct tho n,.'1.ttor wa.s roforrod to tho Conc11intion :SO..--.rd n.ncl it; wns while tho no.ttor wo.s ponding boforo -l;J::to Boo.rel tlm-;t the o,pplico.nt SO'Li.@lt soorotly nml. cot: nn opinion of iiho Lo.l)OtU' O:fUoor . to the c.ffoot that ho W!',S in tho r..lO-~t of his oo;p.loyorts bus:txioSfi. But; tl;.D.t opinion wr,s oh<.'\llc11u"Od by tho 2nc1 rospa:1dont. who. e..p:po('.l,.od ;o tJ1.o L.".bour Cor.1r.1issionor who rovokod this opilrl.on wb.iob. wos l11'0l'.lC• _@lon tho no.ttor o.t tl:e Concilic.tion J3oo.-r'1 wc..s clotoroillec'\., Tho cppl:L.Q?.nii c.l)pco.loc.1- to the Minist.cr C..Gc:.inst tho <lPoWon of tho Bo..'U'd. '!!ho ~t.or 1:'..skocl foI' 0, nonoro.n<Jurl froo ttc 2nc.. rcsporu:1.ont cmci then oo.lo his c.1-oQit,ion wbioh con£irooc. tho decision of tho Boorc1. Mr. Nc.ssoro n:rguod tlmt it wc.s tho n.J?plicci.nt who r.mclc tho rofo:t'onoo to tho Minis~ which nor.nt tho.t ho OQ.St ho.vo wri tton .o, oonal'm'lC1uo ~ 5 . n g his qj.~tis.fMtionci Hr. lha.&01.'Q wonQProd how tho n.pplicc.rrt wa.s ooo:pl.a.inine thc.t ho wo,s not [;ivon n. hoo.,rinc;. Ho scict thn.t section 43 of tho So.ou:l:ity of Buploynont l~ct roqw.ros onJ.7 OOT.201'.a.nc1D. to rso to tho lunistcr nnc1 not n.n o.ppoc~o.noo 'bofo:.:-o tho MiDistOJ?e ..Ro,., tJ,lor<lforQ.., :f<JW)d tho a,.i:,pl:i.oc,tion to l;.CVC no bcsis o ( \ I \ In o., furthor reply, Mr., Mc,ir[', cre;uoc. thct there ,~ tho· issuq : whothor tl-,_o c.pplico,nt wo,s c.n onployoo :i.n ilorns of sootio:1 3 of the Security r,f Er:;ploynont Act. ami_ thc-,t it wo.,s tho ccrtifiocto of the Lcbou:r: Offioor W:1.ich was roio.vant 0-nc.i_ furi!hor thc.:t onoo tho oortifion.to is issued it ca.nnot bo :r:ovokoc'.. nncl tho Act (i_ocs not bocooo O]?Ol~o.tivo vis a; vis tho C:?Plic0-nt., He wont 0:!.1. to suboi't i:l:C\t d~n' unc"l.Cl' ~: ~ Socutity ·. ·. • : ' of EJ:u)loyncnt Act: tho :rules of mturaJ justice wore not a.c]::.o:~od to sinoo theme wa.s no ovidonco tha.t nny nooora.nc.:c, wore ~btlittoclo C,'l'.lOornincr tho o.pplion.ti :m i tsolf, Mr o tbil:'c subr.ritt.ocl .tkt since tho so.no ~ro.s filed by a, l ~ n n.ncl sinooth:., <.i_ofocts ware r.ir•,tto:rs of f oro rmcl not of'. subsinnoo, thoro wcs nothil1G subsiir.:ntic,lly WTO!lG with tho o,pplioo.tion. ITb still suboittec'_ thd tho a.ffibvit of the 2nd rospoi-idont wns cl9:footi'V'd in faro a.nd tha.t tho Connissioner had no jm~isdotion in the nc,tte1~. . . I ffeol;k,so to ded.l with the qtios-tioh of d.ofoot fil'at for ·!;ho sto.tononir ancl the count.or c.:fficlavi i- o It. is true a.s concodac1 to· . bY M:ri. Mb.ira. trot tho stc,tonent a.nd tiiiio of iiho notion ·OJ."'C clofecitlvc in thc..t tho title is referring to "the Comi.ssioner f.or Lo,bour Tr:Lbunol undor. tho Pe:mo.nont:, Labour Tribuncl lfoo 18 of 1977u wh.eroe13 th.oro is no suoli thing in this nntt.oro Thero wns no Pornc.nont L'.:l.bour T.i:-ibuno,l nar is there a, "Connissioner of ln1)our Tril:iU11D,lo 11 Sooonclly tho clnin of oooponso.tion ru.1cl costs is niscuic.ea.., T!1oro is no suoh thi?Jg in. such a.n I o.ppliootion,, IIowcvcrr in v:l.ow of tl::.e fnot thn.t lea.vo wcs [;i:von'by this \ Court. to apply for tho 0-i:-clc:t•.s vi'i-th this stctononii of foots, ana, in\.vicw of tho feet tlmt the :pox-son who filed t]:is npplicntion wo..s not 0, li~r, . ·,•: end f'urthox• in viow that tho c.ofcot:s go ·to faro rethor ~ ~ , 'I', I will o.llow tho c,,pplica.tion ·bo s·tnnd encl to bo dotoro:i.mdo ;,\. ,· /J.s f.ar tho c0'\.ll'rl:wtw."'fic1..a;vi. b of tho 2nd rospondont, I a.gt'OO witl{ ',\ Mro Nossoro thct there is nothing wronLl with this as tho cloponon-t hQ,s '/ . VOJ.'lliod thct. wha.t ho hc.s clo:poscd is ·true 7,0oordit1g to his knowlo<lgo. \ In o;ny on.so, oven if the counterc-,a.f.f'ic1..."Vit of 2nd rosponclont is strw:,k; \ ou'ft; o.nd. not a.ctod upon1 there is still iih0 o~£ic1Lw.lt of tho \91. \ \ ~e.ponc.cr:t O \ Now I propose to doo.J. with the neri ti:; of tho a.pplioo.tion. Ro.icling \. tb:rO'JGh tho .~tonon-'..-.-c::;:... -BC,-~;:;-~!:a i~··.:.ss1.on that th.o cooplcint of 1ho \ o.pplioo.nt is thc,t he wn.s not given an Ol)par-,unitu to 1Xt'OSO¥ro his ooso bot"Ol'O tho Lcbou:r Coooissioncro (Seo paxa,e1.•a.phs 9, 10 end 11). \ OO<>'O>Q ✓4.. ,, 4 ·- \: Ther.o iS sono no11tion of t110 a,pplioc.nt lmving boon ro-i ~ by. iflio Lc.bour Officer in par~a.phs 7 a.nd 8 o:f tho stntonont-. i • 101'0 is ~ an allPGo,tion tb..c.t tho procedure of solv:i.nc ~ .dispu\cs 11t),s not; !ollowod. In tho c.ffido:vits of tho o,pplioa.nt:. tl1oro is nrl_ c J . ~ n lho,t tho Go..ilor~ ~ lui.d no powor to iiorc:l%l.O,to tho. D.PJ?JJ.oo.nt.te ~ - I 'fhoro is no cloubt tha.t tho ~oko ~iot_l,o.bQUr ~~-OOX' GCVQ o.n op;.nion tho.t tho o.p:plioont WCl.S in tho oomg-cnont of his c,.ll)l,o~G businoes. Bu~ his dooisum wn.s ~ by-1'.lJ,o- Lnbour Corn#-~:iJ)n~ *• Nc,:lrt'- hos, WGU,Od. tlw..t tho rovoco..tion of the Lo..bour Officor1 s · opWc,n by tho La.hour Cormssionor wn.s not offc.ctw.l. Mr. M r ~ c.nd Mr:, Na.sswo c.z-c;ucc.. thc.t tho rcvoco..tion wa.s offoativo encl ns a, i ·' ~os,,4-b tho nr-..ttor wo.s c.oa.lt with by tho Conoilic-.tion Boe.rd. I ·~cw ;h~ Q1'.@l001$ o:£ too rospo1'le.Onts bOOC'..uso tho Cor.missionor f~ I~QQ o.- tll.0 hoc.ct of tho Lo.bour Division oust ho.vo powor to :rccti:fy 1d1~·y ho fjn~ •o bo ~one-. It. oa.nnot bo so.riously a;t'6UOd that tho LD.b~tPo~ionor. is nc,t; ~tent~ ovorrulo or rovoko whet a. Lnbour Offioor has dono wh~o ho docns it fit. This is wh.'"'..t tho 0001'lissioun~ did. Than 'tibore followocl the nootincr of tho Conoilia.tion Board which c.ooiclot1 to· te:,iinje ~a aorvioes of tho a.pplioo.nto Thon tho npplicnnt a.J.)poolcc1 to tho ~tor. Haro n(;,"C..in I o.gt'Oo with the 1'0Sponclonts thc.t since tho i tl,J?Plioa.nt np:pocloc1 to tho Minister, ho nu.st ho.vo IFoscntcd l'. nooorn.~ . 'i . l i io f1C Minister. I also o.(;1'.'0C tha.t such o. ncn~a.ncuo o! 0,ppoal .-~d bt o.n oppo:i,tunity to bo hoorcl. Tho a.pplioo..nt cnnnot conplcin thnt :to· q no; c;tvon o.n opportunity to bo hem-cl when it is ho who o.ppocloa to ·tho Mi,J:dst.or. Surely tho a.ppco,J. wr.s not ooclc orally but in writinc• The prayers of tho f.\PI>lioont OZ'O -tib.c::t; tho c1ccision of tho Cooo~s~j.oncr- wos wrone a.ncl it shoulc'.. lJo qunshoc.. But in oocordcmoo wii;JJ. sootion 27 ~· ~ li.0t, tho decision is firol o..nc conoluaivo encl c;nnot be ohn..llcn(30.cl. Jn ~ ~ o.:zoopt on tt.c question of lo.ck o:f jwiscliction re in:fringo~ fJf the rulos of 11<.--.turn.l justice. Tho O.J?J;>lica.nt ho.s not p7L"OV'Od lo.ck of·. ;ur"j.se.iction or 1Jrcnch of tho rules ·co:f' :na:turru. justioo. Nor hns i it bo1,i~ FOVOd tlmt there is a.n error n.ppororrt on tho r.coarcl in tho decision of ·:J tho l,:l.bour Coorrl.ssionor. Noodloss to sny t110 Connissionor 1ms porf<ll.'i- \. ~ ~ du,t:ios <)£ iihc ~ b y ~ of -0. toio@tj.on <:>f thcsCl autios \ ~~ \ \ .. It is ·olocx- fror:r tho c.bo,ro tb.ct tho o,ppfioction h-w not boon. o$Jl)J j eJ,ocl. It J:.1U.13t fc.il o.nc. I e.isniss it:~ JUroE 11/9/1992 DoliVOl'oc1 to tho a.pplioo.nt .Mr. Na,ss.(l),?o & Mr~ Mrug~ to:c tho rOBJ.)OndPnW -pL'OSCrrt .._ \ I .......... ' " .LI.O 11 ~ , 1992 JUIXJE