19931104 TZHC Dar es Salaam

.J 'J .,., -·1 'l!DE mrrmn RDPIID1IC OF T..'JIBA};i.A . __,_,_,,_~•--·----•··-- .. - - - - · - · - •• - ...... ,ot ~· .-----... I.ff Tl1D ri1,cn COT;: :;.r.r Oii' T.ii:L·Ki::.U (l'C) Cl\'IL lU?PI'E..'.L no. 102 0).1' 1993 1,:::011 rn::o :aocrsron OF 11:c.:7 DXDTI'J:CT cm.:.~ OP ~:S:U:JiaTI Ill CIVIL AEPillJ., ITO, 1O OF 1993 O:,~GIIC:>.L CIVIL CJ!.SE lTO. .79 OF 1992 OF M::110,;·:lii. PIW,L."..i.1Y COC;~_;T ....,_,_.........,._~....,.._ 1. l1SZ/, 1 ~ ) • • • • ' .. G • • • • • • • • • • • C • • • • .1:J?PELL/ll~ 2. T.A'lU lJ.;'.7•-7~ ) V'Gl'Sl.l$ • 0 • • • • • • • G O O t t f O e .- . ---..--. - ----- - - ·- ·--- R U l, l: n ........... . G: I·' ,I. Thia iS a...1 ar>:;:,aal fi:om tho judcme.:1t of the dist::iot ooLu-t of. To'molco r;t I-3.v,..~ni :f'J:ont by the tuo s.ri;.,ello,.11ts Ji.sh.a llzoo ~.net T~t,,,,. ~ee wb.~e the ~oi,o:1dent Mi-rMci,di Mual:i.mn ha.d S\tooassfully 1ro11 ~1 a;p;.-,eal fr~ the jt:.d(;8i:J.OJ:'l.t and decree o:f the 1~~)Cl{~ala Prink'\!'y Co1.'Zt c;iven on 1/1'2/ 1;:92. Tho D.Dl'lOlJ.ants wexe tl:e ~aq)o11d.ents 1Jefo:ro t:.~o ~iiila.ry cotU"t whe~"l(J ~.\<J,G!·.ient 1ras c;ive11 iii tho:i;: fa.v<Tv.r.- i l The 00/lO ;)(3fore tho prir11~.;;.~y COt!17t is tJ.w.t the Ndj:'Oll<W~'lt sued the a:ppellant.s r;,.J.l<:>cin[; that they 11.o,d sold o. clan land t~'lE'.t ':;a:te110ed to -\he_i.r zr2..ndt::-..t:l~ Abdallah Tenfsueni; Tho 8.J?Iielle,nts a;~ t::o l."OGponilent• s niQoes., t~t is th<J responc'1.ont' s _..: matl1.e:i.· is the o.r::,ollc..,"'l'ts' ~ . , t • a/o .:'i.~)dalls. Te11t:,"Uelli.. Their gco.nclfa.ther L1Jck.1J.cli To!l($'Ueni &'lQ YJ.1.n.teo ~ surnwd 1>y fmu- ohildrep il1.clt'.di1,c; So..idi .A1Jo.allcll .._ t:1e awellal.rts 1 I '; father, and ! ~ e L1Jdal.lah - the :resl)ondent 1 s moth~. It 110.s furth<ar eta.tad. a.t t:).0 ~.ma.:~r oot,zt tb..;i,t iJldal.lrJ.1 Ten.c.,i.'l.8:ni left ~ ohe.mbe. o~inc 11etireon 6 to 1O e.ci-os. Tlw ~~po11de:.1t ub.o uti.n t:,o plaint:i..fi i in tbn.t oot':!rt oJ.oJ.med tllnt the ot:it lc.:1d in question 1-roo the property I of a.ll tl10 :Cot~ children of :~bde,lJ.r~.: To11[;'tto11i. 1 1Wuely, llchtte a/ o \ J \ .A"bdallal1, Sc.idi ,4o AbQ.olJ.c.h 1 Kil)~ d/l'J .[J.1da.l.lsh ru:1c'c ~-7arnr,.d7~c.n.i. Ai.1dallsh.+ .\ ' ..... r 2 K' ~All these :~o~::c- pm--ents died leavirJG fivo @'and chiJ.cl.i.~,m ot /;.1JdallrJ1 fTel'\:,'7leni, i,e. -t:-ie tuo c.ppelim1ts (dcuo.it~of Sa:i.ai lJ;drJ.J.aJ~ and three II> f children L1cluclinc; the 1·esponde11t 1;0X"n :c'.:om Ki1-ure /i.1::-cbJJ.v..h. r . lhm:naidi \)Iucl.imu ft:l"'·Lo:;:- olaimed o..t the J;lj.."l.uk"'2J. coti.rt tl1nt he~ fc.t::c:::- · c,na mother ~lived on t:.10 S<."",;u0 disputed. la,nd c~ hm.• Q.'c.nd.fc,t~:ior }.hdr,JJ.cl1 1Tonzu,o:hi : ho.d ru.loued. t!10TI1 i;o 1mild. on the· scri10 disputed la.nc1s, 0/5 1reJJ. as alloui1;g ~- them to Cl.:J.ti-vc,to on the lmtd end ~cm thob.• o~ops o.s· the~- i'Tisl1ed. ; Aocoz-din;'. to l1irc,I1C,icli (PU1) o.11 the t01~ J?O:-l?onts aentio;:1ocl a,)CJVe lived. t and tilJ.ecl o:, t:.,.e mri,t lend· and when t:ioy diod tho J.n...'1c11rr-,3 loft inta.ot c.nd uns 11.0vc::..· alloted to tinJr person. T',.1.0,t it rem.2.inoa c clo.n land .1-1' end t~•ofm:o o..11 tho 5 QX-,.ndcllildrcn of· J:..;;dv.J.lch To11c;ue::.tl eo.ch 1r&':l antitlod to en OQU.:-0. smi'O o IIc,'lhiba, IInlfr.ni (PW2) ~ ( e, closo ~clv.tive of the e-;..111eJ.'.!.w1ts c.,."1.d tho rosJ_)ondcnt) sc.id; inter clio., nt t:"o J?riml'..:;..7 1m.jul,;:uu 1rc, fil2J.'Ohcmt }..''..;dclld1. Te11[,ueni~ Ncli.::.i Ci.'ll1.0 Kiukoo mimi lmoo J?in. 11i 1rc..jttlo1u Zcl!4..';l).4 S1}.nmor.. 1m.mlo- comlloa. hrnrn 1m.. julruu ni r,1a.J.i rn JJ1d.P..llcl1_ To:1(,1.:.e:u ))[', mko~m lililoondelec. lru:::-it::i.1m n.,- ,mtoto 11L.., sc.r.:o.. iic,jula.ru. 1'.a.iro.. Ile.ta silo.1. Jilojc.., s~;J..1..0;,"'.-.., hili shr:m1;e, li2m:.;a1ianishu~ lddni lili1:,alci. tt,,_ rxi.korlo:ni rmra ,.,,.koo we To:,[;L'..011i. Juw.e- 1ro~a 101.tumia nlitumic l'lr, asiyr,J;roza tc.si •• H ' • • • ililo s:iG.L.fun. lmlilo.nm 11.;, nc.t,.'-"y;o ye~rote. Lckil'li lik:n1es2.1)i1ra t:.i. lrc.Lln, ni ii1.n.J.i yr:,, ulcoo • , • , • • ••••• 11 1'. Saidi Ath'l.".li1...··.ni (:e1r3) testified &"1.c1 con:fi:r·mod a.t tl1e J.r-'-"::1.:J.··;:r oou,j."t thct 1 'h:inl o.s t~J.C) viJ.lr.co so~otc.'t'y of ChCi.riU:.J.ll:1 uhere the CG.SI)ntod lend is ho situctod,/:i:'ecoi-.;cd 11 corar,lcint fa•or.;. tJ.10 4es:1ondcnt Hm:mC'..icli iftmlimu.. {;.- thct tl10 nxi:.·,oJJ.r,..n-ts hc.d sold the cJ.c:11 1 s shc.rS}o.. c. nd -tl:.o::-ofo:,.•o she ur:.nted 1 i11te1"V'Cntio~1 of t110 ville.to eover-11r,1ent to i•estoj."'e back t:10 s:1urnlm to the e::i:rtiro To:x:,"ltoni. 4 s family. 'E1e villn:cc 1--econcilic:ti<U1. ooramittee ( · $Ujjlljlonod th) po.:-tics end Visited the sn:i,t lc.,nd. lTot!ri;.;:; jt...atioc able ,,, came out ~OD t;J.is mectinc; 0.$ the i~·t:Lcs <JUm.Telled c.nd tho ill0lili)8J:'S ► of tl10 com::.ti:ttee failod to j."eoonoilo tho clis})trte. P1'13 did not the:r~e- ~-- ~ foxe havo t~~o C:o:·ro..ntnc;c of ~.::-.~ tJ.1a ltlsto~ief'.l 1)c-.cl°~md l'elati:r.G to tho dis-i1"Lttod lend end c.s sucl1 liis ev:.dcnco ;;el()j.'O t1.c ri::-•ir.lC.."i.'y ootirt did not nssict a..,011. I· c { ,. c , c/ 3o '\ ' l I:tt :Ls cor.u:1on Gt'ouna. tl1ti:t OO!lbors of thq villll@ oonci:J:io.tory ooatlitiioo a.re: ti.1e olosost noiah'!:>ours: of ifuo_ ~iea: in ais:i;,ut:o~ 'El01r.. o:ro OXQCaftod to know tho t,OJ:ltios wry wall o.s wall o.a mt1io;r:~ ~¢11B to thon;., In: n.y viow 11hen tho. tri~l Mo.gistrat.o hoo.ra. tho ovi&onoo. of ' . . . PW3 thb.t tho por.tiQS ~ l l o d o.t tho dispu:!toa. J.il.na. tho£Gby PJ?Ovcmj,nt; the villa.do ~nbcrs · to ha~ a.na. at:ftonpt: ·to :ros·olv.o t11oir clispuito ho would h(M) :doquirod tho inr:fiics to 0<.-1.ll nor.a. w.i.tnassc-s ·-: a.s,:g6ciaJ.ly thoso cort\T.Ol!scnt with or lmo'Wloc1GD,blo of tho foo11J,l" surrounding 12'.b.a land indisJ.JUtd. .LUth~ ·tho raspondonts witnossos_ t-rwo cvidonoc, in hor :etwour. tho tria.1 Mncistr...;._to did not: rol!y on tho:l.r oviclonoo, sho o.oooptod thnt of tho a.:imcllo.:rro:se :Bu:h tho district· court, i.oi. tho ~ a;QiJollc.ito: courit, Ul)Sct:: tho dooision of tho :[7.i:'inary court Mo.gistl?o:lio- , o.s: ho. found thoro was: stroncor o:vidcnoo on tho l"O.s:pondont side' o ·:But. bofor.o this court tho , O.J?J?Ollnnits lmvo · cb.o.llonec-d tho,t decision of tho fir.st:: o.wcllo.to court, ol.thoucli this: point 'WO.S not s1m;t:ea. in t11.0iit ne003:'a.:nduo of o.p,POaJ., tl11?-t tl10ir: two witnasaos 0i:ni.---i Dimm a.nd ona d.auc;l1-ter of Abcblla, ( o.lso CJ?POllo.rrtbsi · mlo.tiv.cs) -wo:ro. doniod. auc1ionco , , . bet'ore tho :prinary court.. In oy viow, sirma· PW3,, tho villoeo; sooroto.t7, wns:' not pi~oporly EOalOi110d. o.s whether ho was· :fully oonvorsa.rrt with tho diS];!Utod land, or DJ.so-why tho ton call loa.dor of tho parties not ! imr.olvod in tho mttor, ox oven tho rcquirouont of crvid.onoo _:eroo o.n o°ldorly o.nd noutrnl !)Orson fron tho oroa. who know wry well thet foot.s . . o.nd oirouosta.noos: J.)Orfu.iining to tho lo.nd in question, it will not bo in_ the i~s.t.; of justice in tho oir.ouostanocs to prooocd :w.:i.tl1 this O.J?llOO.l QJlcl pronounco judgooom. without clirooting for o.dditio110,l ovidonco to bo. moordad!.. ' \ I.ndoocl justice· will not 01u:r bo a.one but will also no,ni:f'cstly bo soon not to bo c1onJ. I. aJ:l·Bl,tidod by Ordc>r XXXIX J:hll.0; ~ ('1)(a.), a.nd (bY of tho CiVil Proocc'b.n'O ·codo, 1966 tho.t a:goolQ:J by iitscil£1~ u'Z'l ( 1) ~o ~iGlS to a,n o.ppool shall not bo orrtitlad to , produoo o.clditiol10l aviclonoo, 'W"..10thor oral or •,· , doOUllOrrta.,zy, in tho Court• But if ·-:- ( t1.) ~io court: ~oo ,i1.1oso, dooroc· tho a.wool is Pl!Ofoir.cod hns• ro:f'usad to cclr.lit ovido:noo whioh OUGJ.t to luwa bo,on c.doit-tto-a, or (b) tho court roquiraa any docuoorrl; to be produ~<?d o~ a.rzy- witness t0 bo o~nod t.o onnblo it to pro- , nmU100 judgot1cnt 1 or for a,ny othQr subriantinl oauso, tho court my \J.1011 such ovidonco or doC\lllo~ to be produooc1., or. ~ ' witnos.s to_ bo o:xw1irod." - . ' For. tho a.bov.o l-'OO.Sons, a.nd co11Sidom.ll6 tho rotu:no and :L'oots of tho onso.. I oo s.n:tisfiod. thn.t this O.'J!QOC,l/OOJ;,O doIJ!W,ds ~tio.tnl oviclcnco. As tho mtt:o:r:. -•... ·•~I4. , I ) . . . oriGi,nc:tocl :fi'.ron Mbac'Olo. ).)l'inn.ry. ciourt.., in or.dcr-to. avoid unno·ooss~_ costs: . . o.ncl .tnoonvinionoas· -t.o tho po.,.~ios a.nd 'Witnossas, I di:t!oot· ~ho.t tho Dist~ct - Mng:i.strntc. inob.o3:'GQ. nit T.onoko District. should causo another 3?rilia.ry oou:rt ot11or th.o.n the on0 who tried tho ca.so in tb.a.t:: courlt to :rooord tho ovidon© of tho t:vro witna.ssos1 mnoly OM!.u?..I :DIMWll1 ond one CUlUGl°fuJ:C of Abclollnh ffilO liaw boon aontionod by tho O.i)].)cllo.nt~. If thom ar.o other mtorinl wi tnossas:, O:.SJ?ooiol.ly tho village ala.ors of the disputed 03:.'eo., who o.r.a oontionod by tho :pm-tics o.nd who in the ol)onion of tho l-'Ocordirig DQ..GistJ!o,to. c'.lJ.'Q iopo.r.tia.i witness.a.a they should also bo oxn.oinod for cood ends of_ justice:. · Jrl'tor tl~o o.dditioml o:vido~ is ro.oor.a.od tho ;eriparY omirt roooz-q in which tho o.ddi- · tioml oviclonco hos, boon r.ocord.od should bci ·o.s soon o,s. ;r:,rn.cticn.blo tro.nsr.Jit_tod to tho IliGh Court throueh tho District. Court Mo.cistrnto in-Cho.rgci for judgd- . 4/11/1993 Dolivorod o.t lJo;t' os St:l.ln.an in Cl1.a0bors, in tho iwasoncc of both the o.m;,ollo.rrlts and ro:SJ?Qnd.ont • .JtJJnE, .. 4/11/1993 c/c Bawn.ziri 1 .. ( "/ i.