19971011 TZHC Dar es Salaam
TN 'T'HF: HJGH C:OtlR'l' OF 'J'AN7.ANlA AT nAR RR RAiAAM CJVTL APPEAL NO. 79 OF 1Q97 (From Origin.::tl RM's Court. Ki.sut.11 i'n Civi.l C-'lse No. ?.1\9?,) SHANT AVtJBU APPF.Lf.,AN'l' VF.RSUS TRRAHTM OSMAN MOHAMED RJ.:SPONDF.NT J U D G R M 8 N T 'rhe AppAlJant: Rh1:1nj Ayuhn,. ji::; r,1 dAfend-9n( in Civil r:asA...
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TN 'T'HF: HJGH C:OtlR'l' OF 'J'AN7.ANlA AT nAR RR RAiAAM CJVTL APPEAL NO. 79 OF 1Q97 (From Origin.::tl RM's Court. Ki.sut.11 i'n Civi.l C-'lse No. ?.1\9?,) SHANT AVtJBU APPF.Lf.,AN'l' VF.RSUS TRRAHTM OSMAN MOHAMED RJ.:SPONDF.NT J U D G R M 8 N T 'rhe AppAlJant: Rh1:1nj Ayuhn,. ji::; r,1 dAfend-9n( in Civil r:asA No. 7.1 of 1qq7. before the J<ii:=;ut.11 Resiilt=rnt. Mr19ist.rAtRR r.om·t. hi'lv'ing been FHiAd by Thtrih:im o,~m;::in Mohl'lme<l fnr "del iv<-H"Y ,H1<l V,:H~,nit: poi:;sessinn" of .::i hm1sA i:tllegArl.ly Rold by the formAt t.o hjm, As to how the matter came on appeal before the tern1ination of the said c.::tse the following iR the story. After the plaintiff (Respon<lent in this Appe.::il) haa closed his case and defen~Ant (Appellant) entered his defence hy calling 4 witneFH-'!Af: incl11ding h:imF:eJf, on 1·hA nAxt ,fay fixAd fnr cont.i.n11at·.ion of ht=!,:iring., t.h<,~ evjrlence of th(~ 5th posFdhly nf defence wi. t:ness _. the Appe 1 J i'lnt f j 1 ed i'l chRmhe,· R1i111mnns stJpporb~d by Rn affidavit: prriying to have the r.tvil Case stood over, that is ( RR pi:H· exnr.t wonls 11sed i 11 t·.he r.hri111her ,.-;11111mom:i), " .... r1,l:in11rn t·.he hP.rtr.ing of R suit. (tnAin suit) RM Civil Ci:ISA No. 7.1 of 1q97. unt..iJ cr.indnal r.a:::;i=~ No. 1()8g of 1996 hefote\_of this sr1me r.ourt.. is hA;in:I .::ind finrtlJy rlAt.erm:inP.rl;i. Tn support of his appl'ic;;:iti,on hP.fnn::i t,hA lowet r.011rt:..- t:he Appellant: in his Affi<'!Rvit., stated that the Respondent, Thrahi.m Osman Mohamed is an ;:Jr.r.usAd i11 Criininril CrJse No. 1089 of 19<H;, f ar.:e<'J w:i th r.h,,irges Hof conmd t ting f orgAr y on <'loc1111H•rnts so RR t..o <'lefr,;:rnd PT,O'rS at. K.inondon-i. "A",. TsP.rt=l strAet., which T hol.il rt right of occup;:incy r1t1d owner of stn1r.t:11res t.he:n:~011 Rnd t-.hA $tlit • it prem1.ses . A ft.er <l11A hPrlr i na of bnt h o;.1 rt ·i P.~ i t1 re~pAr:t nf t hP. r.hamhe1- r1ppl i r.r1 Linn t-.hA 1P.r1rned RA:=;ir1Ant-. M.:=tciii:d1·r1tP.. in"' ln·ipf n11"ing, <lismissAd t.hA sc1id ;:ipplicr1t.ion. 'l'hA lower c:rrnrt hP-1<1, "'T'her.e .is abundant. ,3ut.horitv on -=t disput.B likR th(,=; which i. n v o 1 v e i=; J ;:ind . Wh An p ;i rt i P. s ;:u· P. cH :=;put i n g on who h r1 s Pl r i i;, ht-. to dt=welop .lr1nrl, r.1 cr.iminal Ci'lfH~ .i:=: not proper avAnue fot· rAsolv:ing t.h~ a j spute. 'T'he proper nu~thnrl for n~sn 1 v·i n~ Fmr:h rl i :,;pntAR is the jn::;tit.11t.ion of c:iv.il suits. 'T'hAl"Afnt·P. this i:;t1it. 1.r1lrns priority t.o cr.i.m.inr.tl cr1RA prefArrecJ r!Qrlinst. the plPiintiff". Shanj Ay11h11 r.ould not st.omnr.h t.his hencA thA prAsAnt ;:ippA;:IJ agPiinst t.hnt n1ling. Wh i 1 A Appe 11,rnt: fought i.t. n11t on h j :,-.:; own_. t.he RAspondP.nt Wns n~pre:=:ent.ed hy Mr. Ukongw;:i _. 1 Pr1rnfHl AclvocntP.. On rlppA.::tl l·n ltd:-:: <~01Jrf-. vi<lA ltiR IIIP.llln nf AppA;:il nnrl orAlly P.Xpr1nr]Arl ,l11rin~1 t·hA hA.:it··it1~1. f·.hA AppF!ll.:inl r.h.::tllAn~rnr} t·hA lnwt:=1.t" r.nuri-'i::; ruling by i,;t·r1Hha t·hr1t H1P. r.oud· P.t·1·P.r1 ·iu ·1.:iw in ho1c1ing th;:it- r.ivil .:inn (~riminr1l pl·nr.AP.rl·iny-s fnr n~snlving n·iia;pllt:A r~g;:irclinq nwnen::h·ip nf 1.:in,1 ii:: t·hA ~i'l111A i'!~ whl'H'A for9fn·y of ckir.11mAnf··.i:1 fot· nwnAr:=:hip nf lr1t1rJ i:=i ittvn1VP<1.: t.hr1t· 1 hA lowRt· cmn-·t: ovP.rlooked t·hA f;:ir.t. th;:it- dPI-.P.1·minr1t:-ion in <T. c;:isP. No. 1089\gfi is nP.r.P.ssr1ry P.viclenr.P. in RM Civj l C:FtsA No. ?.1 \q?._: r1nd 1.hrtl: the 0 ".:ih11nd;:rnt ;:iuthor i.t.y rel :i Aa npon j s i n·e 1 P.v.:int. Tn ,·espnnse_. Mr. !Jknngw;:i .:ilmost l"P.il·Arnt·Ad his suhmis:=;ions heforP. thA lowar r.otn-1·, maint·.::dninq ihr-1t· Rit1r:H 1qq1 whAi1 1'.hA m;:itt.Ar w;:is filA<l hAfot·A LhA H·igh C:n111·i', (hAfnn~ it-. Wn:=t trr!tHdP.rA<l t.o Ki:=:ut.11 RM'i::; r.onrt\ till t·.hA 9iving nf his Pvicl.n1r.A in r!nnrt:. .in 1 qqfi _. t.hP. AppP.l 1 ant hnd nP.vP.r ;:il 1 A9P.d fnJ"gAry: thwt- :it i R gllAAr t.hrJt Appellant· r.ou],1 npply for :::;t-ay of pror:E:-H~(lingR rtt. s11r.h lat.A sti'lgA whArA only nnP. lai::;t. witne:=:R fnr nP.fAnr.e iR yAt tn tP.Rt.ify; t.h;:it. AppAll;.:int. hi'JR nP.vAr rlii:;p111:erl RA11ing l·hi:i pr·opet·ty nnly l·h,31-. t.hP. iRRllP iR whP.thAr 1-he F(rflA Wi'JR r·nmplP.tA :-rnrl t·_hi'lt if ,1nything it. iR t-.hA r.riminal r~rtRA wh·ir.h Rhnuld hA :=;t:;:tyP.11. HA inRii=;l·.erl tJ1rtl- whP.t·A nwnArRhip of ·1an<l iR rJ·i:=:p11I.A<l c~ri.minnl plOCP.AningR l'-.hni1ld hA i::;f-.rJyA<i :=;n thr1l., t:hA tnflfh=,r ii:: dP.f"'.'.idP.11 it-, r~ivil pt·1H!fl!eclit1gR! ;:m<'l hP. r.·if·.P.rl thP. r.PclSA of Snici ,TUIIIFI (1968) HC'.D 158 :-:ind J<ihwr.1nA Mnhr-3111P<1 v R ( 1 9RO) 1'1'.R. 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HnwP.VP.t·. ;,s T hriVP- ;::1lrP.FHly pnitif·P.r] out. ;=ill t·_hAF:P. r.ASAR r.nnr.RrnArl r.rimin.=il trRRpRRR pRr RR: thArA WRrP. nn n 11 Aµnt. inns of fr awl or Rht·AwP.d mar.hi nat inn by thP. ;,cr:11:::.P.dR 1-.o rn-Rh nwtH"l":;;h i p nf 1 hA ,1 i At.Hit- ~d I rtnd frn111 r:n111p 1-J i nrtn I . 'rhA r:n11rt- in t·.hn::tA c·;.:iRAR <1ir1 1101· cliHl'tl~C:R !hR q1JP.Rliot1 nf wl-11~lltr.-1 frA11<l if{ invnlvf-'1i. 'l'hRl. t-.hA nhovA !:>rinr.iplA iR l imit-A<l j11s1. t·o cr1RP.R nf criminr!l t·rP.i=:p.:::ii=:s whP.rA t.hP.rP. ir-: hon;:ifi<1P. c:l.=iim nf l·ight· thA following AXr.Arpt. from f-hA j1HlgAillAnt nf thA f:onrt i.tl J5_i.bwnt1.-1 <_~_i':li:;_~ mrlkP.s it. r.1 Artr . "From t·hA fRr:h~ Urnn:, r:0111<1 hA nn <lnohl· Hrnt· ;:ii· l·.h.-.:, t-. 1111111 thA appel.lr1nt P.ntArAd into thA 1.and hA honARtly hAliAvAd thr1t hA wa~ thA lrtwf11J ownAr. 'T'hArA WRR no s1 ·i_ghtP.Rt. i:::119._gARt.inn, lA.::tVP. ;,JonP. t.hat i _n A!'lb=~r-i ng th~ _land be_ had A"Y .. i "1:t.~~t_i.on P.V i r1P.nr.A .- ~hJit.soyAr to clefrr1ud t.he r.ompl ~ jnant". Ohv:i ()lll=! 1 y t.hAn~ f orP. if fr.::t11<1 or foq1Ary h,Hl hP.Ar1 ARL=1hl·i~IHHl fhP. cmll'I·. wnnlcl h:::ivP. 11s~r1 :::i ~iffRrRnt ;ipprn;,r.h r!nrl pnsRihly rAR~he<l A cliffP.rP.nt {Jn<ling. Urn CrJRP. r3f·. hr1nrl, unl.ikP. thP. rh~c:idAd C:rlRP.S n=~fP.'tlP.d t.o, Tn t.hA r.omplr!in;in-t- is Ri'.1.1·1 in 1.hR ,Jii:;p11t·_pd 1anr1 ;:nHl proppf"1·.y, r1nd not. only t·hrtt. hA c:lrti_mR thr1t t-.hnll(;ih t·hp RP.RpnndP.nl'. r:l.:::ii.111:=; pnRRfH,i=dnn on lhA hr!s·iR of rloc·11tnAnh::;, thP. lr1t·_tfH' WP.n=i fnrgF!d rlnd ' ' /;t- '/··· I l ·, . . 4 t-.hr1t t·hosP. ;:it·f~ t·hP. i:-rnb-iPrt· mrit·tP.l" of t·hP. crlmini'il c:r1Rr-> r19r1ini:d him. 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U1A p1·cH~fH~1l·inos sn fr1r 1·P.r1c}H-?<l. t.hA s11hmi :=::;:;ion::; of hot.h p;:irl i AR in ::;11p!10r'I' of I hP ir r:01HJ_.1At i ng propo:=;it.ionR T hrtvA fi.n1'llly ·rAr1chP.11 ;<'l r~nnc'l11~inr1 t·hFtl H-1nu9h ther.P. i.:=: .::in ;:illP.g;:it·ion (')f f1-·;rn,L whi.ch ;.1.l lA~J;'lf- ion is bP.in9 tnAg\96 .:::igrtin.lit RAspon<lFrnt., Civil · , k.. e.. .s; ~ e.. CaRP. No. ?.l\9?. whir.h hr1i:: ~lmnrd·. r:0111P. h1 ;-1h At11lAshn11·1r1 cont·.·imie. T hr1vP. rP.rir.hFH'l t·.hA nbnvP. r!onr. 1 i1r-d on 011P. 1.n UtP. fn 11 nw·i ng rA;:iRons; ~rl} Wit.hout. t>n=~j11dir.f'! t-.n thP. rl<•'H~ision nf the 1nwP.r r.onri-. whir.h mAy he ;:irrivP.d rlf': 1.::d.At· on. the plP.rtdings by t.hA r1ppAl.lr1nt·. ·in hii:. c:r1p;-11~it-y rl!:: rlP.f<•H1<lr1nt·. clr.l!Rl·ly i:thow U1r1t 1'het'A is rl r.ivil tllrlffP.l· t.o hA <li:d·.erniinen /HH1 i nvo l vi n9 ·i RSIJP.S wh i ,·:h ,~;:in' t hA rlA'l'.P.1·111·i nP.d hy r1 r.rinl'inf-ll nn111·1·. 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Tn yAl. nnnther ( ;:imP.ndP.d) w't·i tf·.,"'.tl r-;Laf·frnie,d~ of <lP.ferir:P.. hP. is on rernrrl r:1R fn11owR. "4 . . . . . . . . No. 4 nf U,r;, i:1rtn1<.:i p 1 a in I i r~ I 1'1JP. ,H,d nr1m i h~il p,=n·t:ir1lly t.n t:hP. <;nnlP.ttli-; U1;:it·.. lhere lt;:i,1 llf"'f'HI ;:in ;::ig't"H1:i111P.nt-. f.n RP.:I 1 rer:1d1R<'J on ?.n\ 17.\1984 hei'WP.Att nu~ ( 11Pfet1rlr111I ) Fll'Hi hill! (Pln·int·iff) fot· ll!P. l.n :=;P.11 ,'HH1 him lo p111·rh~::;f1 my aforr-i 1AntnRr1 prnppr·1·y fnr '1'Flrt7.Flllirt 111onP.v sh!-i. 170.000/= (s.igt1P.rJ on ;°'_'I .1qR5) r1nrl ;:innl.ltf-H' /my wift'!'R\ Fl h1·111RP. ;ail\ in ,,-In! 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