20011214 TZHC Dar es Salaam

..__ ____ ., ._ ...,· 'f~t :a ' ~, :·. ~-/ I -.,,._ • I .,/ IN THZ 3IGH C.')ff~T OF T/JJZ/Jn;:.. Jj.,T One Muetqph::i :-I~ji d:i.ed on 15th il:rl.y, 1;)137 ::-it Dodom"I Governmont Hospit"ll. Follo1-;inf: ''.:iri c1e9tt:i, Hµsn"I Hustqf!'l T-lqjj_ ;,n1.c: F'•-).-Ci..EF~ :11:c>jq:~u were ::ippoint0ci "l:::1r:;i~Yistrqtr.-.i.x o:f the est~te o:f the doce,qser~. The qppoint:nent w,H, •:1:-,:fo on: 30/03/89 by the District Court of Morogoro. Ther'e is not 1:1ing ,,n record tc• s:~C'vJ 1rJ:v1t 1j::.s been h::ippening sin.cc t~1or:. On 19th Fe·hruqry, 2000 t,no :J:-i:cuwesh H ~ K1mi li consent of the r;:?st oi' tho 1;onof'ici.qri(:?G · qn.::1 .qppropri0tod t:r~.:.:: proc e0ds r-t lon Te D.7ru1r1osh requeste.-J · tho C'.)Ut't to sur:1':lon Husn.q 30 th1t tr.10 i.i.esic1ent M~gistrqte In cb-9re·e• Tho ;:ijmin·ictr,trix did not The proceedings of Dq:ruwesh sut:mi tted b0fo:;:-e the court tb9t q meGtin.r; \.-1,-:,s c.Jt1vened on 4/6/2000 which w:::s .qttende:.1 by his el"\n meurbers qnJ tl1oy r,1.qje up r\ list of' properties lef't ~)ei1ind t)y the (oceqsed. The meeting 1-Jqs not Following the submf.f~ion mq-:-Jo T-,y I}=i.ruwesh on tbe list of' pror,ertios lcj:ft 'hebind by ttw c:0c0-,so:.:1, the m"!gistr::ite m::lde q v.,,gue 9nc~ uncle;:ir ruling in wl1ici::: l13 c~istri'.:Juted the properties to D-"\ruw_esb ::ind Husnq Oll th<a grour- tht~t b,'" ::1i::1 not hqve rtny objaction en the ftrr!'lni(i.mcmt ftl.qde ·:. .f tbo c1-cn memb.~·r3 in thG ot di3t-.bution/· the propertia . . ._ - 2 TJ.1 c ~drnin istr.qtrix t4~ 0 FJ.ggrioveJ -9.nc: :fi l•ad t:1is .:=tppo;::i 1 cb;:illent;ing the ruling m-•de Ly the aesic1ont f1qgistr"tte In ch::lrge'..- .. Ifor~..,goro region~ The ::idministr;.,_trix is r.r:ipresente(~?Le;:irned M.gu·,.. /:.dvoc::ito wbile D::iruidesh :i.s r0presE,ntG,:~ by Leqrned Mr. M;::if'tqh three t~e M~gietr~te is sqi~ to b~ve erred in lqw ~nd f~ct for not recognisinr,; th"lt tbo qr,p;~l:..;:i_nt u;-10 the only lGg.qliy ~ppointed .qdministr=1tot. of tbcc: est:ite ::.i:f tho c1ece"lsed r.:1nc~ for not conBirJering the ob.joc-hion "J.E;cd.rist diotr~.bution r:y clqn . .. ;~ : ~,Jmbers. As :for the :fir,.:r(;'.£f{;rbunc1 tb-2 m~$istr,1te is S,"-d.d to . ~: '.~ ·. i. • hqve fuisdirected bimseif i~-iq~ qn~ f~ct_for .qccepting qnd ·\ respon,~3ent. the prep,qr.qtion o-f the su'..•missiotH,. The ~,rpo::i.l is f':qirly si.mplo ~H-:i;' T n0Gd not t::i 1,-ce nflCh time in c1eqling yJith tho :'lqttei~. '.t'he cr·..1c-i:cil questior~ :·::,:;_j .qdministr~tion cf the est~te of th6 d8c0~s0d is concerhed, the duty of t~e court is liraitod to ~eturDining_who s~oula be tho r1dministr•->tor of' tho cst::-:tc o:f t~v.:: ciececiscd. Tho court hqs no power to s::iy !~hich property of' th0 c~oce~sGd shoul~·-: go to ~1:IiclJ heir.- The duty to collect the propcr-ti,~s of t"iie dece,:ised, pqy debts qnd distribution to tho heirs is exclusively v0stej on tha ~dministr::iior / ~dminisirqtrix cf the decaqse~. As stqted bef'ore, the /~'iministr9trix ,yf the estqte of: tb0 d0ceqs0:5 :ire Husn~ Must.qfq Hqji qn:.:1 i:':-itu-s1q Rqjqhu. It wr-ts tberefe,re wrong :for D~rut-wsh to ccmven8 ': meetinc qn:.1 list up propertios left by the dece.qsed qr ,JistriLute tbem. J !?1q1~e c1... :Jors x"~?r..;:1.""::J·'._nf.J: t~istriiY~tion. of tl~;,3 r 1.~or)ortics. 1 Tl1e c.1G0 the S~mson l:ishoshc::;r G~lkq Vs Ch;;irlc:::-s :.C_::i_Q_f/)Dg-o G::ibt,er. .fi§9si]_ TLR 133 is vory cle~r on this point. t,ot tc sit c~own -''HFJ p·0rfom dut-L:s r,:f ti,0 .,-,·.:hi.nistr-:itor. If tb.e c ::·u:ct t·J'l s of qn opinion t·~i ::i.t i1-'l.r·Ln1osb s compl~ int ro.fl0ctec1 I fc-.iL..1r0 on tho pArt of' tbo r,qdmj-n,istr,=d;r~x i.p pe_r,:(~miq:g her -?.~ . c1utios of ,the ''H1ministr"'Jti,)n rn: tl-rn est-=-tte of _th.:i dce!'lsed, i t !J.qJ tho .'uty e>f 9dvisinc; D0:ru,1c,sb 0,~ u1.1,t be shoul~' do ~nd not to atep into tho sho0s 0£ t~o qdmiaiatr~trix. the ground o:f orrcr by 1;[1e ccurt ~.,~ distributing the prop0rties ;·;qyint:--: tbqt it w1s not 13:iv::n ::i.s :)n•.:::, -::,:f t:S,::: grounds cf' :-:ipr,e:=i.1, "Jith gr0:::itest respGct t<:., Mro I,,I~f'tr:-,I:~I f.·-:-,il to :::igre~ \,Jitb l1im. Gr:::::. md num7:,Gr tt>'o of ·L,8 .<1Pi~e-: l :: 7:'icb G-,y::, tbGt tbe qdmin istr~tor It is ~llowed witb c~sta. 6/3/2002 r1s R1-1ec::-mngurf-'1 / For th0 hppelJ_7-1n-t Mr •. r--'lguto A~sont: For the respon?ant c.c. Mujqyq Court: .. •. !OPJS~ + □ S ~Ub peqsBnb +..rno 0 +~1= ..:q.s1-;~ oq::;. J:0 :Ju·i:1 n,.r ey_J, ~c: s '.l- so o q'.). 1-f·l k.181-i OT l I:: s -,: 1\·:: o cid b' e 4,1, Tt . .:" (