19830511 TZHC Mwanza

THE UNITED RERJBLIC OF TANZANIA . IN THE HIGH COURT OF TANZANIA AT MWANZA ~ - HIGH COURT CIVIL APPEAL NO. 21 OF 1982 (ORIGINAL) DISTRICT COURT l\ll[JSO~ CIVIL CASE NO~ 35 OF 1981-: . . l.~ THE CHA.IR.-VIAN (I.VlTAGARAMA s/o lVNIISARIYA).,, . 2~ TEN CELL LEADER ( CHA.RLES NYAIJlUNGWA ) •• • • 0 • . . .,, .,,. • • °' ••APPELLAlf.rS versus ; WILFRED P.ANERES MATAI • • • , .... • • • • • • • • :. , •, •• • • , ••••• ·• • ~ ~ ~ ~ • •,. ~ ;.'RESIDNDENT 'JUD G EM ENT I¥1AL1LA L, In the Resident Ma.gistrate1 s Oourt at Musoma, the respondent V.'ILFRE? P~ERE_S MA.TAI sued the appellants claiming compensation amounting to Sh~! 5~000/== for the loss he suf'fered when the appellants wro~y ·- .... - . dispossessod him of his sham.ba and buildings at Nyasirori. village. The -- . two appellants in their capacities as village Chairman and cell leo.dt::r I • •~ re-aJ.J.ocated his plot in the villo.ge to o.rother resid0nt the 1st defendant at the trial: The Resident Magistrnte who tried the case fo'L':.nd tha.t the two appellants were entitled to re-a11oco.te the plot and shom.bo. to some other . - Villager~ but tho.t the respondent was ~nti tled to be compensl?-t'ed . for the uncxho.usted improvements which he,,.. ho.d. cffcotud on his shOJllbo.~ He o.ssessed this compenso.tion at Shat 5·,000/== with ~~~~- I Will not denl With this o,ppeoi on merits because there is o. - .. fu:ndnm.entol question rel.a.ting to the jurisdiction of the tr.i.ol court~ The lo.nd in dispute in this case wo.s held in o. villnge on o. title under . customo.ry lo.wi! This then brought it within the OI!lbit of the pro'Viso to Section 57 (1) of the Ma.gi.stro.tes Courts Act 1963 which provides o.s follows: 11 57-(1) subject to the pro-visions of __ o.~y lo.w for tho time baing in force, where \ / jurisdiction in rospcct o! the same procec-dings is conferred on di:f:fel',,int courts, co.Ch cou~ shol1 hc.ve o. co3?Cu.rrent jurisdiction therein: Provid(;ld that no civil proceedings in respect of oo.rri.ogo1 gun.rdioshil) or inheritance • u rn " ,, undur C1:lstoonry lo.w, or th:_ inci~~~ts thereof, nnd no civil proceedings in rospect . ( -· of it:ltlOvo.blc property, oth_er tl;la.n' p:ro-ceedings relo.ting to lo.nd held for a. Gov-\:lrnmcnt 1eo.se ,, or o. right of occupa.roy gront1;d under the Lo.nd Orclinnnc o or proceedings ,under Section 22or 2.3 of the Lo.nd Ordinnnce sho.11 be comenced in o.ny court other tho.n a. Prionry Court' unloss the Republic or the Prosidunt is b. party thereto or ,, unless the High Court gives lee.vu for such proceedings to be coDJ:1enc1::d - -in .,_,.._. sot10 other court~·: _,: .. In the present c o.se noi ther the rriJmblic nor the Prt:sident Tlns a. po.rty thereto and the High Oourt ho.ving £9.ven no leave for these I • • • procoedi:ngs to be cormenccd in s'?oe other court, these procee~ngs c?W-d only cotlDeIICe in o. Prioo.ry court: The:! R0sidont Mngistrato . . 1 s Court ho.d I I 'I ~erefore no origin& jur.isdiction in J!;hu r:io.tter';' ~ . . For these reo.sons I quash the proceedings in the Resident Mng:1.stro.tc:1 r: I • :j 'in Court a.s incoopentent o.nc1 sot a.side ol1 the orders. If the original .. 11-- pla.intiff so wishes he cn.n instituto procoodi:ngs in the Priiaory Court of • f •• -- ;, the o.roo. where his plot o.nd shw.bo. o.re s:ltua.ted~ En.ch side will 1 of this o.ppeal~ ,! :I . JUDGE '.,I' '. C:,· ·.1· .; J: ' '...• J . r-.r ... . , ... .... ~