christopher mwakalomba vs registered trustees of elct konde diocese 2002 tzhc 2071 22 october 2002

IN ‘THU IHCrH COURT OF TANZANIA AT MBEYA MISC. CIVIL AP2EAL NUM3ER 30 OF 2001 (From the d o c is io n o f the D i s t r i c t Court o f K yela D i s t r i c t a t K yela in 111sc. C i v i l A p p lic a tio n iTo,2 o f 2000) CHRISTOPHER MY/AKALCHBA * ......................... . .APPELLANT VERSUS THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF ELCT - KONDE DIOCESE. . . . . . ..................... . . . . . .RESPONDENT JUDGMENT HAdCA IIJ A . «T, Having l o s t in an employment cause the r e g is t e r e d tr u s te e s o f the ELCT - Konde D iocese did not appeal u n t i l they ran out o f time 4 And, in s te a d o f appealing th ey a p p lie d f o r e x tc n tio n o f time w ith in which to apply f o r a re v ie w o f the t r i a l c o u rt1s judgment and decree f o r the re v ie w i t s e l f . Both r e l i e f s were Granted, The a p p lic a tio n f o r re vie w was founded on the con ten tior th a t the t r i a l c o u rtv s f o c i s i on was d e liv e r e d p er in curiurq bo cause the s u it was in s t it u t e d .-gainst the vvroix; p a rty . There was, i t was sa id , a m is jo in d e r o f the defendant. In the end the a p p lic a tio n f o r re v ie w was determined in favou r o f the a p p lic a n ts , who fe a tu re as the respondents in those p roceed in gs. The a p p ella n t was a g g rie v e d by the outcome o f the a p p lic a tio r f o r re v ie w . He has th e re fo re appealed com plaining th a t - 1. the learn ed m a gistrate e rre d in law and in f a c t to re v e rs e h is judgment as he was a1re a dy fu n ctus o f f i c i o ; and 2. that the ease being an employment cause the learn ed m a gistra te e rre d in law and in fa c t in c ondemning the a p p e lla n t to pay c o s ts . A f t e r s e v e r a l adjournments the appeal was sot down f o r h ea rin g on 1 st August9 2002. Or. th a t date the a p p e lla n t i s record ed to liTvc s a id t h i s : - " Appe l l a n t I pray tc f i l e w r it te n submissions w ith in one jiiontli from to d a y ." 3o upon h is own req u est the a p p e lla n t was d ir o c te d to do so on or b e fo re ,31st August, 2002. Mr, IJbiso, learn ed counsel f o r the respondents, was d ir e c te d to f i l e h is by 30th September, 2002* For reasons not d is c lo s e d to the Court the a p p e lla n t d id not file h is w r it te n submissions a t a l l in compliance w ith the Court o rd er th a t was made a t L is own in tim a tio n * Mr. LTbise now argues thr:t the respon den t’ s f n i l ’ore to comply w ith the Court ord er should be construed to i.oan th a t the a p p e lla n t has f a i l e d to p rosecu te h is appeal r.ncl, th e r e fo r e , th a t i t should be dism issed w ith c o s ts . He has c it e d the d e c is io n o f t h is Court in Har o ld Hcilcko v . Harry Mwasanjc.la, (DO) C i v i l Appeal NO. 18 o f 1998. lifte r re v ie w in g a number o f d e c is io n s on the same issu e th is Court observed in Harold il'Ir.le k o 1s case th a t a Court ord er w ith d ir e c t io n s th a t w r it te n submissions are p a rt o f the h ea rin g o f the a p p ea l: and th a t i f a p a rty f a i l s to a ct w ith in the p re s c rib e d time he w i l l be g u i l t y o f in d ilig e n c e in lik e manner as i f he d e fa u lte d to a p p e a r ..* ” I am, upon the fo r e g )in g a u th o r ity in t o t a l agreement w ith Hr. Mbise th at the •-omission amounts to f a ilu r e to prosecu te the a p p ea l. In the rcsrj/c the appeal would f a i l . Hr. F b ise has a ls o prayed f o r costs* The p r a c tic e in employment causer s p e c ia lly as p ro vid ed "by s e c tio n 143 o f the Employment Ordinancef Cep, 366, i s g a i n s t awarding c o s ts to a s u c c e s s fu l p a rty save in p a r t ic u la r cr*. sc s where i t i s l e g a l l y j u s t i f i e d to make such an or dor* I • can fin d no j u s t i f i c a t i o n to condemn the a p p e lla n t to pny the c o s ts o f t h is appeal and the court below* In the r e s u lt the appeal i s d ism issed . There s h a ll bo no o rd er as to c o s ts hero snd i n the t r i a l cou rt* sgd: J.K. MAGICANJ£ JUDGE 11,10.2002 22/ 10/200 2 Coran: S.A, L i l a , DR For A p p e lla n t: Absent For Respondent: Mr. Mbiso Advocate C/Cs S. K asu b iri Orders Judgment d e liv e r e d today in the presence o f lea rn ed Mr. Mbise advocate f o r the Respondent r.nd in the absence o f the appe l l a h t # sgd: S.A . L ila DISTRICT REGISTRAR 22/ 10/2002 C e r t i f i e d true copy o f the o r ig in a l, uk r