19921217 TZHC Dar es Salaam

/ . D-i 1:'IIE IT.[G::I COURT 0~ TANZANIA . .. \ -~ 'PPJ.. ~ §!I:WT . (F.roo tho d.ooision of tho 1)1.s-'~ot CoUJ."t of KiS't.'lii'~t nt ICimrbLt L1 CiVil Ca-. se No. 3 of 19$9) Dafo:t<o S.S .. SEME1 Rosidant McJ.Gist:t'atG Vm'E!l.lS YUSU:FU IWllrGA, ........ • • • • • ~-.., .. • • ... ~ • ... ., : • , • • • • .•Il.ESPOlillEt~ ..... J_U......_D_C,JI E N T MJ,I}TJ., JJ. . A suit f'ilod. ~- t)o e.ppollant, Coi:1:t'cd. K.cssy, r,cainst the rospondont Yu.s-J.fu M ~,'f<l, was dis.tlisscd by tho rcsid.ont Magistrate's court for: n011.-aP'.[)Or"C:J11oe of tho appellant., lu1 e,pplioation wa;s filod. for i"Gsilorct ..on of tho suit, but that applioe,'fiion was disz:ii- ssod.. T'D.O l),;_Jpcll. 11; now c1.,ppoals to this cot-1.rl,. ,J · Who11 t:10 ~cJ court fu:od tho hca'.L'illG Mta, t~10 appellant vme prcsant.. So .i!: vro.s ml"CCL"G t~u,,t t20 sui-t ·wouJ.d bo hon:ro. 0~1 1st At.i.cus-'v, l99c1., l :iJut when tho case was celled for !1oaring, tho c.ppelJ.wt ~1d h:, .J nd.vocato waro 0bso11t. Tho o.rdor for tho dis;iiss~ . # ·of tl10 B'~ti.t 1n:-,r rrulo under Ordor 17 Rulo 2 of t.".lo Civil Prooodu:ro · Coda. 111110 [tJp;.J.lDltt ru.logod in t:10 a.ffidnvit i'ilod. £~ nn order to sot r.sida t 1.0 distrl.ssc.l of t11c St.ti. t, tb.c.-'i. ho 1-T:1S in tho co'Ul:C ell tho ·lli;:10 ,«lCl ho lntOJ:'· won·~ to K:ivukoni ootlrt: lT'.'.lo:r.<G ho vro,s infornod tl12.;~ t:.io FJU.it hp,d "been dismescd for noa-.:\ppoa.rnnoo. Dut c.s Mr. Joil.ojc, locrnod oounsol for· the roopo~l.dant, suboi ttod 1n· · support of t:· l do-oision of tho district cou:rt 1 ii'lo oontonts of .tho o.ffid.c!nt -~.; ,iot true. Mr. Jndoja. and the l'O£JJ?ondan1i wor<l in tho cou:rt e:iJl.ao :..---6:·"..:d.ne, and tho order for dismssc.l of t!w suit was. oc:il.o in tho D.f",;.m.1oon. So, if tho appoll~t hnd. boan :i.n tho cou:d; in tho tlOl.....ui..1...:; ·i.,s ho n.lloeod, ho would hr..vn fotmd· out tb.o.t tho auit wns f:b:;od· fo~ :.o~ in t!lo o.fte.rnoon. It eeo::1s, thorefore, that tho n.ppolla:n·:; ·. ,,,s a.bscnt on tho fu,,·hG fir..,ad for tho !10ari.ng of tho suit, oitd ho 0.::.;:JO to }cn.c,,r ~--tha-a.isnie~. .of t1JP suit ...la.to.1!. ! • _ '- : - 2 - Tho suit 1rc.s diriosod. under Ord.or 17 Rule 2 ef tho Civ.U Pr-oc~ ~ :ooad. toeothor with O:r.'d.or- 9 Rulo 8 which. l!ooo.s D.S follows& tt'ifuaro tho def'ondnn:fr e,~Q,'L's nl1d tho pl,aintiff dooa not a,ppoar, wlum tho suit is. oollod. ~n for hoo.1-"ine tho court ahD.l1 ~ an Ord~ th.at tho a-..ti.t bo dis:rl.13SOO. unloss tho d.G:fonclwt t1dttt ts tllo ola.in. • • • •• • <#--. • ., " ~3.noa tho rosptl!ld.ont. did not ndoit tho olain :fuo o ~ :f'~r . • disttiseal of tho suit was nand.a'bs.t'Y • Tho 0,ppelui21t had to BMW suff'iciont ~auso for his non--:-appc~o bofo~o th,o t,p;td.ar fer disoiss!l ft tho suit oould bo sot asido, ~s providod in ~:r:d.or 9 RulG ·9( 1) tf · 'l,ho Civil ~oodl.Jlto coa.o. Tho ;,'<)spondont did .net show sut:t'ioiont .\ •&.\SO• He was absont. wh"n tho :.uit wns oallod on fol!. 1¥3~• AB I ea.id, tho rcspcnd.0111 was not tolllnG tho t:t,tth wh~1 ho so.id that he w~.s _present in t:10 ~·· . no~, h:r had. ho boon prose11t ho would ha.vie kn.es 'iha.t tho suit 1ro,a fi:rod 'for hot;~:1.nG. iJ.1 tho a.ftomoon... llo ,m,uld., · · t ~ h'!;V'O waited ~ t:10 rospcnd«i, and his ooUnsol did,, :i.llt0 t:Dial. o ~ •parl,y found tJ:w..t t:ioro was ri.o su.ffioiont cruse for t.b.o ·appollsnt 1 s n~poa.t'anco~ 1 11.J ,1-unr.A. .nnxm ,, ,f.' 4t ~ 08 Sal&"ln ,,. ~ , 1992 ~. N~sala. for tho Appel: ~ .t1 t . MY, ~<£.t:t:r! tho Rospon:. ~int-" I OG»ti-'f.y t!.u\t ~ :'. ~: a tru.o oopy of th .