20121210 TZHC Dar es Salaam

, ••\ ;t •,.\'~ •'''.;;,<•'. : •,:;'<-' ,. ;'\ •<'.: f ~': '.:,;~::;,;2a, ,;j:.,; '., ,•~;,.; /_:(;::;,~: •> ', •, ~\J .. ' :_.,. f ••• ~ --· .·.• ,- · .•. • .,,. ·1 _,, •1; -~~.~ .- • • • . ~.- . • • • ,,,: .. ,. • . • .. · i' IN THE HIGH COURT OF TANZANIA (LAND DMSION) I AT DAR ES SALAAM · LAND CASE NO. 213 , OF 2009 I CRESENCIA PAUL KYAUKA ........ L.......................... PLAINTIFF I VERSUS . . JOSEPH PAUL KYAUKA .............. J. .................... I 1sT DEFENDAN:T ND RICHARD (Alias MARK)PAUL KYAUKA ............ 2 DEFENDANT CATHERINE(Alias JOY) PAUL KYAUKA ......... 3RD DEFENDANT MONICA PAUL KYAUKA .............. !................... 4TH. DEFENDANT ROSE PAUL KYAUKA .............. ~ ... J•••••••.•••••••••••• 5TH DEFENDANT OSWALD PAUL KYAUKA ............. J•................... 6TH D.EFENDANT

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RULING . A.F. Ngwala:,J. i The Defendants through the services of Mr. Msangi, their learned advocate have raised an Objection to the effect that the I . . • - I subject matter of this suit is still in issue in Probate Administration Causes No. 2/2002 and Misc. Prlbate Administration No. 23 .of• I ' 1 2008, at the Moshi High Court. Mr. Msangi therefore prayed for the stay of the suit pending the final determination of the· Probate matters. 1 ...-- . ; ·......- .. ·: ...·;,.. . ,;.. ·-·· .· . • . " .1,...... •. • u ... ' In Reply, Miss Paul, the learned counsel for the Plaint:ijI. argued that Probate Cause No. 2/2002 has nothing to do with the property in dispute. This is the outcome of the distribution of the properties including the suit property that had been distributed to . the beneficiaries and heirs after the High Court in Moshi heard the Probate cause No. 5/2002 and appointed Febronia Paulo Kyauka and Emmanuel Paulo Kyauka as the administrators of the estate of the deceased, Paulo Kyauka. I have gone through the records of the Court and the Submissions of the parties. The issue before me is whether this suit ·can be stayed pending determination of the Probate cases in Moshi. It is my considered opinion that a suit can be stayed only if . . there is a pending arbitration process or there is another suit of the same nature that is between the same parties and same

subject matter pending in another court of competent jurisdiction. In another words, the suit can be stayed if it is Subjudice. This matter is a Land dispute and it is in proper forum. The cases at Moshi are concerned with Probate matters. It is unknown if 2 -. ... -. . . ···--; .. •' .' - ~ ~ .. ·"... . ': ' :· ~ .·: ~.., . ' ·~· •· ·-·· . ·... \ , . ...~ .. /:··; .:/'!,•: . :.~·.:~~;.,:-.,-~·>.,:~-·-·.·: ·" •, . . ·. •. ."i.._?. tI;e.y, ihvolve this very Subject matter and they deal with interest to landed properties. The Probate causes, though may be between the same parties in this suit, cannot be said to be involving the same subject matter with this suit. It is my considered opinion, therefore . that this suit cannot be stayed pending· final determination of the Probate causes in Moshi. This suit cannot be stayed at the instance of other suits which does not involve the same subject matter with this suit. For the foregoing reasons the Objections are· overruled; this suit therefore should be tried on its merits. ~M, A.F~Ngi{,ala, JUDGE, 10/12/2012. Delivered in Court this 10th day of December, 2012 A.F. Ngwala, JUDGE, 10/12/2012. 3 10/12/2012 Coram A.F. Ngwala,J. For Plaintiffs/ Applicants Mr. Mbena for Mr. Makota For Defendants Absent B/c: Jane. Court: Ruling delivered in Court in the presence of the Mr. Mbena, Mary Saya and Alfred Paul the Son of the - Plaintiff. Order: 1. 1st PTC on 1/04/2013.

2. Defendants to be notified. ·~, A.F. Ngwala, JUDGE, 10/12/2012. 4