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IN 1lI1E IlI(f[I CmJRT : OF 1Ni.NZ.ANIA . .ATi ':atill f. J.!B S.ALA.llM CIVIL Gl\SE .·NO. 132 OF 1987 -. :DOMESTIC APPIJ:.AlfCES· & filciCIES . ,._ • . ' r ... , co. Il[j)• ••..• · • v~rtruB .AR8IC.lU'T KCYCLES IlT.ISUBTRITI)S 9 , • , • • • • .• • • • o ~ ~ • .. ~ llEfflr.MlifT :a U-k IN ,a Mr. Rni~hnthn., loai.---ncd. tH~~ol f'er tho def'ond.:.-mt lUJ.S 'raised o. :p:roiinil.'1."...L""'Y :poirr!i. in co1m0otion with those pr~coo~~':'.1.. It:>i• that the suit filed by tho plc.intiff ns civil oaAC no. 13? · ef 1987 is -t:i.I:te-11~d • . He oubaittcd. . f'urtho:r that tlio ::rui1t is oascd on t110 C1."1.equoa' which wore ~ d.ro:w11 in July 1907 ond dish•ncrured' in A1lt:,"'U.St 1977, The •sui:t·· ,llhwJ.d hMvo 1 boon f'ilod within 6. yoa.:vo t'l~or.i tp.o tio.e tht"I _•q.u.eo .. ~f ooti•n' a.rttsl) nonoly . ~ . - · A1lt,r:i.ist 1977.' But tho suit 1ras f'il_or. in 1987 inst:•ad ,ef ··1~83. Ilo· arguod f'urthor tlmt tho Miniate:r f oJ:' Justice und.er sectien 44 •f thd°' Law ~f Linitation Act is cwp~wer.Jd'te ostond tho pori•d ~:f' linitatiol'i \yup te one lml.f of th-:> :period :p:..--ooori'bod.• Tb.ore wa.s tho M:l.tlb°tor 1 , erdor whillh orlondod t!1o tioo for a fu:rtbor 3 ·yea.rs. "' Bu~ tho b:f;'oneien •rd~ was fe~ suit based on contract and w,t for a suit based ·,en a oheq_ue·; lI• · a.rgµod the.t oven if this ordor o:f t'.2.o,..Ministoi' w9rc te ,apply, tho suit 1roulc. atill be tine bm-rod1 booouso . the suit ougb.t to_, have bo~11 filed in July 190,.' . Mr.. R.:d tho.th.a rof~rrod tho oeurt ·fro socti•n 3 of tho Law ef L:i.I:tita.tion Aot 1J.nd 1:i:cayod tlmt tho suit should be disnissod. ' 'I I • IJ.1 roply, Miss Manda'.i:i, loa.rnod c-unsol fer the plaintiff acid,.th.at : ,· . t ,> • ' it lmS t~o that tho oti,.,.so·· of• action nreso in July 1977 • But, lho .so.id, . {" . tho ohoquos g;;,t nisplaood. T'.ion tho plnintiff seuaJit n.n extonsien nnd. tho Minister extcniod th• tine ef linitn.tien te J ~ 1906. Then th• ~ , . ' plcintiff scucllt loo:vq: ef ow.i-t i• W'ithdr.:i.w th• •:i-iur.-ino.l ~ . . suit· a.nd filo o. . frosh .-uit • But loave wn•~•t, f •rthc_or:line; until 1907; Aftbr 'iril.oh• leave rros (;t'O.ntod a frosh 'truit . ""WtU;J filed. "It ·wn.s tho plaintiff' e su.bnie.sien tb..st tho hash mrlt wo.s filod in tine. · " In a, shvrt reply, Mr. Rc.i tb.D.tha s(';j.d tb.e,t t1:o •rior·. f•r •:deiisi•n ,, o_f tine rolo.tos t~ a. suit f•r •roe.oh -.1t contra.ct. Mr. Ra.itha.tha. ••:rrtcnd~d ,. . . . tlmt tho :pla.intiff ceuld lmv.., ui thd.rawn tho suit en c•ntra.ct cn.rlior r.nd toot ft'wo.s not tho ceurti ~ fault that tho ouj.t wo n,t withdr-D,wn •~lier.• • • ... • •/ 2. ..... 2 Ho rofer:rod tho c6urt tl soctiM:ri 10 tlu:-ouch 0 •.26 ef th• Law of Linita.ti•n • Act r..nd isa.i cl tlmt tho plaint i:rfi o cn.oo wa□ not ·within ·tho o:x;copt'i •:nn in tho :rofo:t':..'Od ooctioi,10. I ~'TOO with Mr,. Rcit:1ktha thct th-l. pori'd ef lioitcti•n fer th• • proqont cn.u.oo 6:f action i;.1 t~a: c..--100 io 5 years:- Iton 7 eif Pm-t 1 •f the Fir·□i; Schcaulo t,f. tho .Lo.lr if Lir.1itction .Act J.ITe. . 1tf:.ef . 1971 cl•m-ly .. j pr,vidor.-.: o~. Tho questiln hero now io whether tho prosont au.it io tine 1,~ccl, .AD to tho 2nd point 6f Ilh'. Ra~tlmtha thnt tho •~onoien/erdoJ:' given by tho Minicto1• f.j:i:' i'.J\.wtico ,r.:-..o ior a GUit f•r. a...~iGos founded en con-h-o.ct .:i,_nd. not n IJUOOC.J:"Y oui t, I run. unnble to C{;l:'OO with ow.ch llJ:.'Gt,ll!lOnt • Thia io boc~uno the plaintiff lmd o.lroo.dy filed a auit fer dnracceo, in 157G a.nd 'in tine. Thero would be ru., roaoon ·for tho Miniotcn.• to o:ryond tho tine ref li.mitction for c -ouit :filed in tine. Tl:o ·ordci• tl:0rcforo wn.o in roopcct of tho ouit ba.ccd •11 tho cho\uqo. I ceoo now to tho n....,_,in im::.uo, nnd that ,ic wh~thor the civil c...".Oo Ne. 132 ef 1987 wao filed in title •:r net. Since t::o' linitc..ti•n· ,.po:i:'iod ·wna e:rl'.onlod from 6 yca.ro to 9. yo~o, the ouit ollould have boon filed by A~uot 1906. It wnc not f~iod until 9th Jtily 1$87. Tho plaintiff r.;;:-c,uod tbn.t thio io boco.uoo t~1.o c#il:i:'t dolcycd i11 c,;j_p.IJG ito loa,vo fer.,.tho pNV:i.wo, . l;'Uitt e '!Jo 1rl.thdrmm cm tlmt tho proviouo ouit woo net 1-tlthdro..wn _:until 7th.· Mo.y 1907 whon the court (,1'C11tod cruch len.vo. T'.uo plm.ntii'f contor..dod tbn.t. ,. it 1m.o not tho fc:ul t of t1~o •plaintiff th•."..t tho prociont IJUit '10.? not filed in tir.io. On tho other h..:1.nd, Mr. Rc!.itbntho. contond.od tMt it wo.a ~mtil~·ly tho fc,ul t of tho plcintiff t:W,t tho provieuo ouit ·wt•..o n•t . :?- thdro.1m o~lio~ _ anc. th...-?.t thio 00.00 did not .fo.11 within tho o:x;cepti•no•·· previdod in aioc.ti•·n ·,-: . .. - 19 tl:rouc;b. 26 •f tho Lo.11 of Lhti.tp,tion Ji.et conco:i.--iunc o:x:cluoi•n _of coi-.tn.in ~-. P~~iedo in cooputins tho po:--i•d ef li¢tction. I d• not oeroo thct tho. · -<.:- ....... Pl,:i.,i11tif:f could ho.vo Yithdrmm the oui t OD.t' lior boco.uo• .ho enly cov-01t to . :~i17~~w it when ho f--und tho clloquoo ~nd it wno only c.f;or tho o<IUrl ood ----ai-ciito~·-1~ tc. ·u:i.thdrc..1-r thc.t ho uithdrow "t;J.10 · ocno •. If he lmd -wi:tll~ ':~2~: tho provi~·:·ou1t-ti¼~~~t l~cvo of the court;··; -ho ctul.~ ntt fil~, a; l _; ---·f:rooh riv.it (vido 0.23 rulo 1-('3}....i'__ ,t?,O c.P.c.). T'i.J.0 i:,J.nintiff Md !• --· · . o.ppli.Jd f•~ loa:ro t• 1dthdrm·r tho· pr~~---~~---_ih Ap.~l .19~• ~ • _ .'·npplicctic-n wco not doto2tlinod until Ma.y 1987 • -~----~...,..,-...,,.,: ._,...... - -· Tho quootion to bo c,0kod· i□ now ulmt io to bo d~no?-.Lot..,_""A~ I . . . . ---- o.ooiotc..r;ico. Mr. R..':.t1tlmtli.c, hc,o nlrocdy f?CLid thct thio oituo.titn d900 i'M~~---~------ fcll within OJ'lY of tho oxcc:pti•no 9•vorcd by ooctitno 19 to 26 tf tho 1a.,/ . lf Linita.tiJ¼1 Act. Thct ~p::_:,oc.;o t• b~,.. cerroct. ~t th.ct io n.t tho whelo .t~tt!l boccuoo the:i:'o .:i:.:-o •thor oectie~ '!)c:idaa cootiono 19 t~ ~6 . lfhich ·dcc1 'With cerrputcti•n of tine. _~ ~ ho.vo 'in: Dind ooctiori 15 which roo.d.Qs ••••o•t/3.: 3 'If on t~lO CU:',tO 021 W1::.iol: 0. riG]_:t of C.ction fo::c G 1 I GU.it or an apJlioo..tion for tho e:x:om,tion oft decree nccrueo, tl:.o po:;_•oon to whon it 0..001"\J..OO io '\..mdor a dioa,bili ty, t::.o o,ction uo.,y be brou.j.:i.t at any. time 1.)efo:;:-e tho OJ:J.)i ~'Y of tho po'.i'.'iod of linito.tio1i proocribcd for ouch notion coqputod :f:i:>on tho 'd..."..to wLon tl.:.0 pe:;:-00:1 coo..ooc; to be undo:r a dioo,bility or die o, uhicJ.:.ovo1· ownt ocmT □ firot. 11 :tn ri;y- c0noidorod epin.ion tho e,1)0VO citod p:;.•ovioiono o.ro rolCVl:l.l'Tii in .. tllis e.:"-lJo. Tt.e cor.11J1..1.to..tion of tl:o period of lir.1itc,fiop ~1 our oooc -ohouJ.d. l)e :D.:-om 7/ 5/G7 when tl:o plc:ci.ntiff l7D..O wc,ntocl lecvo to withdrmr_ tho -:;: prcviouo r.,'ltlt with lilJorty to file 2,, frcoh 01.tlt. But f?oti 30/4/fJ6 to ~7/ 5/87 t>.ic porioc'c io c:x:cludoc1 i':i:'on tho cor.1pute:.tion of tho pori~d o:f lil'1ito..tion. Accordil'lG to tl:.o Minioto1'' c order oxtondinc tho linitc..tion po1•iod tl:o ou:i. t ahouldl ~-- boon filed by July 1906. It wno inrrtoc..cl filed in July 19G7. Thie "i'T0t.1J.cl o.,ppco..r to be in tiwo 1-i.1on tho ·po:riod .:f:i:>oo 30/4/86 ( when tl~o·{J?l)licr,tion foJ.' loc.vo to 1-d t:!.cl:i.'mr 1,no fiJ.od) up t~ 7/5/87 ( 1-t10n loc,vo to 1ri1;T:c1:_,".',W 1ro,::: C,To..ntod) io oy..0J.1.1dod. In other wo::;:-.dn, if tho o..:pplico.,tion for locvo to··1nthdrc.w· filed on 30/4/06 ho.d boon b.oaJ:"d [',nd c;.r-c,ntod on or ooout 30/4/0~ tl:on tho _pldntiff cmud hhvo filed• hie freoh :mit on or a.l)out 30/4/86 o · Thin irould hc..vo l;eon ucll within tioo. But t~1.o frooll. oui t 1ro..o not filed until July 1987 two nontho n.fto~ loo.VO to rtltl:~n.w lmc1 boon grr,rrtod, 'E.lc.t wao otill in tii:io 1Jocc..uoc it io cool)OZ'nblo to filinc tho fro::;h mi.it two noaths 8.fto1.~ 30/4/06 i.o. Juno 1986. .And thc,t would lmvo boon within tho lil.1itl~tion period. Foi' o.11 tho above roc..001w I find tho :p1'clirrl.11.c-u.'y :point to be laoki11B in no:d t a.nd I diooios it wi'lih cooto • JU:OOE Rul.i11G deliVC:i.'od. Ordoai Mention 7/1/1909, A. BAIIATI . .,i JUro]L_ 13/12/~900 \ ,'_ I ' Corti:f.>i..)d tru:o copy •f tJ.:o 02iginc.J. •