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The dismissal of the suit for non-appearance was improper as there was no evidence that the parties or their advocates were notified of the mention date. The subsequent dismissal of the restoration application was also flawed, as the absence was not deliberate and the record did not reflect proper proceedings. The...
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- Parties
- Applicant: Gakubhoni; Respondent: City Council of Dar es Salaam
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Revision / Judgment on Application for Revision
- Outcome
- Application for revision allowed
- Legal Topics
- Dismissal for Non Appearance, Restoration of Suit, Powers of Magistrate, Procedural Fairness
- Source Language
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Parties
Gakubhoni
Applicant
City Council of Dar es Salaam
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Revision / Judgment on Application for Revision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the dismissal of the suit for non-appearance was proper under the Civil Procedure Code, 1966
- 2 Whether the application for restoration was properly dismissed
- 3 Whether parties and their advocates were properly notified of the mention date
Ratio Decidendi
The dismissal of the suit for non-appearance was improper as there was no evidence that the parties or their advocates were notified of the mention date. The subsequent dismissal of the restoration application was also flawed, as the absence was not deliberate and the record did not reflect proper proceedings. The applicant's suit involves important legal issues and should be restored for hearing on the merits.
Court Disposition
Application for revision allowed
Orders
- Order of dismissal dated 3/9/07 set aside
- Suit to be restored and heard on merits
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:c; T:IC LIGE CG'B~ or r::1:.c::,1,:;_·;ri~ l'.T Dlw.. ES SALI-.fil.I ~~. c~YYYtrY~~D"'-~ .Q.I:vrL C£.SE no• 10 OF 19..GJ · b5-rn . .. (Fron oricincl mr CiVil Co.,so Ho.15 of 1907 in t!.:.o Rcsic:.ont Il;Ci::rtrde' s Court of D[',1:' cs .S;,,lnc--n d ::i rn.rli't..1.) varsus CITY CO(Ji:!CIL or D/1.ii. ES SALN'u:. o o I • • • ♦ t ♦ O t • . & ¢ • ; ♦ • ., • I I .::-;.ESPOiTDEl:IT JUD G 1:.I E·H T KYlllIDOs J • On 3.9.D7 wl:en Civil C0so 1'To.15 of 1907, GaK,J.Ii,oni V, Cj;l;z Council . _of Dt\l' Gs Sclr..c.n_, o:r t!10 Ilo sinc'~ont r.l.".{;is•tr2.tcs I Cou.r-t, ICim.1.·bu, wr..s ccl.lod for wl:c..t wa cormonl,y 0011 ;:1ontion i'irs Kdo, lor.J'.'nocl Rosiclont 11"-Sistr:ito, cl~soissod it, "for ·no;,1-0..ppc['.;t'Mco of pr.:r·bios. 11 lJo p2J.'ty u;~s inclood pro sent on th0t c,1..-zy-. Nor wo:ro t~:..o:i.r counse1 1 i,o. Ilr'. Ilu·tc,,oho1)yr, u:.::.o lrc,s [',(}tine' for -'i;he _plnintiff end I,t:-. Kclcoti who w2,o r.ctii:1c for tho c1of <mcl~1t. Followil1c the llis::tlssoJ. of tho suit ,i,s :i.ndicc'..ted., l'.ir • Il't.r'lio..sllobyo. nppliod to tho cour-'i; 1)0101-r for :i. ts rostorr.3;ion. The he2ri.nc oi' }us o,ppli- oo..tion for rostor,.tio11 ur.,s schoclulod for 7 ,10,87 bofo:ro Ilt-s. 'l'aou, Rosidont ·n."eistro.to. On thr..t clry 1l::.ilc I1fr • Kcl::oti uc-..s pre sont boforo · Ih:ts Tor:1U, Mt•• nut0shoby'c1 wo.s c.1JSm1t. Tanu, n.u., n'.'..C1o t:.::o f'ollowinc ort'..O:i.", t21oroforo, in -~ho rocord of the cr:tso:- 1 "0rc1a:rs Tho orclcr nc.do on 3/9/07 is upholc1. sinoa ~dvoco.,to for dcfcncl~t (sic!) is ~)scntQ Tcnu - rm 7/10/D7 11 Tho rcforoncc to t::.o ['.(°!.Voc['..to for the c:.efonclmt o..s l)oil1c ·b!10 ono cl)sont is cortr.inly e:;.."J'.'onoous c.s it 11:1s Ur. Rutashobyo.,, t~::o i'.il.voca.to for -'.;ho plo.:i.ntif:f' who u;,,s d)scnt. no ·bho.,t c.,s it wcY, f ollowi1-icr tho c'..isnisscl. a:£ his t'..l?r'licc/Gion too, ?h:', Rutn.shobya ho,s filo<.1 this n,pplicd:i.on to ·this Court -. fo:: revision of . / ,,, tho order DO.do by ICgto n.H,. on 3/9/07 fl:i.saissinc the suit. T:10 :-,,l)PJ.icc.tion is siJ..pportocl 1:>y 211. hffichVi t sworn lJy :nr • Ilut2.sl::.:)byn. hii:1so 1f. l J:r , KnJ.coti h::.s o.,ppon.rod for- l:.is client to oppose the ~)~}lic0tion,. In t~::.:i.s jucler.icnt I will r0fer to tl:..0 y;l~rt:i.:i:"'f in t!:o lo'wo:r c ~ o..s the r-,pj_')liO.:'-,llt c'.l1c1 to tho defondont ;-,,,:3 t:J.C :r<::s1.,oncl0:1t. 2 Nr,. Ruto.shob;y-2; conplm.n in his. ci'ficlc.:vit t!.:::".;o t1:o c"'.i::ir.1issc.l of -tho suit 011 3s9"'D7 'ir2.s ii'.1p:ropor II sinco thcro wo.,s. nothinG o;.1 :;.~oco:rc1. to show that I the ooo.nsol f o:;.·,o tl::.o 1)12,intiff' :2,21cl counsel for ·i;;:.o ('\.of'onc1.."1nt 9 r.1r. Goorgo Kokoti l:..2.Cl boon infornccl t!1c..t tho c·nso woulcl 1)o nonJliionod · that · ·. dtW 11 i'i-i& ccopl~~-t: -npp::.xontJy stoL1s fron tl:c fnct t;:e>,t on t!10 □ontion prior to that of 3.,9.07, i.,o. on 251>6~07 none cf t::i.o 1xTtiGs c,ppcc.rocl also, so no :inf'o:rno.tion 9 r.:b ler-,st in court, wc,s corn:n.mico.tocl to then t:1.:,,t tho case would · l)o col:lin,J up r,er±.1 for mother r.1qn:GiC?E. tJ1 3/9/87 • tfu2.tavcr Jcl':.o CC'..SO I.Ir. Ilut2.,sholJY2. fv~tl:or compld.11s t:12,t tho .clisoissaJ. of tb.o suit "wr,s c.,l-£10 ir.ipropor sinco tI".e:ro is no loe;cl p1"0Visio11 in tho Civil Pro~o~.ure Code, 1966, or.1poworil1[; ·t~:.o lcc"..rnod Ilosiclent l:1."'.(:,'ist:J:[>,to to clisniss tho suit unclor S".J..Oh oirour.is-!ic'..11cos uhon c. suit is to 1Jo r1G11tio11cd~ Concorn:iJ.1c the c.1ionisoa.l of' his c,pplic::-;tion f'o:r; rosJi;or"tion of' tho rn;it by Mrs Tcou.. On 7, 10. G7 c-.ncl i11c~iodinc; his prcyors conm.. .clJy in this c.ppli- 11 9, 1111.C'..t on tho 7th clcy of Octobor 9 1907, I f'i:rst entered r-,l)poar21100 bof'oro Nr~ ChiUonji 1 Rosic"'..G11"11i IIr,eiotro.to, at Kisut-...1. .'.'..t oG.30 c,.::1., 111 ;,, Civil Cc".,sc c':ll~l ·bhon procoodod to ;Iivukoni, wl~cro I cx:rivocl D..t 8.,50 ~r.1. 10. Thd 1l:cm I m'l" i voc.1 ,c,,t Ki vuh:oni I :fou.:;,1.cl th~• Gcorcc Kclcoti ot.::bsicle 1-h.~s TGI:ru.' s Cb,.:,;;1l)ors I tl:c cot.U1sol :i.nformccl r,10 thc".,t ey c,1,plioc/liion to -restore Jliho suit h['..(l boon c.lis;:tlssocl duo to cy :foilm"e to c.ppo8.r bo:foro M:rso Tor.ru, 110-'G1,riJchsi:2..nclinc his unclor- Ji;::-1;::i.ne to hold r:w br:i.of o 11 , '11h.'.'..t Hr G Gcorc;e KnkoJci f'u:rthor Ji;olcl Do ho hnd boon willing • r-.ncl IXi."eXJi'.'.J:'ocl to r.eques·:: t:10 rostor[',-tion of t:10 euit so thnt it could be he~ oou.ld be hoo.:rd on r.ierit mcl thc.t his rociuost wns not ontortn.il1ecl 12. 111:.:[',t I I.1nvo J:i.C',Cl tho oJ:)ortunity ·to s·bu.cg tho opportunity to ii'c~uly tho roco:r:c1 of t1:o procooc'1.i.nc;s r-,s to uJ1c.--t trcnspi:rocl in coui.,,.,a 011 the 7th Ocfobo.r 19G7, before l~s~ ~ar:ru, Resident I10 isJlir0te D11cl I CTJ sdisl'i.od tl:c:'li w!:d is 0~1 rooorcl does not properly show whc'..t tr::nsp:i.:rocl th.'.'..t c1..:-y. 13. T::e,t t~:e c,,pplicC'..1.1t 1 s suit is :fo:;."' c-r,.at of Ilic:;1:t of Occupcr.r.iy involvin3 :i.nport['.l.1t points of lf'.:w of crod public int0rost 1:is ol::in ,{;cinst t!10 ncs:1onr1an+. 7'~.r.i 0vcr1l:0L:i;.'.I(: chr,.ncos· of success r;.1cl if "ii1:o suit is noJG 1"ostorocl ~..ncl 1:o,.rcl o:a :wcrit b.c ·will suffer:-