19921210 TZHC Dar es Salaam

.II~."'·.- , :_,·,. J IH TilE HIGTI COtI1T OF TANZANIA AT DAR D,5 S1"1,.MM CIVIL CLSD NO. 351/ 1990 GRACE Ilo Mil.RULE 0 0 0 0 O .. 0 • 0 O 0 0 C O O O O e O O 0 • PLAINTIFF versus UJIJJJGO FA..'11:-1 IME'LEMCNTS 6 0 0 e o -o o o • 0 D O e e O O O 0 DEFEND!lNT ll U L I N G: ,}![{IJJ)E, J • Tlio plcintiff, G:JACE ll. M£J{ULE 1 is suiUB Ul3tJ"1TGO FA.1™ IMPLEMENTS fO'):I intor olin, two suos of nonoy, cnounti!lG to. ooro tbcn s~.200,000/~ n.s tl~O :pcrtioulorly sot out in po..rcc:;.•c..plls 7 end 8 of hor plcint. Tho pla.inti:ff hn.d. lensed her house to tho dofonda.nt far a. period of four oonths :f'ron . - ,I Jtho four t1onths- period for· a. fu:lr.lfuro· 1.. 1.89 nt a. 0011thly rent of shs,.·:2 10001 =• I 'llli.o dofonc1.'"'..nt oversto.ycd D:rtJ.or 7 · period of three nonths withov.t po..ying cmy rent o.nd without tlie consent of tho pla.intiff., Tho lee.so QGi:'.OOnorrt b£.s boon mmo.xod to tho plcj ::'!i r.k.".rkcc! _IIA0 o TJ.10 :plc..intiff ~-theI' c..llogos in her ploo.nt tlmt tho c1.ofanda.nt ha.d c~no extensive dv.n..~c to tho house which cost tho plc..intiff shso90,ooo/ = to .:WJ)n.iro F\lrthcrrJOl"O tho dofenclc.nt left th~• house with unpc.id oloctrioi ty and. · t:olc:phono bills to tho tune of slw.797/70 a.nd shs.8 1 035-'55 1'0Spoctivolt• 'l'hW:I tho plninti:f'f clleescs in J?O.l"Q@:'nphs 7 nnd 8 o..s follous1 :!, 11 7. 'Jilhc plcintiff herein ttorcf ore in the course of rcnnavt'..tinc; j'.. tho • nforcsa.id house inC'lU"I'od costs in toms of la.bour, trcnspoi-t, o.ncl_ tine o.uountinG to poounio.ry loss of sb.soLl..O,OOO/ ti:, i1hich she now clc,inso 11 8. Tho pla.intiff thoroforo ol.."'..ins fron tho dofondc,nt her rent D.I"l'oc..rs of shs.36,ooc{ c:;'; oosts of ronnovc.tion o.nd roplo..oooont of brockccos a.nountinG to S!'..s.90tOOO/ cloctricel =, end telephone bills mountinG to shs.8,D33p'25, ·le~ costs nnd noSUD profits c.t tho rnto of shs.25,000/~ po~ noftt~ fOl' tho tlu-ec ( 3) oonths loat, v.nd costs hozaoof c.11 crising 6u.t' · of·broc.oh of cont~c.ot 0 / ., ,..;_ -:· 1...... - 2 - In his written stctcoont of defence tho do:t'ondnnt sto.tcd in po:1.'~ph 1 thcroof, 11 1 o Without l)l"'Ojudico to tho stctcnonts hcrcinbolow tb.o dofcnck.nt will l."D,i-So c. prolir.tl.rory objection thc,t this--... . .. court lc.cks ju:dsc1iction to cntcrte:,in tho suit." MT. 1-llm.ttc, loc..rnod counsel for tho dofcndD.nt in crguinc tho prolioino.:ir.r: point subnittcd tha.t tho J?le-intiff' s house is not cxonpt.od from tho proviS~OJlS . of Ront Restriction Act, 1984 nna. so tho :prOl)cr f oruo fol' those oloios is · tho Da,r cs Sc.la.n.o Ro5-ioml Housil-ie Tribunc..1 cmcl not this court. Fol:' this., Mr, Mlmtto roliou. on sootion 12 ·( 1)(s) of tho Rent·. Ilostriction Aoii, 1984 \ which :provides a,s follows,·- \. · ·\. ''12 - (1) 'lllio ~"'ibun.'1.l slmll, in rolo.tion to ovary rent restriction . w.oc uithin its jurisdiction, . lmvc power to do nlJ: thincs ubich it is required or Otl!>owcrod to do by -or undo1."' tho r>rovisions of this Act, end without prejudice to tho l}Onorclity of tho foregoing sl1Cll ho.VO power'~ (s) to oxcrciso jurisdiction in ell oivil mcttors or questions arisine out of this 1.1.ot." 1 •' . , , Mr• Mlmttc thorof ore v.rgoc1. tho court to strike out tho plc.inti:f':£' 1 s sui-li ?,\ w.i.th costs. ' Mr. Mo.ire,, leQ:t'ncc1 counsel for tho 1>la.intiff, con1iondcd tho:tt the :prclininnry objection b.a.s no lcGC,l force. He subtdtted thc.t when tho suit wa.s filed the rolatiorishi1> of lc..ncU.ord end -t.oront ho.d long coo.sod to exist -··i boitW'oon tho po.rtics since tho lee.sos wor.o for c ii-orn aorta.in end they bed a;x:pirod.. Mr. Maira. subr.iittad ft.1.rthor tbnt tho plcintiff is nolongor tho ; ! ~, I ··.t lDJial.ooy of tho clofomla.nt c.nd tlmt c.11 thct· she is prcyine for in this suit ., c..ro suns of oonoy by vmy of c1.'1ne,G'OS r.ncl int:orost thereof. He subnittod furtb.or tho.t tho High Cau:rt l~ns unliDi ted jurisdiction in o.11 'Civil no.ttors end th....,t .. soot ion 12( 1) ( s) docs not give exclusive juriadiotion to Region.cl · Hou.sing 'llribunr:-,lo Iltce Mc.ire, sou.c;ht to distincuish tho co..so of .SULEill.mN' ·,,1 Illi1.r:UIIM v Aiit.Im SAIDI L1963] E~A.· 179 ciiiocl by Mr. t.ik,::1:ti;lic. on\ho grcmnd tbat whQJ:1 tho:· St.7I.JUIMAN oc..so was clccidod it wa.s The Rent: &ostriction Act, :f " ,• . ,·, 1962 which a.pl)licd o.ncl under section 33 {3) of thct cct, thor.o wa.s en ~ ' ' ., of jurisdiction. No such ou.sitor is i,rosont in tho Rant Roetriotion A.ct, 1984, ,r C· Ro urged tho 001.1.rt to overrule th(;) :proli □:ill0.1-"'Y objootion end li.cnr the suit on tho noriii.a• ·- 3. ·-- Now, in dccidine whether n. ·pD,rtiouln:t' head of clc.ic is omrad by tho,. jurisdiction of tho lloGionc.l Housing T.ribuncl oi• not rage.rd oust 'bQ ho.d to tho origin.of tho cla.in-in question. Subsootion (1) (a) of Soe1;ion 12 of tho Rent Restriction Act, 1984 enpo~ors tho T-rlbui:ml nto o:iroroiso j'-1'isdiction in all civil D!',ttors or questions arising out of this Acn:- 1' · ~ can bo no doubt thc,t · tho clo.ios soit out in pa;i!QGCcphs 7 nnd 8 er!. 'til,io ~m;. hav.o illloir_ oricin in tho. lQt\.80 ·D.GL"o00onte and tha.t. fo.ot doos not oc.o.eo oaroly booauso tho lenses have ox,piroct. Tho olc;i,os oloorly c.riso d of. 'Ubo roln.tionehip of landlord and ironcmt tho parties h.."..d end tlmt. is ~~Bout Rosiil!iotion Acit, 1984 -is oll about. %'ho first Bt"ound. x,oliod. . . . on by I~. Mnirc ilharoforc fails. l'J3 regards his soooncl {;t'ound it is. oonoodod thnt. tho Iligh Couri: ho,s unlioi:trod jv;risdiction o.nd th.ct tho 1984 Rant Rostriotion Act a.cos, not ooniLP.S'l an ouster of jurisdiction. nut.- a. oor.d.ina.l :principle o.wliod in a.11 ~ c ~ is tlnt in on.so, of concurronil: juriediot:l:on tJhon tho lowce'b oOUl"ft <ll! tr!~ shnll bo. tho stnrti.n[S point all tho tioo. 1lhia p:t'inoiplc is roflcotod. in so0~on 13 of tho Cfli.1 Pl"ocodur.o Godo, 1966 D..S follovrss- · 11 13·., Every suit slmll bo instituitod in tho court of tho lowest, gro.do coopoitonii: to try ·it, For tho purJ.)osos of this .section, o. oou:rt of c. rosidont 0..1,esistrcto end a. cliatrioit court shell bo dcoood. to be court:s of tho snne gr.c.do•" I-t follows thc.t the Rocri:01ml IIousil'l{J 1llribuml is tho propOl' fc;,WI..J a.a boing tho tribunol lowest in the ladder coopc1tont to ilry thiS, suit'. 'lllis is 1._ I'ortifiod by the :proV'isions of section 43 ( 1) of tho Aot which stctos cs followsc- 0 43 - ( 1) Jilxcopt o.s horcina.firei' provided, .wb.cI'o any Apponl att cruostiion is, i.mclcr tho provisions of this Aot, t.o_ be dooic\Od or doitorninod· by tho Apponls 'Ilribwml tho (lolii.ei.on or dot:o.1:- cirot ion by such 'Jtt,ibumJ. shc-,11 be fino.l ond oo~l'W3iVCl l?rovidod tlla.t a.n c.ppoo,l froo ru-cy- othOX' dooiaion <Jr 'C1Ptorniootion of tho '.L's,t_~ swll lio to tho High Court upon OIJ.Y point. of ln.w or ~ ~ -o.Ild ltl,WO 11 ., .,-. .... .... 4 ·... Xt follows that oven tho second ground roliocl. on hy 14". ll,)tci,/4so fcll.~. I In ifho result tho pl?Oliflin."ll:'y objection rd.sod by tho dQfon&.nf ~ GWJtcinocl and tho ruit is ho:coby s1b:'uok out with oosts. T.e L. MK1JJ)E ( JUDGE 19/11/1992 l9f 1?l1992 ,C.ora.µJ . A. C., Mren~, SDR Appliocnt '- ~bsent Respondent - Absent. ,S,,qyrta Both 1x1rtieo to be sorvod. S,aprtJ Ilullna to be typed and tho copies il11Qr0of' to be auppliocl to ;ho ].)Orlios, \ _/v- l~•. c.~.tt:. SENIOR DErorY.nD3IS'l'RJJ1 10/12/1992