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harel mallac tanzania limited vs tanzania fertilizers co ltd and another 2021 tzhccomd 3487 6 december 2021

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Holding and result

The court found that the parties had wholly compromised the suit by a lawful deed of settlement, and therefore, as required by law, recorded the settlement and marked the suit as settled on the compromise of the parties.

Court disposition

Suit settled on compromise of the parties; consent judgment entered.

Orders

  • Deed of Settlement registered as part of the consent judgment and decree
  • Suit marked as settled on the compromise of the parties

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Material facts

Parties

Harel Mallac Tanzania Limited

Plaintiff Counsel: Mr Francis Walter

Tanzania Fertilizers Co. Ltd.

Defendant Counsel: Mr Edwin Webiro

The Attorney General

Defendant Counsel: Mr Edwin Webiro

Amounts and remedies

  • Outstanding Amount: TZS 83,000,000
  • Accrued Interest: TZS 43,587,450

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Procedural history

  1. Posture

    Commercial Case / Consent Judgment

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Questions and positions

Legal issues

Party arguments

Applicant
The plaintiff sought judgment and decree for payment of outstanding amounts, accrued interest, general damages, and costs, but informed the court that the matter had been amicably settled and requested the deed of settlement be recorded.
Respondent
The respondents, through their advocate, confirmed the amicable settlement and joined in the request to have the deed of settlement recorded as the basis for judgment.

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Court’s reasoning

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    Order XXIII Rule 3 of the Civil Procedure Code, Cap.33 R.E 2019

    Where a suit is wholly or partly adjusted by lawful agreement or compromise, the court shall record such agreement and pass a decree accordingly.

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Ratio, limits and disposition

Ratio decidendi

The court found that the parties had wholly compromised the suit by a lawful deed of settlement, and therefore, as required by law, recorded the settlement and marked the suit as settled on the compromise of the parties.

Court disposition

Suit settled on compromise of the parties; consent judgment entered.

  • Deed of Settlement registered as part of the consent judgment and decree
  • Suit marked as settled on the compromise of the parties

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TZHCCOMD · 6 December 2021

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Judgment· 6 December 2021

harel mallac tanzania limited vs tanzania fertilizers co ltd and another 2021 tzhccomd 3487 6 december 2021

IN THE HIGH COURT OF UNITED REPUBLIC OF THE

TANZANIA (COMMERCIAL DIVISION) AT DAR-ES-SALAAM COMMERCIAL CASE NO.131 OF 2020 HAREL MALLAC TANZANIA LIMITED................ PLAINTIFF

VERSUS TANZANIA FERTILIZERS CO. LTD.... ........ ^DEFENDANT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.............. S.fe>2nd DEi^ENDANT Last order: 22/11/2021 <X Judgment: 06/12/2021

CONSENT JUDGEMENT The Plaintiff herein fifed thi^s^Jit praying for judgement and decree<gainst<the'Defendants as follows: \X •to effect full payment within 90 days —4rom the invoice date.

2. Payment of Tanzania Shillings Eighty Three Million Only (TZS 83,000,000/) being the outstanding amount the Defendants owes the Plaintiff.

3. Payment of Tanzania Shillings Forty Three Million, Five Hundred Eighty Seven Thousand , Four Hundred and Fifty Only (43,587,450.00) being the Page 1 of 4 total amount of interest accrued from 02/12/2017 to 02/12/2020 4. Interest on the decretal amount for the date of that the same is established to have become due to the Plaintiff to the date of Judgement.

5. Interest on the decretal amount at 7% per annum from the date of judgement to the date of 'final payment. xS/z 6. General damages x\ \</z 7. Costs of this^suit^^ 8. Anyotherre^ie5asthis.Hbno&irable xxx x\ Court de’ems jusf and fitto grant. . 11 Z\ \\ v On the 22^day oFNovember 2021, the parties appeared before me. Onxthe'.material date, the Plaintiff (,< \\ enjoyed the\services\of Mr Francis Walter, learned advocateXwl^lex^Mn^Edwin Webiro, State Attorney, appear^ for^the^Respondents. The duo informed this Court tha^ttie parties herein were able to settle the matter amicably and have so far filed a Deed of Settlement in Court. They requested that, I record the same as per the law. I have looked at the deed of settlement which was filed in this Court on the 19th day of November 2021. The Deed of Settlement was made under Order XXIII Rule 3 Page 2 of 4 of the Civil Procedure Code, Cap.33 R.E 2019. This particular provision provides as hereunder: "Where it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that a suit has been adjusted wholly or in part by any lawful agreement or compromise, or where the defendant satisfies the plaintiff in respect of the whole or any part of the subject \\ matter of the suit, thefcourt sfialL XxXjXv. ' order such agreement, compromise \\ \\ / or satisfaction ^o^tejrecorde^and’ shall pass avdecree^in^accordance I have^al'so\gdne through the said "Deed

of Settlement^! anr^satisfied~that the parties have wholly compromisedXheiX'suit and settled their differences. U \\X Consequently?andpon the basis of their signed "Deed of Settlement^_Xbo hereby proceed to register the said "Deed of Settlement" as per the requirements of the law. By this consent decision, this Court hereby declares, therefore, that the parties herein have resolved their dispute and, this suit is marked "settled on the compromise of the parties" evidenced by the terms agreed under the said "Deed of Settlement". Page 3 of 4 For the reasons aforesaid, the "Deed of Settlement" filed by the parties constitutes part and parcel of this Consent Judgment and Decree of this Court. It is so ordered. DAT at DAR-ES-SALAAM ON THIS 06th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2021. HON. DEO JOHN NANGELA

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Order XXIII Rule 3 of the Civil Procedure Code, Cap.33 R.E 2019

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