19900914 TZHC Dar es Salaam
Applicant is entitled to costs as he was compelled to come to court to protect his right; absence of statutory provision denying costs in prerogative writs; public interest in not discouraging pursuit of legal rights due to fear of costs.
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- Citation
- 19900914 TZHC Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Applicant: Hezekiah Hesabitsi Chacha; Respondent: Principal Secretary, Ministry of Education
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 14 September 1990
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Civil Case / Ruling on Costs After Settlement
- Outcome
- Applicant entitled to costs; costs to be taxed.
- Legal Topics
- Prerogative Writs, Costs, Settlement
- Source Language
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Parties
Hezekiah Hesabitsi Chacha
Applicant
Principal Secretary, Ministry of Education
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Civil Case / Ruling on Costs After Settlement
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant is entitled to costs after settlement of the substantive dispute
Ratio Decidendi
Applicant is entitled to costs as he was compelled to come to court to protect his right; absence of statutory provision denying costs in prerogative writs; public interest in not discouraging pursuit of legal rights due to fear of costs.
Court Disposition
Applicant entitled to costs; costs to be taxed.
Orders
- Respondent to pay applicant's costs; costs to be taxed.
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nr r;rJ.IJ HIGH cmBT ·ol:' 'l1iJJZJJUA AT D!I. ES SLLAi.N :n:3CELL!J·IEOUS CIVIL CASE HO 33 OF 19/JS rn TIIC, EiL.1r:1TI1 01:' 1U·T .i.-1UTLic~·:..c~1IO:i:T DY ITEZEICI.tJ:I lYu\SiJTSI CHACE...\ for leD.,VO to [1,pply for orders of Cortioro..ri 1 :Mnnc1.."..i·.1us t"'. 1"1<.l tc::1pornry Injunction nml IU TE:8 :;L'r:;_,.:'TI.1 Or' THE PilIHCIFAL SEC~";ETiI..Y !I MIITISCi.1TIY OF EDUC/::'IOIT., nu L I N a. IltrnJ.r.111. 2 J: - IIGZEICT.,'JI EL'.\.3lli3I CTil'. .CHA 1 s o..pplic.:-'.·aon for orders of cortiorc..r-i o.ncl oancb-:ius in respect of decisions td;:0..11 by tho Principle Sccret.:i..ry1 Ministry of Eclucn:tion roeo.:rc1inc [I, contrn,ct bctuoen tho said IIEZII!CIAf-I I-B.S..:'JTSI CIIACHA nncl the Pri.INCIP/J., SECD..,-:;;Tf~Y 1 MHTISTTIY OL' EDUCJ~TIOI~ for the s<'..le of a notor .. vehicle to tho applicn.nt wc.s not ac.ljm1ico..tccl up01: as the pn.rtics to the <-'..pplication ~101..1.. so-l:/i;lccl tho □o.ttcr OL1.t of court except for the issl1.c of costs. It is this pone.line; issue tho,t tl:.is coLirt is cv..llocl upon -'lio cu:.ljuclicatc,, Mr. Mv..rDJ.1llo, lco:cnccl [l.(lvoco.,-i;o for the c.ppl::.ca.n ..li subr:tl:'litccl th.:,,t his client hnd in effect sL1.ccocdocl in his s1xi t o..s tho Govornnont hru.1 boon forcocl to offer an aJ.tcrno.:~ivo r.10tor 'ltehiclo -~o -~ho one: thc.t it ho.d oric.,i.no.11.y undcr-:-- to.lccn to sell to lur:~ Ile further sL1br.ti. ttcc: tha;~ the Govorn;-.10nt ts concession in tho natter wo.,s ol)tcinoc.:. o.fter the [',,pplicnnt lw.d incurrocl costs by suine. He wont on to subni t "i.hn.t costs wore incic.lental to n. succossl'ul pn.rty to Dake good his o:::ponscs for lmvinc boon ooi1pellc1 to cone to court. ~Ir.Mrixando went on to subr.u. ·:; that in cletcrt:1inin.:r tllis issL1c of uhcthcr or not tho n.pplico.nt h.:,,d been co:-.1pollccl to co1:1c fo court, the concluct of tho po;rtios before the insti tu·i;ion of the suit, clu.:rinc tho concluct of tho n,pplico..tion ancl follouin5 tho c.lc·~or,.1ina.tion of ·i;lic on.so lias to bo 0An:.1inell.. r1h•.Ma.ro.nclo uro.ntcinccl. Ji;lmt tho record supports his stancl that the c:-.,pplico.nt wo.s forcocl to resort to cou:r-t to protect his ric;l1t • :Mr, Mn.ranclo str..tccl thD..t the fact the co.so 1-rc.s not oontostocl wa.s no e:,To1.u1cl for tho court rcfu.sinc; e,Tnnting costs to tho a.pplioo.nt nor should tho Govcrm.10nt 1 s cn.sy ru.lr.ti.ssion o.t tho onc.l of the dcy r:1C..:~c J~rn court not n.ua.rc.l tho n,pplicn.nt costs. ""--., .. - ••••• /2 : 2 8 Mr. Sn.lul2. lc('.rncd State Attorney sub.Ji ttccl that in O2,scs of prcro{y),ti vc u:ti ·ts, tho Govcrnncnt uo.,s not oblicoc1- to i,,;r costG. I-Io -4'orrccl the cour·i; ·i;o tho CCI.so of nv. i'...rchbishop of Cnntor.J?..1,!J..Z..(i903) • IIG3 289 as the nuthori ·'c,y in support of the proposition thr-.t :20 w2..ntcc1.. the court to a.ccopt o.,s cood law. I a.cc opt J.;hc svJx.1i ssi on by Mr. liesrc.ndo ru.1cl :for reasons e,i vcn by hin tlmt tl:..c o.,pplicc:nt wa.s onti tloc'. to costs. In this rc 0 c'.J:c1- I sec no --· ..• • nori t at a.11 in the su1JDission by Mr,. Salnl:1 thnt in co.,scs o1 prcroec1.tivc writs, the Govo1"l.1J.1cn-i; lT.:'..s not olJlic;cc~ ·i;o pny costs. Indccll the Enc-lish nuthori ty quo·l;cc.l by ·i;hc lcn.rncc.1. counsel docs noJi; support this vicu c.v'i;· all; it rather Gi Vos cr-cc.lcnco to tho position I holclo DuJi; even if it hn.cl supp~rtccl such n vicu, I i'i0ulc1.. not ha.vc l'ollowc.1. it in absence ci clear statutory provisions in support oi ·i;J.10 position for fcr.tX of clissL1.c."'J:.1incr people fro,.1 pursu.inc Jcl1cir lcc;cJ. ric.I1ts bocnusc of f cn:r of il'1cui·1•inc hidi cosJGs• When people n.:rc broud-1 t to sttch positions, it is tho public thn.t loses a very uscft1.l tool of nalti.nr; public boclios n.ccoun·i;n.hlo. For rec.son::; clc-~cilocl above, I holll thc..t tho upplicMJG is anti tlcd to be paic.'.. his costs. I need har<.1.ly s·i;a,to tlrnt these costs c.ro Jco bo tnxoc.1.. CoraI.H Ilubnr.m, J. Mr. M..1.ro.nclo for the n.ppiicn.nt Mr. Sn.lu.la Stn.tc At·001";.1oy for tho rcsponclont Iluling tlclivcre~. JUDGE 14/9/90