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20090320 TZHC Dar es Salaam

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Holding and result

The appeal was struck out with costs due to the appellant's failure to prosecute and comply with court orders.

Court disposition

appeal struck out with costs

Orders

  • appeal struck out for want of prosecution
  • costs awarded to respondent

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Material facts

Parties

Jane Anasel Laizer

Appellant

Raphael Laizer

Respondent

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Procedural history

  1. Posture

    Civil Appeal / Judgment

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Questions and positions

Legal issues

Whether the appeal should be struck out for want of prosecution

Party arguments

Applicant
No written submissions were filed; no explanation provided for failure to comply with court order.
Respondent
Appellant has lost interest or failed to prosecute the appeal as required.

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    Rule 8 of Order IX of the Civil Procedure Act, 1966 [CAP.33 R.E. 2002]

    Appeal may be struck out for want of prosecution if appellant fails to comply with court orders.

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Ratio decidendi

The appeal was struck out with costs due to the appellant's failure to prosecute and comply with court orders.

Court disposition

appeal struck out with costs

  • appeal struck out for want of prosecution
  • costs awarded to respondent

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TZHC · 20 March 2009

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TZHC

Judgment· 20 March 2009

20090320 TZHC Dar es Salaam

IN THE HIGH COURT OF TANZANIA

DISTRICT REGISTRY

AT DAR ES SALAAM P.C CIVIL APPEAL NO.106 OF 2007 [Appeal from the decision of Hon. Mshasha, RM dated 28th September, 2007 in Mlsc. Application No.7 of 2007 originating from decision of Mark B. (PCM) dated 5th December, 2006 of Kinondoni Primary Court in Matrimonial Cause No.40 of 2006] JANE ANASEL LAIZER ....................................................._... APPELLANT

VERSUS RAPHAEL LAIZER ........................................................... RESPONDENT Date of last order - 30/07/2008 Date of iudgment - 20/03/2009

JUDGMENT MAKARAMBA, J. It is unfortunate that the Applicant to this date has not served the Respondent with written submissions in support of the appeal as ordered by this Court on 30/07/2008 and has not bothered to explain to this Court the reasons for not doing so. It seems very clearly as submitted by the learned Counsel for the Respondent, that the appellant has either lost interest in the appeal or that she has failed to prosecute her appeal as requi�ed and ordered by this Court. In the circumstances, this Court is left with but one option and that is to strike out the appeal witt:l costs under Rule 8 of Order IX of the Civil Procedure Act, 1966 [CAP.33 R.E. 2002]. 1 ._ ·1 L The appeal is hereby struck out with costs for want of prosecution. It is so ordered. Ii • • e II ii • • I ,i • io • • • • • • • • • • • • ■ • ■ • • • R.V. MAKARAMBA

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