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junaco t ltd another vs wahenga investment co ltd another 2021 tzhclandd 6842 22 december 2021

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Holding and result

Application granted as respondents conceded and parties settled; stay of execution and setting aside of warrant of attachment ordered.

Court disposition

Application granted

Orders

  • Warrant of attachment set aside
  • Stay of execution of decree dated 8th November 2021 granted
  • Each party to bear own costs

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Material facts

Parties

JUNACO (T) LTD

Applicant Counsel: Ferdinand Masoy

JUSTIN LAMBERT

Applicant Counsel: Ferdinand Masoy

WAHENGA INVESTMENT CO. LTD

Respondent Counsel: Michael Nyambo

TAMBAZA AUCTION MART AND GENERAL BROKERS LIMITED

Respondent Counsel: Michael Nyambo

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Procedural history

  1. Posture

    Miscellaneous Land Case Application / Ruling on Application for Stay of Execution and Setting Aside Warrant of Attachment

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Questions and positions

Legal issues

Party arguments

Applicant
Applicants sought to set aside the warrant of attachment and stay execution, claiming the attached properties do not belong to them and requested investigation for interest of justice.
Respondent
Respondents conceded to the application and did not object to the prayers; parties agreed to settle and bear own costs.

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Court’s reasoning

  1. 01

    Civil Procedure Code Cap 33 [R.E 2019] Sections 38(1), 68(e), 95, Order XXI Rule 9, 24(1) & (2), Rule 57(1)

    Court may grant stay of execution and set aside warrant of attachment where parties consent and for interest of justice.

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Ratio, limits and disposition

Ratio decidendi

Application granted as respondents conceded and parties settled; stay of execution and setting aside of warrant of attachment ordered.

Court disposition

Application granted

  • Warrant of attachment set aside
  • Stay of execution of decree dated 8th November 2021 granted
  • Each party to bear own costs

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TANZLII · 22 December 2021

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TANZLII

Judgment· 22 December 2021

junaco t ltd another vs wahenga investment co ltd another 2021 tzhclandd 6842 22 december 2021

[N THE HIGH COURT OF TANZANIA (LAND DIVISION)

AT DAR ES SALAAM MISC. LAND CASE APPLICATION NO. 641 OF 2021 JUNACO (T) LTD................................................... Ist APPLICANT JUSTIN LAMBERT..................................................2nd APPLICANT

VERSUS WAHENGA INVESTMENT CO. LTD.................... 1st RESPONDENT

TAMBAZA AUCTION MART AND GENERAL BROKERS LIMITED.......................... 2nd RESPONDENT Date of Last Order: 14/12/2021 Date of Ruling:22/12/2021

RULING MKAPA, J; The applicants have preferred this Application under sections 38 (1), 68 (e), 95, Order XXI Rule 9, 24 (1) & (2) Rule 57 (1) of the Civil Procedure Code (CPC). Cap 33 [R. E 2019], seeking for an interim ex-parte order to set aside warrant of attachment issued by this Court in Execution No. 28 of 2021 dated 9th November, 2021. Amongst the listed properties for attachment is a house known as JUNACO Maji House situated at Keko Area Chang'ombe Taifa Road; Office Furniture at 8th and 10th Floor IPS Building Azikiwe Street; and Mlandizi water plant and water pipes and pumps. ' vVU iC: The Applicant's second prayer was for the court to order stay of execution of the decree dated 8th November 2021 after the first prayer has been granted in order to investigate the objection of the applicants herein for interest of justice as the attached properties do not belong to the applicants. When the parties appeared before me for hearing the applicants were represented by Mr. Ferdinand Masoy learned advocate while the respondents had the services of Mr. John Nyange also learned advocate. Mr. Nyange did not object to the prayer for stay of warrant of attachment dated 9th November, 2021 thus, the application for stay of execution was granted. On the date set for hearing of the application inter parties on « l. the prayer for stay of execution of the decree dated 8 November 2021,

Mr. Ferdinand Masoy, counsel for the applicants informed the Court that the applicants had already settled the matter with the respondents and the respondents had conceded to the application and each party to bear own costs. In response Mr. Michael Nyambo learned advocate for the respondents conceded to the application and parties to bear own costs. Having heard the submission of the learned counsel for the applicants which was not objected by the learned counsel for the respondents' the application is hereby granted and each party to bear own costs. It is so ordered. MKA /12/2021

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