19901204 TZCA Zanzibar
The Court granted a single adjournment to avoid injustice to appellants residing abroad, despite their representative's negligence, and ordered appellants to pay respondent's costs including travel and incidental expenses.
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- Citation
- 19901204 TZCA Zanzibar
- Parties
- Appellant: Mohammed Raza Jawad L.ZIZ t/a EST PACK (UAE); Respondent: Abdralali Habib Flassatlel
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 4 December 1990
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Preliminary Hearing With Objection and Cross Appeal
- Outcome
- Appeal adjourned; costs awarded to respondent.
- Legal Topics
- Withdrawal of Counsel, Adjournment, Costs
- Source Language
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Parties
Mohammed Raza Jawad L.ZIZ t/a EST PACK (UAE)
Appellant
Abdralali Habib Flassatlel
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Preliminary Hearing With Objection and Cross Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appeal should be dismissed due to lack of cooperation from appellants and failure to communicate with counsel
- 2 Whether adjournment should be granted
- 3 Entitlement to costs for respondent
Ratio Decidendi
The Court granted a single adjournment to avoid injustice to appellants residing abroad, despite their representative's negligence, and ordered appellants to pay respondent's costs including travel and incidental expenses.
Court Disposition
Appeal adjourned; costs awarded to respondent.
Orders
- Appeal adjourned and to be heard in Dar es Salaam next calendar year as soon as Registrar fixes date.
- Registrar to serve respondent's advocates and Mohammed Raza in good time.
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_,.,- 7' IN 'fl.llil C01BT OF APP!l1L OF TANZ:.KL). CIVIL APPE;:J., NO., 21 OF 1990 1. 2o MOJI."J,IBD PJlZA Ji'...Wll.D L.ZIZ H.:UDER.A.LLY JAW!J) :i.ZIZ t/a EST PACK (Uli.E) l ·, . • •· • o o • ., " ., APPELL!J.~TS and AIC33RALI H.i:i.BIB FL\SS:..TJ!:.L RESPO:NDillNT (Ap:;_:ioal fron th0 Judgocnt of Tho High Court of Z!:..WZID:...R by Mr. Justice 11.:ugustino Rnnadb.ani) dated tho 9th Jarru..."U';r 9 1990) in CIVIL C~\SJJ ifO. 16 OF 1989 RULING This appeal 1-72.,::, Got fo:r hearing today., Thero is o.long with it a Prolirairta.ry objection t,ncl as well c:.s a Cross-appocl. Mr. Mucbe.dai:1, learned advoco.tc £or the clppolle...."lts, hns asked tho Court for permission to withdraw fro:ci rc,:prosenting tho appellants., Ho says he has not ro'co:i.vcd tho necossary cooperation fron tl:o appcll.31lts: They have not sufficiently instructed hir:1 e.nd he u2,s not able to cont1U11icatc . with their roprosontativo vntil only this norning, Tho said roprosontativo, MOH.uM:.llD BAZA, is present in Court, Mr. ICosa.ria. o,nd Mr. Ka.lt.111gn, loa.:rnod advoco.tos, a..ro appearing for tho respondent. Mr. Kcso.ria hr.s urged thi~ Court to disniss the a.p:pco.l tmdcr Rulo 105 of tho Court of !).wool Rules, 1.979. Ho hes subr.iittod tlmt tho appollcnts' roprosontativc has boon negligent i.11 not ·comnunico.ting uith . Mr. Mucco.da.m offoctivol~,r and Mr. Kosa.Tia end Mre Kalunca uoro not ad•visod ' of tho s'i tuB..tion. .ti.s a 1~osul t they hc.vo' tro.vollod from Da.r es So.le.cr.1 and a.re fully props.rod to rcsiat tho appaol. · •• ,/2 - 2 ... W0 r..ro not a.t cll ir1ptossod by Uor.'"'.Ded Ra.zats ::rocsons. Evon it it is trlJ.&. tll2.t l:i.c:3 has lost e, :relative cn4 despite his contention th;:.,t ho is involved wi tl: the 11di9no.l soccer tcon, he should not :!.12-vo t'cilecl to connunicction Mr, Mucccd....-vJ b..;,d r.ny difficitl. ty, b.0 could he-..ro infornod tho Cov.rt Registry o;:,,.rlior, As Mohwoq R...:.Z2. h2.d 1..mtor:ur.kcn to represent tho cppolln.nts ho -shoulcl l1Q;v0 not cllonod .. his o·{;hcr cffcirc to inconvonicnco this Cotu~t. W'o hx,rc sorioi.:slr cm~sidcrocl. ir.r 0 Kosario.ts prayer to disniss tho c..pp02.l, Wo foQl, l:.ouovo1·, .this nv,,y ccmsc sono injustice to tho a.ppollro1ts who o.ro s-:dc~ to 'bo rosiding, in Dub2..i 2.:nd uho nr,y lrronely ho.vo thought thnt Re,ze is a1~1y look:ll1g; after their i.riterost? iii tl:is tmttor, Because of tl.:.io 1ro h2.vc dccicl,ocl to Gl'&"'lt tho c.ppcll2..ri.ts one, c:..ncl only this ono, 2.cljot11··n:.:i::int • l'ic oI•dor•- ( i) Tl-10 c.:ppohl 1Jc udjou.rnod mi.d l~oc:'.rd" in Do..r cs SclD.<..:n next .· cc'..lond.,'l.r yor:r. a.s noon c,o ~he Rcgist~o..r, Cot'..!'t of A:::,yoel, cc-..n :.:i.r.wc it fi.xodo T:.:.is will ,Jc c..."ly tine. fron 16/2/91 0 (ii) Tho RcGJ.ntrr.::?, Cov.rt of .Appo2,l, to sm:-v-c tho roo1)ol1dont'o ndvocctos c:md MohcDocl B.2.7,c.. :Lri. cood tine. (iii) Hohvned Rczc, to conr.:runicr,te with tLo .e,p]cllc.nts i.'JI:1odi2,tciy to explain to then t!:o :Ji tt:.c~tion:. encl 12-to:;: infm:-r:1 tl:.cn, in c;ood tine, tl::o now l1oc:i:inc clc,to., ( iv) Tho o,ppollr..nts to :92,y the 1~oo?onclcnt ts costo for tocky, includi.115 tho rospond.ontts r,cl,;,·occ.tcs 1· trc:~vol o:z::ponzos c•.nd necessary incidCl').tal cxpcnsoo; :i.n ::.11:, event. t • .... 3 ,., du;(,of, Dccornbo:.:, 1990. I· l N• .s. I<llI&\Vh:.,'3 -~- JUSTICZ OF A.PP...iAL . \ D. P. MAPIGA1:0 ~• JUSTIC'Iil OF li.P?.lAL I certif-<J /1:e this is e, truo copy of tb.o original. M.Jtt,\LI Dml'UTY RJGISTRAR ":. .... ( "