19930617 TZHC Dar es Salaam2
The primary court erred by proceeding ex parte without obtaining the district court's decision on the appellant's transfer application, thereby depriving the appellant of the right to engage an advocate.
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- Citation
- 19930617 TZHC Dar es Salaam2
- Parties
- Appellant: Mwinjuma Hunyijoni; Respondent: Minjirinji Tribu
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 17 June 1993
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Appellate
- Outcome
- appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Appointment of Estate Administrator, Transfer of Proceedings, Right to Engage Advocate
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Mwinjuma Hunyijoni
Appellant
Minjirinji Tribu
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appellate
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant was properly appointed as administrator of the estate
- 2 Whether the trial court erred in proceeding ex parte without transferring the case to the district court
- 3 Whether the appellant was deprived of the right to engage an advocate
Ratio Decidendi
The primary court erred by proceeding ex parte without obtaining the district court's decision on the appellant's transfer application, thereby depriving the appellant of the right to engage an advocate.
Court Disposition
appeal allowed
Orders
- case to be heard de novo
- appellant shall have liberty to engage an advocate
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I \ -- 2 of u>o u::..:..; oi.rlii ·b1c;:1• · c i,.,_·,_c:;:-i ·l; t.'.1c co-to.tc to '· ·i;:.~c · · l 0-'·-'1L~J. a,ppoi~::~cc ·, · . .~.L;:.;0..1.·, ·'···· . •· r-:,v 1· _r-1 +o u +1u· u ,..,~.. pc:J:rJOn,.1li·~:- -~\c:·li r:.~. '.;l:.L~~TGD o:rc Jocidcd. ., Dior;c;~ifj2ic('. p.:::1 tic.:; ·.c..v·: :rucoursc to courts. 11 ( 'T'.·,,--.',.,, ...: ,., ~:;_1 o:ri:ri~.c-J ·, .L:J:.~~.i.:!···';.(.y;J..i.. 1-J ..J.., ,._, clccirlcc. ·i;o 11 :.r.--✓ 'c Icooi.D::JC ·(o crn-.:·;;::.; 1' '.j~~ ouin0 the ndmLu::ri;-.cator in :(;he Prii;1c·:.:~ CoG·'.; :cor rcfli.Gir..::;' ·::.O rccogiu_sc lum :::B hciI' of ·l;lic dn,tc. Acco:rc'..LlC ·co ·c::,:: nripcl:c:~rt; 1 : .e .'.1ad appear eel on t:10 ::iro·~ dcy so·(; for- tric::.l ~-:.:,1•:·.. 1.1.)1)J.iccI fo.'.!' -trans:2e::.: of the ca.::;c fo t)~c cli:T:;xict The frtG·~ -~:.:..il-·;; t::c _q,ppollm1·~ \ ..:tel n,pplicd for· transfer o1 -~he cane fro;;i ·c:·,c P.-cL.11..J7 Ccuri; in otc.1.o:c ·co Cl'J3'D::,o ru1 ndvocr.:~c io ;_10-l; tlioputoclo . 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I hold ·!i:1ercfo1'0 ·0:.~c.::·c {rn P.ci;:1GXy CouI··~ ~::eel in alloiring the ::cospon.c:Lcn-'li to prove hi o. c~,.so c~;: pn:r·to instead ti~ t.rn:.1.sfcrring the cane to ·i;h.o dicd;rict oooxt.. Under ·1;:.w provioions of oqo•;;ion 47 (1) (a) of the Nr.~c;io ..cr·atcs' Courts Act, 19C4 t·,o conocnt of ·c:1,c clio-c.:rict cour(!; 1ms ncccssar-.:7 bof oro ·;be pri::.12T:~ oomt 0011.h: ttn.nslcr .:r.,.c case to 'Cihc d.istric·i; coLtr.,ii. As the appclltmt lJ.0.l. q)plicCL :for t~a,ns;i:o;1 vidc b.io lotter to the c;_irJ·~rict court the pri1:10I\Y comt S:.l.Olllcl :1[1.V'C u~·tccl for the decision m'? ·[;ho clis"lirict ooLU't on tLr C?,)ollant 1o a,ppl102};to11 "bd'orc proceeding c.:: p::i;rtc. de novo arn..l t:10 2c:,poll~t ahnll hal°c -'ii..c libcrizy to cng;;{,'G'1~·11. ru::1vocatc. --~ ~- - 11 vi cu of -~-~G .:•.i ::rJorzr of the Qc13Q t" uiii nakc .no or.a.er' M -co cos·~s•. in the pr ooc:100 of': ' ' M\Hlf.:-:IGO:_j\ If.iIN:(tJUMA -'di.a o.;_1J]ollant in per ::;on Re spo:10.onJ.; ;:i;:.)SOJ.'.\t.,