19941013 TZHC Dar es Salaam

Ar;-J2_AT. '.'0. :\. ,_f:_fJ~ MI.SC,,:: ..:\' iI c;,iJSE NO .. 107 /so ':,~JGA'_)_ 1 ,SVF, 0:i:Y11ENT C:JP.P0RATION., ..... ~ ••••• R.AINTIFF VERSUS CONS'J!RtTC'T:'IO;'-J ENGINEERS tJ\lJ BUILDEh.S L '_jj ~ • c ,· • ~ V , , o ! IJ • • ~ e <> ~ o e O O O o • o • DEFE)"JDANT Mackanja, J~ The parties to t:-::•. 5 ~~:i·,: :1.s ·rc·:.on C:Il'Lered into a building contract in wh:;ch ~--·-"' _.:.9t:i.1··'ci::· :· ',a: t;hc er.:ipl,")yer. Under that agreeme:1t a1:. ji.s:;:,u~~..::::: o.r..l .. l.1.••.'::J:.."'enc-2s which would arise between the par·i.;ies ·,:~re to ,ie ~:1eso~_ved through arbitration. Such di.fferences having arisen an arbitrator was appointed who, at the end of the day, made his award,, The petitioner has ins~ituted these proceedings under section 11 of the Arbitration Ordinance as read with Rules tne 20 .nd 21 of the Second· Schedule thereto, so that awarct; may be made a decree of this court. In the course of time the respondent filed a chamber application in which it seeks several reliefs_, including awaro .. ~one in which it prays that th'e. be set asideo Dr, fjamwai, advocate for the respondent/appl5.cant, has now infc_..;.,, ___ ·~s that his client has long since been struck off the regis~~~ of companies; efforts to have it restored on the registrer have so far not meterialized; and that its Director, one Brigadier Kapoor, is resident in Uganda. Dr, Larnwai has been trying to contact this Brigadier Kapoor, so he told me, for further instructj_ons about this case without success. This means that Dr, La~wai does not have full instructions to act for the non-existent respondent/applicant., He nonetheless applies for an indefir~~te adjournment, . - : t. . I can iL: the c.~ ·,,c;..x :si:;3r:,~t:- : of -':-.:'}:~r- ,. 3:,0 1:nc>]rstand M1_, Pu.t.ab~.ng,•.ra rs concern that ·,:he appli .a ti.on for adjournment ,-;,,:--'J: rl. 11~ ,.,,.,-.:,1.c;erl, F.i.rst 1 •..-. Dr. Lauwc.i does not have a client 't-") defend because (',J1ce i~hc' r''S':0;1,:'"_. Tc/npJ:,licant W3.S struck CJL·' ·--}1e regist'Jr of cc·:.1;v1rd.os .1 t 0.2.:· cc:_ t0 exist 3.13 a legal person. Which mco.n.s, 2 ,•::.·1 LP .2ri:o.dier 1:apoor was to be 1 located, he cannot six"k :for anc~ Ji1 behalf of a non-existent enti:fy. In any case~ evAn if uny of the former Principal Officers of the dcfu".1.ct r--,,.1:':1;·,-- had shown interest, I cannot see how he could act- f ·1:- '1J legal entity w>.ich can no longer give instrur-tions o:vw wriv er the other. In these circumstancC!s the 3.p:::il:ce1tiC'n to set aside the award has abated by op0:-.:--0·~lon of t:J,.._, ~-En•r.: The petition sh2..11 thu.s proce0d and I will on the first day of hearing, require the petitioner to show how an award aga:5-nst a non-existent company can be made a decree to be e'l-f orf':ed ace ording to law. I shall invite Dr. L amwai to argue the matter a'S amicus curiae. In the result th2 application to set aside the award is dismissed.· Costs in the, cause. Delivered, Dr, LamHai (Advocate) For Applicant/Respund2nt (Absent-served) Mr, Rutabingwa / For Respondent/Petitioner. Mr, Mdamu: -J, M,· Ma~kanja - 1~/1i'\994