in the matter of an application by oletus wangabo for leave to apply for orders of certioreri and mandamus another vs oletus wangabo another 1994 tzhc 417 16 october 1

Vi' ' ' ' • ^ -I m isc. c i v i l a r s s so*. 54 op 1993 In. the m atter o f an a p p lica tion byv C1SE5TOS WA#$ABO f o r leave to apply f o r orders i f C e rtiora ri and Mandamus < - . ~ •' . • ' • - • ■ "• - /?• • • >' &aa , , >;.s ' In the n a tter o f tjbe d eci jion o f the P rin cip al Secretary r JSinistry o f Hose A ffa ire and P rin cipal Secretary President* s O ffic e , ■■■• Between V < ; •' • r : .. \ ; : V. - \•. : ■■■ • r:- ■ •/ < • ..... ■' .- 'f1 ■ C: etus langabo r rL yv : .. .( '•s • . -V. / ■' . ., . And. . v .V-\-- The P rin cip a l Secretary M inistry o f fiom^ A ffa irs and K ' The P rin cip al Secretary P re sid e n ts O ffice* fhe Attorney General* m m . MAIKA. & ^ © a p p lica n t. Oletus Wangabo, was employed by the A ffa irs as an A ssistant In spector in the Pri0ons^]Depavia01l$# Be was dism issed from h is employment by the ■P rin cipal Secretary o f th at M inistry by le t t e r Sated 17 A pril 1990* His appeal to I- ■• i ’ -a. m i o e and Pinsons Sozvicc Commission was dism issed on ♦ S a y l9 9 1 * , ,~ iphe applicant petition ed to the President* s Offlo e # Tint He f ile d the a p p lica tion f o r orders o f c e r tio r a r i and mandamus, in th is cou rt on 19 August, 1993• ' ■ ' • - - • 1 *' ■ ' -!.* ' . . , " -V ' ^ At the commencement o f the heating p f th is a p p lica tio n , jfcr* ■wiAunda, learned Sta te Attorney* argued a p reliain a ry p o lity •th at , tHe a p p lica tion i s time-barred* and i t Should be dism issed* X& h is , «ttbiaifl8ionj learned Slate Attorney said that the a p p lica tion to th is court should hare been file d w ithin s ix months a fte r the d ecision ©if the P rin cip a l Secretary, M inistry o f Hone A ffa irs and a ft e r the Beldee Force and Prison Service Gasa&esioa1s deoisioxu Learned State A ttorney fu rth er said that even a ft e r the d ecision o f J& lioe Foree and P z ie o n ^ ^ m ^ e ° « ^ [<,^m nm lqated to the appl£#Mlt * * Way 1991» the applicant d id not f i l e the ap p lication to th is •oqzrt w ithin s ix months* The a p p lication was file d on 1$ Ai^piat ' ; - l a re p ly to the pralim ir.a-'y .p o ia t , r a is e d , Mr* Kashumb^gttf leA*Be4 ootm sel f o r the a p p lic a n t» se,:.' . ■feSja*^ th is ap p lication . could n o t 1)0 s^|ij|r: ' » n t i l the d e c is io n was'made by the P rin cip a l S ecretary to the P resid en t** O fflo e . That d e c is io n was maio cn 14 A p r il 1993 end t h is a p p lic a tio n ’ ' wall f i l e d on August 1993* Sc- Mr* Kashunbugu said th a t the Qp|vM^m^a|»»yi was f i l e d w ith in the s ta tu t o r r period o f s i x months, awfl bo i t «■»*» ‘ tin e -b a r r e d S . . ■ >’ She d e c is io n o f the Pol 3© Force and P risons Serried CommliH(£oxi nade i n t h is m atter was fin e r.* Section 7 ( 3) o f ' t h e P o lic e fo r c e 9XA P rison s S e ir io e CiOs^sdaVon jAot, No* 8 o f 1990 provides as f o ll o w s ; ■. \ , v V' y ' ' \t , ”The fin a l d is c ip lin a iy a u th o r ity in respect o f / o ffic e r s o f the rank o f A ssistan t. Trmpec to r to : the rank o f A ssistantC oim iesfdner i s irested in f ..■■■■ ^ the Coimaissionor,!' , ,, , r a p p lic a n t was an A s s is ta n t In sp e c to r , and when the O o a sissie a ' d ism issed h is appeal and o o n fim e d the d e c is io n b y t b e P r in c ip a l S e cr e ta ry o f. d ism issin g him# th at d e c is io n by the Gomiaissioja fin a l* I e n t i r e l y agree with Mro M«idunda th a t the aj> p l^ an t*s J> oom plaint to the iP resid en t^ O ff ic e was d o n e o u t s id e the p r o v is io n s o f 'the law#- and in c id e n t a lly , the P r e s id e n t 's o f f i c e eonfinned the • d e c is io n by th@ Conmission* The a p p lica n t was re q u ire d } im m ediately a f t e r the Commission made i t s d e c is io n # to ap p ly to t h is C o u r t .fo r p r e r o g a tiv e o r d e r s , i f ho f e l t th at he was n o t f a i r l y tre a te d 2 There i s 1 no p itr r is io h a njw heie i n the/Jpolice t o r o e and P riso n , < S e rv ice Commission A c t, f o r a person aggrieved by the d e c is io n o f 4h$ Commission to appea 1 to the P r in c ip a l Secretary# the P resident* 0 O ffic e , S e c tio n 18 ( 3 ) o f the iaw Reform ( f a t a l A ociden ts and M iscella n eou s P ro v is io n s ) A ct a£ amended by Aclr No* 55 o f 1968 p ro v id e s a ? f o llo w s s - V:.- 4 . .-' "In the case of an application for-an older o f c e r t i o r a r i to remove any judgment# order# d e c r e e , eon v ictio ji o r oth er proceeding f o r v the purpose o f i t s being quashed le a v e s h a ll , \ . .not bd- grfcritedr' u n ices the applioatlpi*: f o r r le a v e i s naS© ru/t le /i^ r than s i x months a f t e r , the date o f the proceeding o r such sh o r te r "period^ as may be proscribed under any A ct ** 4 * * n / The order which the a p p lic a n t i s seeking le a v e to apply f o r the purpose o f i t s being quashed, was made by -Hie Commission eonfirraed h is d ism issa l from employment. The C cm aissloa mafia I t s m on 4 Hay 1992 a»d imp ftQtaft 4«a JS> ,1992 find tills spp lio a tio n ’on 19 August 1993# *CSb« JMt Mr* Mwidunda subaitted* 18-'j application was file d a fter $«sa©d o f &l% monthsj ana so i t Is ttoe^barred* ' I t is JpsaQdSrtftaf’ < tfeat the-application be made. within six nontha a fte r the decision ■ i - <• - .>- -v-v •. i \ ■ T, ■■;-.<!'?’ ■-t: ■■. - ■■• \‘ '•v ’■.•.'...'f-../■:•.■•■■.■• was Hade* I f t h e r e w a s s u f f i c i e n t csfrisa f o r the d ela y * thS a p p lio a n t would have a p p lie d f o r le a v e to f i l e the a p p lic a t io n •» o u t o f t in e } leader s e c t io n 4 o f the Law o f LixaitatSion A et? *9« t? So suoh a p p lic a t io n has bee i made f o r e x te n s io n o f t in e * ■ ' ■ ■ ■ * ' 2ho application is tir -'—barred1 and i t is dieniesed w ith costs* ; : w. jujx® 9 m m S a la m 26th. Gotober, 1m * Mr. M*ssawo fo r JCr, KeBfcunbugtt fo r tbs sppliosnt Muirhgirtaj Stgfre AJtoaooy, foa? the xospan&ezx^ V