19880610 TZHC Dar es Salaam

!·· Iif THE IIIGH COURT OF TANZANIA. AT DAR ES SALAAM CIVIL CASE N0.172 OF 1986 rr.K.TRlllTSPORT.•••• ~ ............................ , ••• PLAINTIFF versus NOTCO T.AHZAi:lIA L!l-UTED. • • • •. •. • • • • • • • • • • .. •. • • ••• ,.DEFENDANT I{ULIHG MAPIGAim, J •, In the plcint 1 pC!.l'n. 1, the plr.intiff f1s desori'bec1 :1.s a fir-a oa;rryinG on 1:n.,.sil1ess in Dnr es Sn-12,c.m:. I·~ is now not il1. ·dispute thn.t tho pl~1tiff is 110·~ a pn,tJ..,;1~1s.1iip firo and tl::.::-..t it was not ~ registcrec1. 'Ul'lcler· ·b1:a Business Hru.:ies (Rec;istr2..tion) 0rc.inru.1oe_, Cap 213, hereinafter to be :referred to as "otlX' Orrli1U1nce"• Mr• Kescrlri.., laa:i."ned oounse1 for ·Jihe defenclc.-i.n·h oonpney, hns suboittod, r,s a prcli.-:u.nnry point, thn.t -:-siven thoso faots this suit is not na:i.nt2JJ.1ol:Jle end should be -disr.nssed with oosJlis, Mr• Kesaria h~s l:lado refe:renoo to section 4 of our 0rdinM0G rnc1 to the deoision in tho Kenyc111 or.so ~'! Velji Arjon Pat,9..i v Nationnl. C9n;1¥"ooto~e (1954) 21 EACA 39, wl1.erG the Court of .ippeal for Ea,stern ~ior.. held, at page 41, · app~e11t~ i.J.pon j_)cyiilG attention to oe:r tnin pr0Visio11s of the Registration of Business lfnnas Orc1.:i.11ance of Kenya, herein..1.fter· :i:01'01Tod to M the KGeyan Ordinanoe, tl1.:i.t en il1divid11<:--il. has no :r:l.;3'ht to il1sti-'ru,Ji;o lotral prooeodings in his business l'lC.D61 anc.1. that if su.oh proooedinc-s c'XG :i.11sti tuted thoy rire irrsc.,-'Ula:r ~.ncl t1:Gre is no jurisdi0Jliio1~. to hoa;r tb.co 4 Unlike 1-u-, Lcldin., lcarnocl counsc'.!. for tho plni11til't, I hclVO had tho oovtintl3t1'e of ro[',(lillG both our 0rclinru:100 n.s well a,s ·tho ICenya.n OrdinMOO and I an sn.tisi'iod ·~hn,t tho two loci::.lo.tions c:1ro si..-:rl.lr-.r in torose For instnnco seo·hion 4 of our Orclinmoo which nclccs 2.11 9Xl)ross I rcquironont . thc.-,,t <:.Very business :fL.-.:i mc1 every :L"'lclividun.l h2.Vi11G c lJl['.()o of business in Tanznnia Bnc.'i. 02l:':l:'y:i.l'JG on 1msiness undor n. business nmo should be registered, is in pori nr,;'oari~ vii th section 4 o:2 tho Konycn 0rc"411.nnoo.. I thoref'oro rc.spoctful'.cy- <'.[;Teo with Mt• Kosl:'.ria. l;~_:,.r,;t tho Court o!f Appc:icl. dooision in the on.so ho hr.s .Jitocl is binding on tltls oaurt• Rofcrenoo has boon nooo to thG 1Jrovisions of ::10otion 15(1) of our Ordinance C11.C1. lt.-. Lakha. has n.skod this oourt to OJ}Gl."<'..to the ].lt"oviao t:1oroto Md grnnt the pln.:intiff tho rolici' providod --thoro:i.11. Sootion 15(1.) is in rcspoot of tb.o c1isability of n. person who is in c1o:('C1Ult of' fu.rnishing a stntonont of pi:'Ztioula:rs or of orzy- cha21r;·o in po:rtiottlc;i."s a11el has, I think, rof'orenco to sootions 6, D ond ll of our Ordinant,o.,. It providos as followt.n 11 ifuorc flJ.'JY' fi:rn or parson by this 0rcli..11nnco - 2 ·- roquirod. to furnish 2., stc:'GG.oont of pc.;t"tioulars or of ~ Ohc'\tl(;C ilt · p.:-rliculars sho.11 h2.VG □ od.G dofnult in so c1oinc, thG:i.t tha rig-hts of' tlmt do:f'rn.utGT unde:r or nj.~sil-ig out of cl\Y 0011tr.:ict ;:iooe or enterocl into 1Jy or on 1)ohalf' of suoh dofaul- tor in rolo.:'don ·i;o the business in. rc.spoot of tha oa:rry:i.ng on of wrJ.oh pmiou.icrs wor_o Jl.Gquirod to bo furnishod o..t DriY' .ti.no while he· ts in d<(fault s11.all not lJe anforcoc.:blo by 2.0tion or other.' loi'iil prooae- ding whctho~ in tho 1nwL"1osa nano or 0JlihGrwisa1 Proviclod al~eys as follows-:- ( a) Tho dof?..ultG:ro Lk,W apply to the court for roliof <\sains~ tho c'l.isoJ)ilit;1 itiposoc1 by this section, and. the court,· 011 ".)oinG ~atisfiod thl'..t -hho d.Gfnul.t wa.s n.odiclontcJ., OX' duo to inadvertoi1oo, or sane othor suffioieitt 02.U.So or thc.t on other c;round.s it is just nrtc1 sc,i.,.u.:kµlc -ho grant relief, ~ey gri?.nt suoh rol:i.af oithar conorc:llyt or 2S roepoots criy portioular oont:l...c1.0.,.;a, on ooncli·~ion ot tho costs of the applio~ti01l 1Jaing pQ.d by tho dof aul/4;~, unless . tho oaurt 0JiihG:;.11•r.i.so orders, and on su.oh othor condi~. tions (if ~ ) 2..s tho o~urt ncy irlpose. • ... .,. u••••" I hm-e o~o:i:"u.tcy- eonsidorod tho applioc.ti.011. o.nd I ·ree,-:imt to sr,.y th..."'..t I CJ:l not propnred to opcrato the proviso, bcOl'.use, c..s Mr·• Kes£'.rla hM o1JsGrVcd. tho plail1titt ho.s obvious~ 1)oon tc::xc'ly c..1::out J.;he nn.ttor. As :r.~. ICcf:1ai'ia hc.s poib.tacl •out, ·•the o'bjootiall m1,s tclton ns a suhstantiv~ ground i.11 tiio Written Statonon:b of . Do:fonoo 'l'rhioh i'TM filed in this Court f'.S lollls a{jO t:.a 29/4/G7, a.· copy of v~uoh 1-ms du:cy, sorvGd on tho oounsoi for tho pl~1tif-l in good tine• But the Pia.inti.ft did not m.ilr.:e cny c.pplication for tho relief in ·qu.ostion until tho hear:f.ne of t~s ,:. suit. In tho result I sustn.in tho dcfcnd2.21t•s objootion and ciJ,Swiss this suit and grant tho oosta to tho dof'ondant. Deliverocl in Court. ·. -~ Lnld10 for tho Plo.intitt . Mr ICos:::-.rir!. £or tho· Deferidmt CoDP2-l\V• - ~,~-3-~ t ___ .. , - - - . (D.P •IMPIG.uNO) ..TtJDGE 10/6/1900 ..