19920827 TZHC Dar es Salaam2

J .!N THE !II<r·: COURT OF T.AN.:JI.NJ:1\. AT ~ ;§§ SALA;AM PO CIVIL APPE.llL NO. 44 OF 1990 SAID TIIMBUKA APPELl ·1UT versus .w.m:rn RAJABU RESP0N7)~ 11T On. l()th A¼tU,SJG,, •20~, MUSTAFA BIMBOKA died.. At tho time of '.)is doa·i;h, he had tiro 1·rives. One of these, Jl.SO:nit:rr :F;.'4r.Ji.B, applied for and was appointed tho a.dministra~i::: of ·i;he ,atato of hel' late husp~nd over objeotions of soma o:? tho ohl.ld~·en f>f la·i;o MUS~AFA HIMBUKA.. Tl.10 e>bjooting group wa.a led by SA.'::DI J:erJST.tu~\. m:MBUKA.t the. appolla.nt in this appeal. As noted above, ASmWtt RUAB wa.s ffll 12&1 H.Q~]2er ,,_'J!l§l -e,ppoii:1tod. by the P:d.11u1xy Couxt, Ifak:axa, IG.lo;-,17)el'O Disfa·ict tho Giuni11istratri:e of tho e::/11aJlie of MUSTAFA B.D'.iBUI~ The sarc1e v~t tn to distribute the os..,mto of the said MUSTAFA JJI.DJD!{A ::litot having OV01'1'uled a claim of ownership of one o:Z hC)uscs by L:.\~ lfi.JSJ:.A:D'J\. lWIDUXA (DW3).. SAIDI MUSTA1J1A ETITI31T.!J.. a,ppcalod to ·f.\c Distric·~ Court of IG.lo:i1bcro- Dist:rict sitting a-'.; I:.fok.ara aga.::.~1st t.hi.s c.lC'Oisian. On ,9,tl\ JH+.Y• ;i.288, this appeal was a.bandonod,, . Mr. Mral~a, leax1wcl advocate for the apl)ellan-ii subni ttc:-:ls ·~ tt r havo ~ a1Jo11don all our grounds of appeal but 0.11.l,Y' one rc~ar:ding the poi11. G . tr! law. Und0.1: a..18(1)(a)(i) of the Mag:i.sti:atos Courts Act wl1ieh p:rovidos that a Prtmrry Court shall have no jurisdiction i11 ~ proooocli..'l'l.&;s aff ooting the ti tlc in any land registc:i:: cd under tho Land RegirrtJ:a.tion Ordinance. :fore is a. !JC::"rl.ficato f'>f Right of 8ccu.pru.1.a,:r in respect of a house an Flot . No. 247 B1.00:: 0 Ifalta.ra Minor· So·~-i:;lcaont issued on 15/6/81 which is one o:c -'.;he property in -'i;l1e osJi;ate of tho deceased Mustafa llii.i1lJU:;;a. So i.n view of tJJ.c.t eccUon the mattcx ought to have been bxot1.ght :i.11. tho DistricJc C.turt. We arc t'h..Gro:foro att'lx11i tting that the ].)J;OOOcdings should ~ c,(IUl.Shed and. the mattcx heard de novo in tho District Court." . • :; . ,,. . .:,.-,.. J .. ;,., :·~ '.. Y, .~ .• ';. , -2- Mr0 Kashu.i-nbtigu, lo2r11ccl advocate for Aff"u1UFI RAJ1LB'C 1 the appointod ac1uhti.S"t:catri:x: of tho estate o~: mJSIJ:i.1\.,1:'A R!J.ffi'U:CA. supported the view oocprossod by Mr. ~!i,r81~Lsw.1gura.. 'L:10 f:i.:rst ~P?Ollato c0ttri ~ulcdt " 1)()-'i;h parties ngrcc tha-t tJ.1.c -',;:dcl flJ.s •ou:rt had no jurisdiction ·i:;o ;.,.oar th.is su:t:t in which a part of the estate pr~)cri;~r nmnoly a house is ai tuc.tcd on a XCG'istercd lond, the trie..J. 001..U't prooccdings ore hereby quashed. The parties arc at liberty to proocod afresh in a court of oompctcnJ,; jm'isclic-tion if they so wish.. 1f T\10 submission l)j" Mr. Mt,rakD.sungu.ra had no basis in laxr 4 I eou:rt ha.d juxiscliotion -'i:;o hondle t:10 probtvbe matJi;cr .. It 1TO.S M realization of this. ·i;hat Mx. Knshumbt'.[;11 applied for the r1vicn ~ t11c first n.ppellatc 1s court decision o:f qu.r..shing -'Gho tria::. Oo-t.U:t'1a d.ocisi~ '0ti gs_-'i;I, lia,yCD1b9r• 1982 -tho ;eixot. c.,ppe~te court s·tated& " In v.tow of tho su1:mission ;!le.de bj.. the applicontfs advocate tJ.ris 001..u:t is sa:iJ.s:Zied with the reasons pr•J; :Zoi"traxd tha-'i; J1t1.c l'Llling of this cottrt 11i·;;J1 O<l!lscnt by both oounsol that tho tricl. 001..u:t ha.d no jurisdiction to hear the o:rigi~-utl mat·~o:r lTas oontrnry to lro-r ~ 'I accordingly order th2-t -~ho miginal app~-il. in the matter m~.5 of l9C8 should be ~cvivod ond be ho a.rd ancl dc·~cr.ati.ncd m its na~its. No erdor is maclo ~s to costs.ff !'Tho :~ovivod" e.,pp~l ifas on 11th Mrix~Ii,.122£ d i ~ d iti.t!l (}OEf·AJ fF nen apPcD:rN'lOo of the appellant. ~10 appeal to JLihis con~t iJ nQt against -'~h.o d:i,.r;[.nissal of the "rcvivod11 appeal i.o. th.o 17-th • ~l'1.t'cll, 1990 d.ocisiani it is ~nst ·fuo clooiston of _g5th l~oycw~i ~ ' Tt-re grounds of f'..ppoal have been filed 1).Y Hr. }tvra.kasungu:i:a fm SAIDI IIDIBUKA. "I. The Loamed Pr:tncipal ni,.stxiot Ma.gistxa.tc o:,;~·od in law and in fac-'li in invold.ng tho provisions of the Civil P.r-.cccl.eyc Code, 1966 when the proper lc.u applicable for ll.ppoals and matters origj.11.a;~ing :f:r:om JlA1.1.o P-.cimnxy C"u.rts was .,li11c Oi vil Proood.urc (Appeals in Proooadinga ori&,im~:~ing in .J -3- Bl:imro::y Couxt its providod in ,. G.. N.312 of J.964. 2. 1!.ic Learmid Principal Dis-'Grict Ma.gistrdo 1 or::cc1 in law and in fad in Iov.tcwing t_i.o ma;i;·~o~ whon it had no jurisclio•cion." ,. J3cf ore ,ae, itr. lltralcas1x,1gura olaboxntcd on the -~ro f:. l ,d grou11.ds of appeals submitting on -'i;ho second grounc1 of appo21 ';1iat tho P--"~por court ·:f o:r the xoviow was tho High Cou.r·:; ru.1c1 nb ; tho District Oouxt. Mr. MtvakastU1@,'Ul'a did not ad.w.noo his Q[;SO by pccifioa, ho 1-Tas contoht 1i':i:l;h gcnorall tic~ as blttlinod al)O~io, Mr,, Jre,sl1~1b~-iu, . iii 1ttopiv subrtittod ·that tho ~edl was timo ba.r:rod c:~s it had l:>ocn tiled i~90 ·":' more tlid.n 45 clo$s after: ·i.hc decision had boon ~i 23:r-c\ Ap~il, ~ cp 25tl} Nov~g. 1 J989,.,· Rb wont on .,i;o st1.br1i:1/i; -'d1at ·::,he High Oou;rt h::il ponc~_s to rovisc lnri. not ionow the dccisi<111s of the Diat:dc-'.; Court. IIc P:,:tlJ'od for the cli::titlssal of the llPPCtw. wi-~h oos-G:,.. b:1 the qt,tcs-'liion ot t:lc appeal haviiig 1)0011 time barred, M:r. lvlliaI:l:l.oungura r,ubnrl,·~·~oEl J~mt -'i,h,o ti,ppollant had_ come to lca1'11 of the decision d 2!ithJro-,·~lb~, ... ~ .• c..1 iat Ap:dl, J.990 ~ i;~gJ_t{tgl,y: took ei.cps -'~o appeal to this oow:t~ Tho record shows th2.:;; ·i;b.c appeal was :N.lccl ·'-lll- ~ Am.i l,t 19.2Q. and. no-~ on 23x'd J\.pril, 1990 as sub:ni ttcd by it:. K,_'\fiihurabugu Ol' 24th. .Ap:cil, l990 µ.s. submi ttod 1Jy Ia .. llt,rakasui'lgl.U'a. I have dcli1Jora;i;cly detailed tho chcqu.c:c·ccl history of -',;!Jis oaso far on.so of w1.c10:r1;riiru.1cli11g it and to sec j_f Hr~ ICasl1ur11bugu. 1:1 stt1Jr,1issio11 of -~:10 appeal havine; been time barred is borne 01.,\t. Tho r"so:rtl bc~s OL1.·~ -'i.b.o submissio11.~ ~ the ;record furthor shous ·;;hat -the c:.)pellont 1 ll.D!'l an 25/11 /89 been repxoscntod by his y0Lu1gor b:i:o"lihcl! Hn.ss~:11. Htud;o.:/:~, Ilimbulm (DU3). The :2i:rs.,c appellate cou:rt maclc the decision 0:1 tllo Stw7.c fuW• It is !to·~ correct thn/i: the appollrur~ ooao to la10w c:f -'i.his d.ooj_ijion on Ist Apxil, 1990. I thus holcl t:w.:~ ·;.1.:!.~S appeal is ·-:Um.o ba.r:rccl. It is c1isnri.ssod 1rith costs. lll1c .effect of c1ianissing tho appeal is upliolcU.11.g the clco:;.cio11. ot -~he .,i;rial colll't -~hr:,:~ had been nadc Ol"l. 12th. ll,o;v:cn1,:Rcx, 198'.t,. Cl ~.l-ig tll.l'ot'lg1_1 -the proccocl.ings, tliat court hacl in -'~he p:.:ooess ri1ad.c t\ro pro~cdu:ral errosa t:1.0 r,mttcr before it 1rn,s f o:.: -'lihc n,ppointi:1011-'.; of a.11 rldin:ilri.stxatrix of the cstak of MUSTiJ!'A IffiDJUICA.. The cou.:c:~t did more -'~an tha-'i; -: ~~. ~<m~ on to hcnx and d,c·~.c~~ .~ objocti.011 ov·or £1J'l inal1.-1.m.011 in-'i,o -~~1c crrGo.:~c of -'iihc dcccasocl o:Z a ~J.Ottsc :clm;:ncd -~o :1avo bQ0~1 ""110 pxoperty of Y.:faSSANI MUSTf.Fli. ITIHBD1CL (:1J1T3) 1 an.cl mo dis~~z:32.1.~ :th,o. Sfid os·~v/i,c> '11ho followed Ol' adop-'~d procotluro ·,as irzoS'U,1ro:. The court shonlcl ~ ha.vo dotcrminccl a·~ t.1.rn:c sto.gc :;.1ic e,pplioa.ti021 · for the appQ:i.11tnont of an o.dminstratar of -~ho estat<. nf rflJST..'I.FA In:MBUI{Ao Once -'vho 001.,U't a.ppoin.,i;s the acti1inistrator ·:;hen it is ·te that nc1minist:-cat0l' that is left the clu.ty -'1;0 clistribu-ct "tl1.<3 cs-'-.ate of tho deccn.sccl .,,o the entitled. In tho the trin.l cou.x-'v S:.1ould first hiwe clc·~onaincd t;_1e issu o:~ 1rho uns to be appointccl -'lihc ndministra.tor of the cstc.:l.c of :t-:W$1LI1'A ::~TID3U:UI..,. Ifoving appointccl ASUMIWI MJABU' as the 0C.ministro:triz of -'.;he os·~atc, 1-~ should hcvc lott to her tho duty .,GO c.1.ist:d butc it, O'.ijcc•~ion p:r-occcd.ings by -~he a,ppcllnnt should -'.;hen havo been clcc.1 t scpozt'.to1.y. In this rcspcc·t it· hn.s been hc1d by· -'Ghis oou:r-'u thn.t n, ec})'.'.XGto 1'a.so file be opcncc1. fa: au.eh Pl'OOOcdings ·... c. vi<ll·T ·l;h2,t I do nr -'i; s.hnro. i. I hold tho:'.; such r.. stc~ enhances protif'iQc:~011 of li·!;igc.:'... Lon.s ond. ie too tcehnicc-.t ~- r;~n~ cf'~ ,-:,ZbM.t"io-i:-.e:~ b~,- -l;h..c : :i:•:t~~ . Oou.rts. But n.o s·~n.-~cd cJ)ovo, the tricl cot'.Z:ti'-·Tfl',;od mruw iost'es togothcx~ T'J1csa orror:i I hold did .not -Dc.czi.siOJ.1 c.. 1i1isonx:ringc of jnstico or in wy wcy projttdioo o.,ey of tho poxtics r:ml ccrtninly ~ the e,ppc11~t. 'J!1c pro-tics b1c,ir whn.t wn.s at issue 2,ncl presented their e:~scs :f:\.tlJ.y., On the mn.tcric:.1 before the court, the n,~)poi11tme11t of .l~S'mur Ri.JABU ns the n.dmi11is..,.;I2,-'.;rj;c of the ostn:k of ItTSS:.ti3'A IDHBUict. un.s ~-;J:oPQr. Al.so proper1 ~1. the evidence before i·~ 1r2.c ·~ho diomisscl. o:Z -:;ho elclm by nr3.. ~- the. diatributn.JliiOll ot ·t:.10 cstc,-'iie by the ·i .tid . court instcc.d of st t.':l<l ap:p~ntcd c.d.miltla..,.;ra,'txix \T~s n,o-'r ~OJ.::--:::1:'.i the 1~ puts thn,-'li dttt~r on the ndministrr,:'i;Q.T who lrd;cr ~i-'lllrln_ upocLHod I• poriod in the ltlt) .reports t~ court 011. how t!1.a:t du-',y hr..cl boon (3.isohoxgodJ and fw:·i:ihcr the triol. Q0,1.trt lmd. 110~ dis:t:ti~tccl -'me os·i:irt.tc properly i.e. in o.ccordnncc wit:1 the :t'elcvruit le;;r. The lCJr nriplicnb1c i·n the distr1bt\"~Ol1. of the es-cr:k ot MU.::TAFA IID-IBUXA is Islcaio ltil·l'• The talmnic 'lmt. of i11hcntoncc could. be very tcclurl.ccl. In -'i;ho pxcf.lon-t .oo.sc, the cstc.tc wn.s not clistl:'f 7)utad ' ~ 111 accord.nnco ui·~:.2 -'i;hc/i; l~r., . The dis,ci;bt.t·~ian. never cfonsicloj;ccl uho ll'cro the real hcixs under the Islamic lclT ... even the W.,.(i:1'1.i tlc:,d were I '-. . :· . givcin somotltlngs. '1!1.0 die~ri bu.ti on ua,s i10-'.; done in co-i,1plin..1cc with .~: ! _I -5- the oxdmnod por"tionsi quotas were not ii.1 accordanc ~ wit!.~ wha-'li -'i;hc Holy Q..1l'an dictates and lastly, J.;hc clistri outio.. was no-'a 00i11plctcd as :i:~ s>.ould have been done, ·- These axe p1 :,i)c:d;ics pu-'G aside for Li.so of :lihc very young hcix·s up to the Li.mo they booomc aduUs when that property was then to be dist:!:' .bt.,.tccl~ 1 rr'his approach is nowhere in the '8-u'ru.1 mxcb,o:dsod. T.:1, c1Y;;i:r·c os-i;2.to sho1.1lcl. hav-o boon ·dist:ributcd to all that axe o:J~:i.tlccl to inhcti t under tho QJ.ran; tho minors r slwxcs 1rould thc:1 :111vc l)ocn l . ~ after by a tri:1,Er~oo up to the time thr~-~ minor becomes an LclJ.11"~. Tho mainto·nanoo of -~hose minors a:rc taken oaxc of out of the i:i: inhcri t.Dncoc sec 'E.10 HolY Q.l;'an, er.-.: 1.~t :r JJ'ol.tl:& Ni s, :.::·. vc'0; :cs 2 ~ 35,. Tho Islomio law of inhcri tan.cc is VCIY dctaiicd o.nc~ epocifio .. The appointed ildministrn:tru: I!l!:\Y B.Qi be aoC[ltnintcd Hi th :tho clotcils. Sho is thus aclvised to seek cxpe:rt opinion of the Muslh: foholaJ:'s on this eubjcc•:;, llillGIATA c..auld bo -..~ 11.anc\Y' in such hd. cs. The trial court is c1skcd to assist the acl.nu.111.s-'_;::rat:d.x to con·~ ~o-~ BiulllA'l1Jr. on the issue 2,nc.l. ·i;o Ji;h6l be gi vcn tho cltli;cils 'of what the tlocor"sod estate is compooocl of, tho value of tile cs·~o,·i;cj list of tho hchs ru.td their gcndor (male or f cmalc) and -~heir :relationship -'i;o -~he dcccoscd c 11 g, tti:Zc, daughtc:r, son, i"i1o"lihoIJ fa:iihcr etc, :JA:'JTA}A would trork ouJG who gc·Gs what in complfa.nco wit:1 ·l;hc OI'wiincd. q;.1.0-~e.a for ·hl1c tt.dminis.,li:cc:,tr:b: -'Go distribute. In smnt11ury, t!1c appeal is di smi osod nHh. cofd;s,. T~1 1 - ~~~1poiniiucn!:, of ASUMiliJI RiiJ'i{i}U as the administ:ro..tri:;: of -'Gho osfa,to of ;.ru[::L'i.:;?A !¼]. as tho distribtr;;;i.011 of' the· cstntc of lW11.1-'\l:'A l'IEIBUIC.'1. is u.phcld4 HUIBUKA was no·~ c1.onc in accordanco wHh -;;:1.0 IIolY Qxron, i ·~ L:; ;Jc·i; n.oidc and the [1):1.mi1u.st:ratrix o.sltcd to ilwolvo 'BAIOATA in ·t1.is c:cotciso on above mon·aoncci. lines. JUDGE 27/8/92 Gor~. - Rµ.bnma, J. Pm·i;:l,cs · n.hsen-'i; .Jt'\dg1ncnt deli vcroc1.. ••••••./6 '-· . ,_ . • - 6 9.ldor1 Tho Rcgistrn.t' is hereby t1.skcc7. to ooimTilliUl d.tc tho decision af tho cou:rt to -'chc parties, ~~,J':.·-----,"" ~ -- -'\:.::. ~~- :k ,:,.,.__,. YJIHI'A au:mlu JUDGE 27/8/<)2 \