19940218 TZHC Dar es Salaam

•. . Q (" 0 ·O r: ,0 ~ o o O O o O o O O O O O • fil'PLI CiJfl' Salehe Tanga was appointed by the Jligurm,.i I'rimary , C,urt Da.r , -es- Salaam to be the administra;bor of the EBtate of Tariga Jumbe on the 22/6/92e Tiie deceased 1-Ti10 died intestate loft behind a widow and 9 cl.1.ild,ren., Right from the vory start of the proceedings at the Primary Court t.b.e widow M:wajuma Saleh and the majirity of the children opposed the application of Sa,leh 'I'ai,ga. 'Ihe Primary Co1,::ct despite the opposition of t11e widow and the majority of the children a:p1)ointed Saleh Tanga and hoped he would work b.e;,.d in \1and 'with his mother to administer the estate. In on ap:;;>eal lodged to t2? :'".siTict Court t:b.e widow compla,ins atsainst the order of the ?r~11--ic"Y Com~t and goos on to point out that the appellant and his ,,istc_ ,_. ' ,>· /s:..,a ;1r0 :,oi;3e1 against the rest of the family and have .1c1isarrb"Jli6~ ::,,To_,::':::--t::.as , of~ by -l;he deceased such as sham ba9 iron ;:;bee ts . Jl I ti::..ei". 5 wcl:i er•,:; -~tt :11. "' ~locks, di cycle 9 radio and furniture o l:'inally :i_ t is intina,tG cl. the,t the appellant wa;.:i:ts to sell the house L.1 ,J:::.cl1 tb.e :r-0st of t:J.e family lines. T'.u.e District court ai c;_e~- due c,~ ,J-i.d.orati m rf the complaint of the ,r;l.dow l'GVoked tho c;>.ppointmont of tho ap:;_)Gllanto T::.e appell?~t is· 866-rieved. In this cou::.:-t tlle ;:wpellant seeks for a;.1 order to restore his a]?pointment and indicates tt.at he w:iuld lUrn thG house in 1m.ich the rest of the family lives sold so that each hei:,: receives his s}lue /(}0000')0(I02 .,... \ 2 ~ ~ of the property left by t>.e cl::::cea.sed. T.:~e respondent Mwajv111a Sci.leh roitarates tLe :re::-o,SonB r.).o (;_;o;vo at t:1e lli.,Jtr:i.ct Cs:mxt and emp;.:asised t>e faci; tJ:,at tJ:e J.a;::;t bo:cn o>ild i:J £\_,ed o:::J.J 15 ;;ree,rs oJ.'ld dependS whololy on l1e1·0 ;]},.s 11011de1°::, 1·bc,t will befa.J.J. >.01° and L$r 101st born cl-::.ild if t!.e fari1ily .·~o·cl~;;e :i.u soJ:do T:.10 first qv.estj_on to 2'.Ck is 1l'.et!:.er t:. o loarned appellate Dii:,trict M.a.2,i:,;trate vh. 0 ,::; Jc.,:.,tif:i.eC. to revoke; t'. .e, a:::i:::iointment of V,e ap;;ellant as administrc,to:c of t;·.s estate o L.oooj~dhJ.G to So 2(e) of the 5th Schedule to Er\_;irJtra-teo Courts Act a I'r:i.ma.ry CoUJ.•t is ernpowere d, to revoke any apgojntment of an adE1i11:i.st:re,tor for a :::~ood and suf'ficent cause w1d require t' .e ::u1T0nder of a,."cy· docu.men t ovidencin.; 1.:.i:-:J appointment 1: o A fortiori a DistTict Cou:rt on a:p:P0al :.,.as t>.e :power to revoke the ap:pointment of eJ.'1 admin;i_s tr 2,to:r f o:r o, good e.nd sv.1licient couse i In t~"-0 present case taldn,:; into aocQUJ'lt t;~e fe e.ro c::::x>ressed by t:".e widow and t.7:c.e interest of ·f:o reut of t>c childl.'en j.n t:0 estate tb.ere was in 1J1.;y view a ,jood Jnc~ mrfficient cause to >,J(G t; e appointment revokedD 0 Tl1e appellant 2;.:p:i,3a:-c0 to -t~_ink tJ::,at t:~o revocation l-;.as mea,Ylit that l,.is motter is now t':J; ac1ruinistrato:r of t:ie ootate o T!.1at is not the effect of the Distr:i.c:t Co(1.:rt. :iud_$111on-to T';G effect is to leave it open to some otor mumbcr nf t:.:.o family to a:;?J?ly to be appointed tJ::.e administrator of ,/.c cc t: 1 , F'or rear:rnns spelle(~ 0t:ct ,,~y;vc, tt.e ··..-o~BqJ. j:• disrnissecJ. w.i.tl:. costso '_,..--•-- -- .L ,. T .R-., C:G.Cf~ TUIX:'B 1 -o ~ o .:i o o o3 'i"·,, 1:,1 11[ - •. --~-- .111!11 t - 3 Judgment ToJ.ive:cecJ in -tlLG pJ:ese.noe of t>.c appellant in L. J oH o Cl:TIJ A JUI,GB 0 .it Dar es Salaamo Date~ b