20100212 TZCA Dar es Salaam1
The court found that the applicant failed to act with sufficient diligence and did not provide a satisfactory explanation for the inordinate delay of 19 months in filing the amended record of appeal. The delay was deemed inexcusable, and the applicant did not meet the threshold for extension of time.
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- Citation
- 20100212 TZCA Dar es Salaam1
- Parties
- Applicant: Tanzania Ports Authority; Respondent: Presidential Parastatal Sector Reform Commission
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 12 February 2010
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to File Amended Record of Appeal
- Outcome
- Application dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Extension of Time, Defective Decree, Amendment of Record of Appeal
- Source Language
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Parties
Tanzania Ports Authority
Applicant
Presidential Parastatal Sector Reform Commission
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Application / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to File Amended Record of Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant has shown sufficient cause for extension of time to file an amended record of appeal
- 2 Whether the delay in filing the amended record of appeal was inordinate and inexcusable
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that the applicant failed to act with sufficient diligence and did not provide a satisfactory explanation for the inordinate delay of 19 months in filing the amended record of appeal. The delay was deemed inexcusable, and the applicant did not meet the threshold for extension of time.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed
Orders
- The application for extension of time to file an amended record of appeal is dismissed.
- Costs to abide the result of the appeal.
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• ,t(.., . • . ' " . l ........ 55 IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF TANZANIA AT DAR ES SALAAM CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 49 OF 2009 . - - .- - .T.ANZAl\llAJ>-09.f-S-A.U:r.ttORn.¥~ ·=.w.~,............... ;......... _.__._,' di.-Pl't::reAN'f~ --· -. ... "" ·. .. - VERSUS· · · .. _ - -.. ----- --··- - - •·. --· • --,- ·---fAppl-ication-"-fo_r·Extensioffof time: to-:hle Am_efl~~g ·--.. ·- · -- - · --- · .• , ......cc~,::.: .:: : :.: ,, _ •· · - - Record of·Afipeat:conta in ing Am end e_d~O-ecree l'ro m·· · · · - · · · · · ·: ·· · ·-·-··'.-~_:________ ~---·---·.-··-.th~. pe_~ision ~rif"tne-High·Court·:Qf-:T-:anz~!'l}<?::;~J-_J;>ar-.es.:Salaam)_~-- -·--=-:----- -:--- . ____.,_\ .... :· . ~. . . ... -.- .. ....•·.: .: __ - . ·------·-----·----- ···- ----· - .- -- -~-·~· ---~-;:;::;-·-::;:::..- :-· · .·=::-7 : - - -:: _·::c - _ ·- . • {MibilvcO, l-Lc-~ ~~~-...:c~. _ ; : ••. .- · ·-· .. ":._ ;r x:::~·:: :~~--: ~:==·: ~-~ated_tM _°:_~~~ :o_o_~--·· - ~ ~ = • c . c c e--:-. •·· -~ - - ·-- - 1~~:y · Civil ·Case No~ 101 of ;200·5 .· .. - . . . . . . --------- --------·---· . . . RULING OF tHE COUi<T .... · 25 th January, & 12th February, io10 .............-:··-·· ......... .. ·. The Respondent herein,. had. filed --~f-·smt· in-the· High: Qqµft _oJ _ ... _ • - • -• • ••• - ~ ••- • -- • ~ • - • ,:.. - • ~ - ,n, ~ • • • , • • • • • Tanzania, at Dar es Salaam (Civil caSe No. 101 of2005) against the .f); ,= ::~AT)piieailt; incfi:Tfe·pres]Oefi"tlal-Parastataf sector-Reff)ffll ¢6minjssi0n" - , .•. -. -·. - · -,~,:--~~~-.--:.-:==ror:.•neglig~nce=tbat. • lgcJ,.tQ _,IP,?.?~·2-·_og,_· · - 9 dulteration ,of its -~~---··'..'.,., h-~;--=-•••-=-,--~--:r-=--,,.~.-~:r· cargo..._..... The ,...· ... . _- .- -.- .:. ·. ;: ::~i' -~ApJ)li{oant:]ad;Jn th.~~§~[11~, suit; filed a counter claim agaiost the · · ______, - - -··-·····---·,:·--·· .::·.:c.:..--:;:~;.::-:...::.:.-';;:::.• cc_·: ..:...=.·::...---:..c:·...c.•·=::.·:·.·-·•;,;; __~·.:.:-:··---.~~..:·.·_____ ... :. .. . / · ·...·..·.••.• ··. ··•·Ri;sponde:nt. D ri 18'" May, 20117, the frfaI court (Mihilyci; ]) entired" - - -- - - t . .. . . . . . . . . --.· . -· ••,•-··- ··-·------· ...--. ··:'"--·-_-_·- -·-· ·-··":. ---·· -:·-· .... ---- ...· .. . ... -··-. - .·- .. judgment for the Respondents, . and~di;_~ii~~~d th~---~oun-ter cla(m .. ' .. . .... SG ') L,. - ... Tile Respondent \Na'.: .. :.- Fieved, and so, on 21st May, 2007, filed a Notice of Appeal that c:::mrnenced Civil A12Q.~9.l_NQ~..9.Z_of-200.7.... -,:-::;;--_-::~.....:-~7-·-·-.. -.~:-:-::c·::c-----:-··:- - ·.·--c· ···•-,··••"· -···-··· ·:-·-··-:···:.. -: - :· ··.·:.:-·-·: .::: ;'":-~,c:-.--:~:·-:--:--·:::::. - .. . ...... . ... . . . . . .. The appeal was set for her:ring in . December 2008; Before the - ~-~-----~"---11·eanng ~1neRespondent filed· a-~p~@Um+nary~~~inst the- . -. ··:-.:..... :·.:· . · .--.----. - ·• - _.·.··.·~ --~---·~-·-~:~-~ t.:~>,;_~~~~-,~-:~~-.:~-~-~:~~·~-~---·:.~-.::-:;:..- . - ----· ~:...~,~=-.;~--,='=~ .·co_mp.e_[ebc.yJ3TEh~weaHA-it~.:rmirrg--datect1-:3 th }ebruary1 2009.._th~_ -· - ... -- --:-;.;-.:... ,. :. --.. .-~;_._ ______ . . . _ .-"-·--------------=--=--=-·- .:.:. .. :. -=- - - --··-- - - ·..---_- ·-:--··· --·. ·- -- :·---------·~--~- - - ------' - -: ~ . -~ - -· - - . -~~-~~~~~.~Cou1i_upheicffhe--i;>reffmi·Aar-y··::0·bjectibn.;·--i=he~ rea~gn_:.fgr_.foe.:~cour.ts:~ ...-..... . __:_~-=--·. ;:c._.·.c=.· · - · - · · - · -~-· --·-·-····------··--·~-.-~·~c.--=~-- -· . t. ... .. .. -:-::---::--: ·-··· ·~- . .- . -- : ..... ---- --- . .. .. ... _. ~·_:· ~ -.·~-:-. ::~~:.deiI:s•ieA~·:~is~-.e~nta:ifred::~---;n ~:pag~~ =10Tana~·-1y·.-of~ the_,_.ruling:· rt ·is ..... ...,."y-__·· :,i:-~-c-:.c -Wor;tl:iwJ:iJe.~q-LlGting,.ctR.at-,,19a-rt~,0f4he,.rt1Hflg~-~ .·. 0 -- -"'- · -·---·- - - ------ · --·- ·- _.:_.·_\~-~~~;:.·:;~: .. ___ :·-~~ ... . ·:-_·_,_ ~-~- - - ..• : . ·- - -----. _;__ · -'--.---: - .• ·'t•_- __ : · __· ·"Jt is evident . . that . the .. . . decree>as . ··--.····· ' drawq - ··- up did ... -·:·.'· .. •.··: ·.:.· .- -- . ------ .nor· iepresen{"·cotrect!y . the._jUdgment as· prQ[JQun~ecJ. ... ,Tbe deeree· has ·not specified the .. ______ .._________ . .- ,.. . ··- -- . - - . ' .. . ................. ... -.- - ~ --- __ ____ .:,..:._ _______ · .. -·----·-· ...... . ,, , ,. _____ , re((?(~-!lfftJWd ·.: ... .-. ~W~. : .are .tbe1:efore. in._ etihi;iiir~e"iotailf'·-:= • • •n•-•••• ••• ; .;,:;= =-- ~~_.-:.:~-.-~;: ;,~;_:c~ ~. ~-~,-": .: .~ ~.App@FJcilx;_;iJ;cdees~:n;t~"iehif ~.==- c. '--··- --,-~-· ._:,~·- . - · · - - -----------· - ---~- __.,_____._.....;. - - - ........ ___ __, ~ , ..... ----- -- . ----~-- - ---~-----· ._,.. __ ~. -- -···-·--------· --- · .defe~t(ve as- . contended :·by Mr.··:·:/lf..q_[Q .~ .. a../2d... . .1. • . . . . .:.•.. ---·:----:-.... __ ._.... ..... . __ . ----·· - ... --·.--.- - _. . •.. -----·--:---·-,:-'"'--:-'" ..•... ··• ~-_---:7_-;,:·:-· : ... - . I . At the end c= <:~: ruiing, tl1e Court ordered: _- ~--- ___ _ ______ objec-tiGFJ.-- HoweveTr-in ·.line:· witn Lakhani's .--- - - .~.~ :._- - .;.._.. -- . ; r--- -- . ~ - . ',. -··. -'-~-_-,- ,_-~-.- - - , -_~~ - ~~~:-~:~ -:'-~: ciie/.· we·_ o~der_ that ..the.:decr:ee)Je,,.:amenqe_d-. :·~' --~~: :_-'.--~-- ----------------~---- -·· - --so -as to- comply · With section 101(3) read ... ,, .. ,, - ., '' ,, .. ,,. --- --- --- -- - - ' . - ··- -- ' ' _. ...._._ ... ___ .,..,. .. - .. :-·-;·:~-~- :.: __·. : ·:: --:·---~-___ ,___ ·together w!tli"orde1:_xx ruie_ 6(1} -o_t_~i.ii~:- '"f;Ei _______-_ _ - "_ ·' . · . -·· .. ·-- .. --·- -- -- · ··---·----·-·.-----: ·.--. ·------·· .·:··;, ... --·-·----~ .... ------------·--- .· . . . . II -7 • -i~---.-~- , ' - - - -· • • • ••• • •-.•••••••• ••• r-,••·• • • · - - • - • - • - - • _-_ _ _ _ .... - , ••:-• - {,---~~-~--~--~---.:---· ---- -- . · ----~=·:-~·.::::c.~~::~~-'.:~·:.·:~--It-is in "the spirit of the CourFs"'decisio:rf We,th1nk,-lhat the . ' - --··· -,~- :-,_~ ·:}\pp_licah_t,. hc:1s filed the present applkation· - -· - ---··- - . --- -,; on 9th -April, 2009 ur-ider . . .. ~ -._Rules 3(2). (a) and (b) Rule 8 ·Rule 1.8.(l}J1u.l.e..B§(bJ_ar.id...Rul@-.l04--Gf----:---;_ _____ - .: . · . .In this agglLcatiQQ,_the_App/ic;;ant ~~is,~·_in_·= ~-~~~nc~,:_-_$~e.kJci_g _..for--_ - - - - . ~-r-~-······:~--~---~4--:;~---:--=-~-=----····---·--· ----·-:-~: . . - - - ( ' - - extension ....- .... of . .. ·._· ___ .____ -_.•··:.- -·:• _··_•·--·.·:-- . time within which ~ to file the amended ·decree; and . . _; - - •. I••..,;_ :." ·- · •.. - ---~•~:•.•. ••-: - ,.: -- ·••• -• • ···•• • • . • :- -,-..• . --.-:.-=: = =--·=-·----- _:_-:-:--- -----= =-: ·"":"·~= -- ---- - .. -.-··· .•··-··- . .. · --~ ~~-~:-~~~~~~~~:_f~r ~~~~~ either to a.m~~~- ~h~--~~c?.rd _o~- apf~aJ~_ o~ ~<?_ry!e _a · =-··:=-~-~---·---···----·-·.·--· ___ ·-'"=·-·'··· __ . _. ____ ;___ ·_"--- ...... _.. -...:::..t'·"·'--"-:;:..~c.c:"-""-:..s. -''-"·-'-=· .:;;::..:c::::.._:..-'. .. 7- · · ' - ~ : - ~ - - ~ ~ - - .-_-fre-sli . recor9 qf_,_ q/~lP'°~aL_.4ccor.ding~t0~!=1@--·r-,J:0tiGe-=-ef~Metien, -the.------ 58 4 (a) The record of appeal \Nas filed within a prescribed period but it contained a dec1·ee which- was• -1ncons1stent with the. judgment of the trial cour~ d~ted 18th May, 2007. - --- ------·- - ..... . :,·_-:~~--~.:_;;"-:,.:..:. ~:--,~--fb)--:~th~t1:_'th:i~---Gourt--ordered--amer:1dme:Flt-,.or:;th·~::·?~i0° 9~·He~---;;0 -~ -... 0 -~- - - - ~ -~ ~ . ••-· • • i,-, •• - - ···-- • ·-···- .• • •• ""'"" •.• . . -. ----------··-------· ------- -------- - --- ..;..~.- ------♦---- •"'·_-;"'..•-'·. L - -- _. __ . . ·-·:-··. . -. ---.. --~- .. -- ---• ----. · - ··· ._· (c) · That an amended· decree· has. al_ready :been issued by the · . . . . ... ':· ~= - -~:=~~~:-~:·~=~-- ·; ·- --fria"f court ·on· the~ 20 ·rqifrd,:·:~~2qo~i/:•it1~~-t6il~tt~d:. iii-·th~ ' C th ~ .- . . . . . . . . .Applicant .. _: ~--- _:,~ __L___ .Ibe .motion was.. supported._.by_..tbe....affida)LiL_of ~Mr. .ELISA .ABEL -. ---~. --MSUYA·. . . The centre part: of the . . affidavit. ,s.:par~·g·raphs:6 . - 1 7, and _8. - ... . . '- . . . .. . . . . . ... . .··According to thO$~.. Qpragrapbs,. the-Appfie:aht=briefly-states .tnaf after.-. --. ---------··- ·- ·-=-·-~-:..~:~·~_:. ·-·· .- .. ., - - . ... -· ............ :.· ...... -·· ... ···- . . -~-- . . .. ,. ,. ,. .. ···-·. ... · -~- :amendment of the decree, a letter·was writt~n to the Registrar Hjgh -- -·---------· .-·-----·-------··-·-- ··----- .... - .............. •------·--------------------., ............ .-.---,---------------- ----·--·- .:.:,:· -•---~-••-•-•--•••-'"--~~--•••.::••••-••••,••• •--••:•_•_-•; •----------• --•-•,• •••,-• •••-•••••• 0 0 ·----•-=-•--•·--•-•HO-••,;••·.,: __ -• •··•••• 0 -•• .·: ._-· ~ --~::. ~Court;. . . req~l~itiq_ning_ the amended deGree-on 25-t~ -p~-b;~ary 2009: The . -- -- - - - . . ·-· - --- . . :·.. ···-. ~- . . . ·- . ~--~:.'._..:,~~2lmended:-detree:·was·-jssued··on-"23~4~March·-~oo9·-:arTtton ·9th -April'"·· .. -·-- ·--·-··· ---~-· ·•··-- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009, the present application was filed. . -~/.:' f· .' ~ . . J'•. ~: :l ,' .. i At the hearing of the applica~:ton Mr; Elisa Msuya appeared to . ··- --·~,---·- ··.: ·: sufficient-=--diHgence;··· to justify···the ·- Gour-t~s--exer:cise-~o.f. ...ifs_ Judi~igl_ _~ _. -- .. ~· ..::·..- · ~dis_crebori__ ' '· to ~~ten9-,.-·time. --- He-therefore prayed· that the application be- -·- ---·.------ --·-···--·-·· -- .... __ ._ - - -------~----- ·- - -- . ..:::... -_....:.:._::_ - -- - .tb~·_;es~t~~Pi tb~ appeaL .·-· ·- ----- -----· - - c~:~:~-: -~-~~1-l~weci~and~costs.abid~e ...__ ~. ..... . :. :... . "' . . · . . -·~-:----······~-----:-·-·····-------- --·-· :The· application. was opposed by: the RespQndent. In answer to .. -:~:: --~: -- 'pa'ragraphs--6,7 and s of the affidaVlt'::~'i:i ::~~fr; ··Msuy°a:, -·Mr.'. W·alfe'r . . . . . . . . jj~~ragr?Ph:?-:J-;4~ .......,·.- .... - .... -· ·-· ;· aAd-5-ef-t:he-Ee 1:1 Rt@i:-a.ffi ciaV-i.t,.-the.Resp_ond ent shows : . - -- - .... ·-·-- that-the·~-·rec~rd was nof only _d~f~ctiv~~--~ff-rniti:o;·· but also that the ' ' . . -- :--·--c---·-~•-< •• ." ~- • • • ' :•.••• •• :_--.•, ::•: • :• • :.-~.:::•,~ •_• - • • ,u•• ~ ~ • • •' • • • :' •: ••: • •• • • •· ;:: . ·_, ~pplicar1t was inadvertent, havin.g failed to :discover the defect and . •. .. .. . . : . . . . . . . J """i"> rectifyfl19TfirtiiaVanCe. bf the 1iiiafi;;g~ithe-=a;;pe~1:..:and iF)0rclif1ati1Y --. .. :~ . . ~- . . . . . . ... .~;_;·;:~~~::' .. ..·.· ·:~·;:~~r~~e.dJrL~fflfog=tb~~--P.Jg~§.IJt ', .. ·.. ·.. - ' - . . _a.'l?QHc~tiQQ_"Without-.furnishing_·sufficient . . ::::····.: -- ·---~.-:~~'""'.'."··::·-·~-.:_:~ .,_.,. ---=-~=~-~=,~,,....,=~=··, ,---· ---· ·- - - . ·•· ... j '. ., ·- ., ----- ,. . ···-·· ---·--------···· -·· ···- ·-·- - .,., ... ' 6 Mr. Elvaison Marc,, ;.~ ·- ,.-,~,: insel who appeared for the · Respondent, ... submitted ti'.~, ·1,/l!ie he dtd .n_g_t_dispute. ~--------':.--:.---··-- .. -···· . . . ·-----------··-: ---:--::+. . thattbJs_court_ had powers to order amE:1C:ment of the l~~3_rd__o( ?.RE~al, _t_h_gt _was__ --- -----·---· -- ~".; · _,_ ---~--:--"7:_ not - t h ~__prcs~t a13~+eaoo_n- .. .__111.. ·- - I fjs view. the central - . - - .. ····- . . •-·-· ........ .. - .··_·_ ..-:_,-_a·~-~ _'.tirn~::.:it··~as--:nis ·vie'w tha(sf6ce the· -·record·:-o(app~ai w~s. defective · - - - - - - : - - - : - - - r ; - ~ ~ ~ -=.--:'--"~--~ -----·-···. -- ·-··• •.- -_. - " .... -·• . - - -- - . ..'-~ -- _! ._·_ ~- -· - .-.ir0rif:·the·-begfn'rHr1_tf,- .. - - --- . --- -- .. . . . th-at. .. was--_wh~D ·time_Jiegan 'to· run against . the . _. . . __ ·Appiicant in --~pplying -to _ fi_le a_n_ -9.0J~oded..:-r.ecord. of· appeal. In. :his .. --.-~ .... ·-. _-::-· -:----:" ---· -··- ·- - -.. _ .:.: .:view1 .19 months had elapsed from the date :of filing ·of the defective -· :. .-·. ·,. ·\• _'record of. ap.peal, to the date of fifing the ..present application. This ·.··was Jn ordinate _d~lay. But even _if_ tim~. Wq$:.to, be reckoned from the -. ··-pate :of the Court s ruling -of 13 th February 2009 the l~arned counsel 1 :..-··;>•... .,;,._"'-~ ·:we·nLon, -- Appfic~,:1~'~_con_duct ·, . :· -.... the ~ derrion.§!f~.!~Q_·:D6!hirm, b.u.t=a·patby.. ~-".·~--~"-":.-,=: .. :.. --·· -- ---·------ - .. ·-_-··-- . - : ·:·.' ·,·· .. ·. :·· . .. . . . . . ,: ··_ an·a indiligen~~-~~ca,_us~, _first it t??½}f, ~Y:~J9J..bjJJJ:_tqa.pp_ly_J9r the .·-~:::~;iiiia·~;~r~Ei ir~m .the:High Court a~rth;;;~~ft~~: ~b~a~;;~;··;~:e,~•- -· ~~ .·. •· . .. - ------. ····-------·-·-------··--·------ ________,,_____________ . ._ - ·-·----------·-·· - ... - - -----·-~-----~--~-- ~---~ -. ···--:-...,._..=-'-'-'.-·....:.:._. _ _ _ . __ .. __ ·-··---- .•. - ........ -~- -· - ._.___ . ·------~--- ·------ ... -- .. -"'---'-'--- - .. ·--·· ., ·': --:·- ·---ccipy of the amended -- - -- ---- __ --- - -__d:~<=J:e.e1-be-w.a.it.gg..._fG.r--aH@tRer--::-14-t!-ay-s'-te-f-H=-- - - - - ~ ·_.,.:. .. . 1 unaccounted for and inexcusable. To make it worse, there was no 61 7 affidavit in reply to the counteraffidavit or counsel's oral submission. -----------·:- .. '.. --· ..Like Mr. Msuya, Mr. Maro ·•. . :...::._·-----------··-:··~------ ··-- also cited . ··----·-- .... ·---~'.. a. number of __d.e.ctded_cases td .... ·-·- . .. •' . reinforce his arguments against the application. At the __eDd. otthe . --- ... - - ,.. .. .. - .. ,·--·-·- . . - .. -- -----··--------- ·--------· - . _.-·:_:·_-_ --·: ;---~s-/~ir-1tecL a-bove botn e:ouns.el - h-ave·--rererred · to- a -number of -- - .. -- :·i•••.••_ - _- ~-==-•~ - ·- - -~dec1s1oos.ofth1s. ,~-:_::~ court-in -their submissions. Iffs now time to ··-ex_;_:a_m_in_e_ ·-·------------ ·· · ;-•·c•,••L:. • ••,•: 0 • •• •• • •• •' •,•• ., . - ; • • • i ·-~- . --: ·: -,._.:-::. ··.-·.:-. _. --- - --.~--- - ... - .... .. .. those ···: .........:· decisions. ... -- .. ~- - . The first case . referred . .: ..:.. ~ ..... to is. that of HARU.NA .. ·••< '"' •'-• . . . . . . . . . . . ,. ·-•-. - •• • ~---- - - _- MPANGAO ··.. -.· .. ::- :- .- :·· & 902 OTHERS v TAN~~N1A .P_QRTLAND_ CEMENT · -CO:"lT(? (CAT}Civil Appeal No. 1-0:of2007.-(Unreeorted) In thafcase - --therewa·s an -invalid decree because· it was-'not }Jrciperly dated. ·The - . -~ . _- -· ___· ,.effe.tt-df that decision was that a defedfve . .. . . . ·:.·. . r~cord.of . .. appeal could not . . . •- .. . .. ·- . . . . ~ be .cured . .. .. . - . by filing . a supplementary . - record-of - - a12Q~9I . µncler, Rule 9-2{-3) . . . . . . .;, ... ·_: . .·o(th:e···:Rules, and that a party who finds himseff unable to file a valid -~:::::~g;;;;~l)i'rr~~, '.;~-lJresenrea-ti~~ -Coif~ -;-;~;e;;-5;' ~PTY;ng-fOr-~c---,,. . . ~ . - . . ____·_·_ --·-·- - ------·-·---------- -----------·--- ---·-----·-·-·------ ----·- -- -··. -- ~;-=:~=exterrsibn:~of~time·-ander RUie a-;:wifnTn-:WlifcB. to .·:.tile· ~a_·: copy .of the··-- _-- -:·.. . . - ----_,,,----:---· . ··decree :or a. . fresh .rec9r_g . ---- .. - . .- - --- 9.f_a_Qp_~91.__ Mr~J:'.L~ro__QJd._:not haY_e .any _ . . . . -·rese·rvaHOns ·to. the statement of the law in that case. We agree that • 8 · the current position of the la1'v' on discovering that a record of appeal . contains a defective con=:: document, is · as .fqr,:nula~~d )n ·---.-:··-----:-·,. _· .· -:--..·-_:,.--·:.:..-_:._.· -··. . . ·- .---·-- - . ---~--~~' _.· -···- ..__ ~ ····. •···-·····. - --·--·-··· MPANGAO'S case. This case was also referred to in the next case - . . . - ----·-----~- ----- ------- - -- ~ - ~- . ····-- -~-_:.:~--·~irea-oy·rvfr.- Ms-uya;· "that.qt TH_E~NJ\IE OFTH_E..IJNIVERSIB'-OE- · -~ ~-:---.~-:-: --~·;;.._~---··.-.- -~-~-- --<~:.;,-:·-:;~~---"····'·...;_-•. ·--,-:- --:---~-...---- - . ·:-·:--·-_--_... -... ~~ ~ ··-· ---·--· - .. . - · · · _ .. Appi~GatjGR-N o•.-48-0f--?Q.Q8~fL:J-Rfe130r-teEij-where--:-t:r1e~~ApJ3Hea Ai:---had~- ---_ ·~. -· .. _.,:-: __ _.. ___ ..,.,,_.· __ ..,.___ ..... - --~--·· --· ·· ... -. --- .·- - ----- ; .. -·.. . . - . - . - .... ·------··· - -------·--•-·------ . --·· .. ··---· -_-'.".'·~,--·:"·~:~~-pp!.f~d·:~~~~{~g~~nted ' .. ' ~xtensio1i-of time to·rne-an amen:ded . ·dEicree. In . - - - ~ , - - , , . - - · - · - -··-•.. " . !- _·-,-~,~=z . . -~res~or:ise,->Mr.-··Ma:ro; . . -1:earned -~ - tolJn~~1;: ren:farked-,Th~f:the . :~ase was· .. . . .. ·:. ::-. -.-.._.·-::.":..~- -- . -·---- -- -, ·. . ·.;::·.~~· .:.~ gJ;iP:. _qJ.lthocityJqrJh.e statement thatit.was not theJjuty of the court •. • , ....:~---•• • -•• •: ~• ... •-••~h•••:•••,•• ._,,,,__.• •- ,_ • ~.• :•,._ _ _,,,. .. .-•-• • ••, • • •• ,.., •• ... , • • • • to-direct how to file.an am~nded order .. _ - .. •·- . .. -:,.-.:.Iff our .yiew. that decision ,s only· confirmation of this Court's ---- · .·-;- . . . ' .~..· : ." . · RQ-~ersto ·••;••-... . __ order : amendments . of docum~nts . in th~ rec;ord. ·ofappeaL •. . . . • - _:.~~ - ·- ·... -- . -. ...... - -- - - .. .•.:·'.. ..":::;;:~ . .... ~~tri-:-ROYJtL - -·-tNSUAANCE· .. -. .. . . "{t): irb· ~--ir.·KIWENGWA--ST-RAN-D·-·-. ..;, . . . _______ . .. ·. . . ·- ·- i . · the Applicant-had. t,een· diligeritly.following up his case in Court. Mr . .. . - ·.·-.· ·-::··. - . ·: ·. . -· ... ·-· --·-··-···: ·. - - .. . . ·_ . ·-. - :...----. --- . -·-··-··-- ·_ -·- - -- . ·. . . : . . . . -- . . . _M.$_1JY~ ..s.ou.ght. to .reJyon thi.s case to praythatthe Co.urt: finds .that he deserved a similar sympathy, and his application be granted. Mr.