19941011 TZHC Dar es Salaam
The ruling held that both costs incurred before and after the filing of the application are recoverable if they were necessary for the preservation of the applicant's award. The objection to strike off items 1 to 36 is overruled, and the bill of costs shall be contested as presented.
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- Citation
- 19941011 TZHC Dar es Salaam
- Parties
- Applicant: Transport Cooperative Society Ltd; Respondent: Attorney General
- Court
- TZHC
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 11 October 1994
- Procedural Posture
- Civil / Ruling on Bill of Costs After Reference
- Outcome
- Objection to strike off items 1 to 36 dismissed; bill of costs to be contested as presented.
- Legal Topics
- Taxation of Costs, Reference From Taxation, Scope of Costs Recoverable
- Source Language
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Parties
Transport Cooperative Society Ltd
Applicant
Attorney General
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil / Ruling on Bill of Costs After Reference
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether items prior to 7/4/88 should be excluded from the bill of costs
- 2 Whether costs incurred before and after the grant of leave are recoverable
Ratio Decidendi
The ruling held that both costs incurred before and after the filing of the application are recoverable if they were necessary for the preservation of the applicant's award. The objection to strike off items 1 to 36 is overruled, and the bill of costs shall be contested as presented.
Court Disposition
Objection to strike off items 1 to 36 dismissed; bill of costs to be contested as presented.
Orders
- Copy of the ruling to be supplied immediately
- Matter set for mention on 19/11/94 for hearing date or further orders
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AT DliR ES SJiLi1.AH . NISC. CIVIL CAUSE MO. 3 OP 1908 IN ?BE NN-_•]:.1J OJ' TIC_ DAR ES SAL.APJl 'lTJ~TSPORT).... il.PPLICJJJT TRANSPORT COOMJtC1IVE SOCIET.f LTD ) vcrsLtS. ATTORNEY Gi1!l.f.Ga..,_\L ~• • ~ • o • • • ·• • • • • • • • • ~ • • • • • •· • • • • • • _ RESPO1'IDENT RULING. This is '·:;J.i.c' 9t. c,;;1(',. ·:;L.10 l\Trc Sa.:.<1,.:;';::. l1o,s filccl a bill of cos~ Tb.c fixst bill o:2 ood uc-,s 1ilcµ on 11-t>. October, 1991 nnd was ta=::c,d by l'-!Tc Nushi, tn:.::i..:nc o:2::icc-:-.: on 30/9/92c Mrc Sc.1.!lga was not satisfied -with t-hc ta.~tion.: · lie r:1uc"..o n. ref' c:2cncc -'Go the juclec ru:ic.'1. tho so.id rof orcncc nas hcc.l'l°"!. b~r ~EJ.1clc Jc: wl10 i:1;)..(.1.c l1i s decision which _1ms ran.cl on 26 /1 /9 .~ M.rc Kisusi wlvoc~,:cc rcpr-cccn-'iiin,::; -~l:c jucler.1011t clcbtox suh:tittcd that in that dcciGion, honot.u·n.blc 1,ncw.1c Jc lltl.Cl ordcxcd that tho dcc;co holci.or should file a fresh bill of oos-'.;s :fox tozation only in .respect of ocrtain itons uhich ucl'e: specified in tl'Lc :ruJ.ine, in particular, at p~o 4 of the RuJ.incc H:rc IG.snsi insio·~ccl t:mt lti.s Lordship did not rC"'."Opon the entire ·t;a:;ntion of tho decree holders bill n:f cos-'w Ito only allowed it as to ~i;hc c.btcs stn.tccl in the xulin~ Mrc Kisusi ricl1tly, I believe cJ'.ltoted t:t.e ruJ.inG of l:io ~ p "it i' ollom, tlln:t all the i tens listed in · Jl.h'c Sci,nc;a. 1 :3 bill of cootf;l priol' to .3c2c88' must of necessity be c::cludcclc" Mi't E'iau.si fu:rthcr su1Jni ttccl thn.t tl:..c clccri::c holder never cnr.10 tcf piott.;'o till .1991 when he filccl on applic2.tion :for leave to set aside -Jlih.c ozparto - rulinec: Renea, Hc;,1::; lToc I-:-36, nccox(li11C to Hi:~ K:i.ausi al'C not oovcrod by the Rul.il'lC o1 Hl'J.telc Jc ancl hence ·~l.J.c;;~ should :he stxuck. off ond o-th.o; i tens be contostcck Mrc: :Sa,J.;ga in lti.s rap:IJ",. stro:tccl by 0oJ1clon:zJi7te Mrc KisUs~ advocate, fo:c' ro.:i.sine an obj9c•~ion by w~r of surpris_i~ himc Ile wa~· caucht unaw~oi Hou-over; _h~ .film:t~.;ec.:. that by ~.;he very Rul-5,n;'!' of his _t.ordslup,. 1,tr-;;Ju.stioo Ml~lo{tltc itcl.1.s to b<;i ·c::cludcd fror:1 ·:;I1.is bill of costs tl.!'c those prioi · ecccc/e - 2 to 39 2~ 00 1 mil those itcas clftcx Co-:-cabs ucxe g.ran·tccl C.."I])n.l'te lcavo to,filo crclcrs o:i:' LtQj,1duau.o n.ncl ce.r-tio.rD.ri, that was 7/4/84, i1c was inourrine czpcnoom: 1E1c basis o-: t:ua oontcn-tion is based on tho poeo two(2). of tho :rulini of !1rc JL-:.stice IJ:;:ucle, second Pm'n(;Tn.ph f-.cora tho bottom, 15th line -i-1ho11 the jv.c'lcc s2..ic1.g "As a na·~·lie:r of fncd; since the .:i,pplicn.tion :for. lcxvc ·~o npp~r for tllc onlcrs was iaru:lo ro:pc:;;te, i•t is only ofte:c -~ll.is court exontccl ' lcc1vc on 7/4/88, tfa:.t Hrc S..."U1.Gi1• CO\Md rcaso1mbJ..y inoLU' c.';:penscs tow<1XtLs the p:rcscrvation of his ro·rro:cl u2iic:1 0.G}-CABS wcr'c non sot on course to have qtlnsl:.c(l by this courtnc The juilsc went 011 to so.;:,r s "'As CO-CADS did nothinc to :.:'ollo't-1 up JG116 BXcUlt · of 102.v-o to n.p1,1.Y· lo:c ol'tlcro real o:::ponscs to M.rll Sn.nc;a r.11.wt begin wit!1 instructions to sue in rclailion to his applic2,ti·.:m to set asic.lo the leave Cl'c1.L"1tccl to CCr-CAOS'' On. -the bclsis of t:.tio rulinc, Mrc SclllGa contested that all thq i tans must bo included in the· lJill of cost, while l-Ir~ Kisusi advocate is subL1i Jlitine thu.t itoms NocI ~ 36 be st:ruck of-le I The Hich CoLU'Jii e,:rc.ntcc'- lc2,vc to t:w CO-CABS to file o:rclcrs o:f for 11:r~ San[;a tc lcD.I'n al:;out this orcler, -;;o prcpc.rc fc1' its sett inc a.aide, ho lfO.S incur:rinc c..--::pcnco:::c '.I:!1<.::ii is uiv tl::c llcncuxn.blc ju(\3'0 snid "it is onl.Y' ofter thic ccw·~ cr:sllk(l leave on 7/4/00 that Mrc &.11[;a could r,oa:aon.t1:b±t, (u11c~crli11c SL~ppliccl) incUl' c::i,cnscs tov.~c1.s the prcsc:rvu.tion of his. award which CO-CJJlS i'rcro nou set on course to have qllasllcd by ·this court~ 4 ai.1 of tb.e vicu t:1a.t the u.::;e o:Z tl10cc words above mcnt to oovor aosts inc.ur:rod as pnxt o:Z -'i;hc prcpc:1.r.:::aonc and. incidental to the px.csorvntion of his c:iward which CCr-CADS. war c sot on to gt.W.shc Mrc San;Ja must have . r e d ·such. costs in propro:ration as he coLi.lcl not just file the oh.:lmbcw a,pplioo.tion without suo.h prcpnxationsc T'.c.is viow finds its base in tho GO,SO of ~ibson's Sc·iitlcmcnt '.Il.ru.sta licllors and Another VSc Gibaon.@d Anotllc~,. t1981~ Ch. 179 lr!l01'(' .it was held •;;'·.1.r. ~; inw oliaf lrJ.1ho.t Lt.1tlcx m1 oxdcr for the pc:ivu1cnt of costo of pxoccctil\.,~ costs incurred bofo~ proccodincs be cl.is.:lllowccl solely on tho.t CODXJCl'lOcd WoLi.lcl not oocount, nncl tlmt nn order :fo:r the costs _,of <.1.-11 iuoidc11ta.l ta 11the procccw.l1C3, extend rather than l'C(.luccJ. to the 0i·:1bit cf the ardor~ In tl1c rulinc of -~;.ic :uj.1 c0urt jud.cc, it tn.lkccl of the rcai o;:ponsoa which stn.rtccl with inst:ructions · to sue ai1(1 tl1c xcasonablc c::;:pcnscs ' . inour:rcd aftn:r 7/ 4/GG, The co c::po1:.ccs. n.r c thosq incuxrod i'o:r -'i;ho preparations prior to tho filine; qJ1.cl -'~he xcal m;:penses arc those 1-1llioh atartccl uith instructions to sue in I'•clc,·:;io11 to set aside the leave {t-t'tintcd to CO-Cil.BS. Ha.Vine- saicl so, I ar.1 o-:f the ?Pinion -'i;hc:!; tho rulinc; of tho honou:rablc judc;e ·talI:cc.1 oi both si tli.a·cious, the cost:;; which we:ro nccosso.ry to bo i11.Cur:rccl befo:;;e f-ilil1G, and those 11:uch uo:rc real 6:pcnoc·s to Mrc &.11{sa which stol.1' foc.l 1r.i. th the fili.n,:; o-f the applicn:tion O 0..-:. that strcllt.,rrili therefore, -~ho o1Jjoction b;r itr~ Kisusi advccatc to struck off. i toms I to 36 is rc:::'u:::m~c The Sllpj_:Jlinantcx.7 bill of costs shall bo oon·i;estcd as proscn-~etlc J.ic;li-~ of ·fux thcr :rc:f'cxcnce to the ju.c\3'0 is oponc L, B, lil\J.TElJTO SEiUOR IJ&'UYf ICOIST.d.AR IIICE.I COl,,11111 11/10/94 lJ./).0/94, Cbram- P» B. Manonto-s;)TI. Mrc ~"'a for the D/riolclcx .l\fl.'1t ICisu.si - for t:10 J /Debtor CG- Kombe .. CpHtrt1, Rulinc is xcacl. before the p.:i,r-'liicoc fl» ?to II.Al.JDTTO S--1!]:-JIOR DEPlJTI m:::GISTRAR I.ITGH C0L:Jil'I1. \ ll/10/94 1 ··~ MT1t E"isJ51 We arc_ applyine f'o:r a cop~.,, o:Z the ruline so that w:c can .. conl31,dcr if we can ;;1&:c a rofcroncc fo a jwlL,·ec: QJi;hcrwiso, I pr[\;~ for mcn-',ion SO that I COllf::dt 1-zy' clients ai'tor the :ruli.110: .. O:rdert •-..=F Copy of tllc :culi.nc; -'co l)c SU.Pi)licd. ;ir.u-c1cdiatci.•~ ...,. · .. ' A. ~ -·-1~:~~;~:~-::t; SENIOR DEPUTY REGISTRAR IlIGII COUP~ 11/10/94 CC I ,;;,:;/4 - t Or~ Mention 19/11/94 ~ ;1@a.ring date or otiroami.w, ff -V~ be ul1.J." xcfcrcncc Jlio n. jP.C:l.r_;o, H should be ~ ~ iWra:t montiY- aTum.te. S:SlJIOR Dr:;P'J~:Y I'~GLTllJ:Ji.R rrraa com1.T