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·..,-!.. '. .• :.: .·f-:~\\ ·:·CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 128 OF 2006. :· . ,' ·.• . . - ·'- :; · ,.•rHe ·Afr.9R~ev·GeNERAL &· ANorHeR::lri;1~~-~·:~R·EsP0NoeNTs - ~. . . i: ··':\i:· :·.··. . . . . . . . . . :f · · ·: -: _·. :· -~J.JAP.Pl.ic_ation _for Leave to Fife an AJlpeal to the ,. :'-}J ;; ·. • .;.' :)/.(:pu,rt·pf Appeal from the Decision of the High · ;f: ; · .:--~-.-··,}\. ·.:.~: .-_:. ~~Ort o_f Tanzania at Dar .~s Salaam) · ·:T.,.·-···--'· . -;---- •:.:.:--"""::·-. . . :,_~ ·:~ : ·. ..,:. ·. . . ;· ! i · · :'.)i - . <( '. ~' '. i .· ·•. . (Mandia, J.) \, . . . . ::,.· ·>:i··_,:- ·.,;: ·Dated tfie·:2~th day of February, 2006 .i .... ·-· . . . . . --~~:.-,;~?. . .: .. 1n ··: :. .:. ·: .. ·..· · . , Msc. Cause No. 23 of 2005 ..:,.... \>: '¥~; _:-t:.L~~--~:=· :· - ~ . . RULING . .. . . ... ,· ':) .,_ : th ·· . ...; . . ---· .~•.:.: _·: .. ·13 July, 2007.& · . , ... . . . .. :· ...::·: .. - .· -• .. _; ... . .. ' .. · . . .... ·, :; ;·. :RU_T~~~G-~A, J~ A. : . . : . _ ), . . .. • . ·..•. . .: .. ··....... ·.. "f . . ~·· . . ...... ,.~tt:i . .:. : -_ ................ -.~-·---.-···:" ..... _,_. __ ... ______ ...... . . ): .' <: .·:~{<·•;•: .,·-' .- ·.· :> :. .. :· . . ··, ·- .. ·. :. ·. i;:h~:-.: fo.ur; ~pplicants, : who are being advocated for by Mr. -- .•... J:· ·: .. <><·\/·.·.·--.~::. ;.: . :::· ·_ .... :_, ,; . •·, . . ;.·.: .·_, '.'. . . . · ,.·•·. <,'..·. ·;,,:_r~~ttt;:u_~f!J~~~~.rr1eft~t'J.Yq¢at~,.:_w¢re·:tne:.:Plaloti.ffs,. in:\:Civ.i1 . Ca$~J~o~' :29.··of:.i'\/.:\··:·· . ·.. ·t··.''·4004. . . iti:tne··.High-:Court: .. . . . -~ of . tanzania at Dar es S.ala:~m-1. ··Th$ suit Was. . . ·:· •. : . .· . .. •:· . ·,... . . • ·•. ·. ··. ·: .. .·. r • .-..,. . -· . .-.. .. ..' .• .•. ..• . . .• . . . • . . . . . ,' .. ·• • ..• . ' •. ,J. .. . ... J. =struckJ),ut . .~: by M\hayo, . . J., for being premature. They . were aggrieved. ,.· . ·..... . r .. They .duly lodg.ed .. a Notice· of Aprr~I. They subsequently filed an i.. .- .:~±·: :: :· ~ :~... :i_--.:··.. ·.·-·". •. .~f: . . . .· ·., ,-1.:...:..:..:..s::.~~ ·~ .......... -·~· ... : . . .. ·: \.:. . ~ ;- . .:. :·.: ..:r:/· I / I,. I \I ,~-+-· •· . ;.· • .· • .:.... • 'I,~ •. • t I • fiJt·t-- '·-: ~ ~--"=-~ ·app~_al. (i.~~-··¢f\/it-: A~pear·· No. 8 of 2005) in this Court. For '.easons . ~ .. ·. . · . •. . .. . ,~ i res_poi-)dents·.~~~owt .-i: •::.~f .·. st~tutory .time". Unfortunately for therh the . ... ·:·_: . . . . . . ... \ · ·-~ ·· applicatiori-vyas _dismissed by-Mandia,- l Thr.y were· again aggrieved. -~t. : :i:; _-:r-;,) .. ~· . : : . ~ :.c: :~-:~~-~---:__·_ --· . . .• )i-'. They .a"pplie.cffer--1eave-to--app.eal to tb.l~ .~ourt against the decision of r_ · -~~~--: . . - ··:,,: ·:. . . -· ___ .. ___ .. . f\1t'~~dia, .. . . .. i• .'/L~-¢k• ~as: ·-~~t on their side again .. The applic;ation for . ... ·· . . ,: . . ·- ._::' ! _: : . ~ .. ~ : : ..: ...... . .. _· . . : · le_~v~ w~·s.refus·eq~by._~alegeya, J.: (as :he then was).. Undaunted, they i : -- hf . j ~tgi1~hf . ~ .. ~ ~ .;~~-:- .. ~ heif .~ay to thif Court by way of this application. :- • .. ·-.. -~~ °' . .: . ·.._. ,::· . . I '.{ . ... . ..·. .;_~_ ·,·' :: ·... ·... :· :. ;_... ..... ~ .. __ · . . ( _:_ . .·. . . . . . . . · . . . . . . f. I L.J-~:. ----_i> _·7 ·. -;~~~~bj$;.~R.RJif.,~tio~.J"?- for:leave to appeal to this Court against .'t;e de~~io~,;~f~a:~~a, J. !;,~; c;-:~-:;~o;;~~ - ;~d-i~~1--Mad~- ·-- - ----- ,:. ··;_'\··)¥;}i,·{>:,'t}"'·;(i,:::,(,. ·/,'.~; .'.~,:~<ijl::.,:,::.-i.:~,.:-; ·, -"· · ,r .,. · · ·· ·•. : , . • : _;,_;~·rt·\.t~~~-~;--~~!-f..-:._~~:_ ·(~J''F?~4;·145 .:_a~d ,!2jfr bf/Tanzania :tourt 1of ·. ;'{~~i,• '. ·. /!(:~·f,:\:i~~:r:'.··r:.I:' :\~::<"~:~-~-~--~ '.-;:.:.~\f ;::·. · ·:; . \: .: · _11\::>. . , ,. :, ·_.., ·71 . "i~:_:?.:. ·, ··_>\t~ppea._l),1~1{-Hl~$.,_:7.~J.?.+·:?("~~£},;Jt~~--7,~~-:·:4 /{;)~·:;'_,_._qf____~~'~'---~ppell~J~--- £_'._:\};:\;, '_. , ·_ ... ~-~ ; • • ~ : - ~ .. f,.. ~:.-~·=-::.:~ ·. . . . .. ,. .. ~ .•· . •~-~~:-_J::.:._~~-~..-.;;.:.~:~:.~:;;.::-~_'::. . : _;· ,'.' ' ,· \' ' ,c. .. _ . · . . ; : _ .. . . · jufisdicti6n. _:cstcY"Actciii't~tfJunif~9 th ~cf}(s1c};R.;E .2002'~. _ ·_ -~ .-. ·;. . . . . . . •; .· .• · ,.·:. ··,. -·:/. ·. .• ... . ' . . .. ' : . ..; 2 t . .... , ..... .; ., •. . . . . i . .. . •.: . . . .I .· . . ~--·- . .. .·.. ·.· ·. '• ~i. ~~ i) . . . ·.. .. ·'. ·: ·rhe ,.NJotice: ·of .Motion is supported by an affiaavit of Mr . . ~: :. . ~- ~ -:--·~.:~_;. ;. ~. . .· ,. . ; . -~1: ·. Ba-r:ri~has:Luguwa .'and an assortment of other documents. However, ~!_:. -~ . ·• .. . . . . . . ·.. . . : . ; ·¼t: :· : ·:-~i·::::T-·i:o:n~J~:iii_~ssing ·are the rulings of Mandia,· J., ~he subject of the i,.)Jt.. . . -:'. ~ :· . . : ,'::~· ·--.;:· ·..· :. . - ·-~---~:· ... ~ . --- .. " . ..... -· ... --..-· --------......... . :--:· .-:·..· interioe·a-_:appearand ,- . . .· . : .: ·... a copy of the order of Kalegeya, J. (as he then ' . . . ·~·.... . . .F · made--:_an · oral application seP.kinq adjournment. --The prayer for ·'.: ..... -.. +•--"~ 1 ._,.. .. - .: . -~- - ~ ,;• -~ ., :. . ·. . .· :~;} (. :)[" . >·adJ$ur~menLwas. pr~c;1!cated upon Mr. Luguwais·· realization that a .i,-./,!'" . :· . ' . _.;. . . ~. ·--:::·· . -•- ... : . . -· .. . ···-- ..... _ . .:.·' .· -~op_{\~i the· ~figh Court order refusing leave to appeal and Mandia, "· . ·. . , . J'~si:_,:dedsio·n had not been attached to. the notice of motion. He f_t _){_ .•: ! . • • .,,.._jh~,£3/Jf! t---~-••· --~~:1ji:~,:~•-•:,:, •. _: ·Tt:~~·,.•c-~~·;•·•·:,:•,,..,~ that · he : had already applied to the High Court oh, •• . _ •·· ..... ··•• - .... "s--~·-·••---,s••-~~.,,..---•,--•..•--..,_~,-•~•,"-" i- .'.-). · . · reque·stirig to~ be supplied with the same. For this reason he wanted · ).'.>f-i. ·./•.;._:~:_:/>. !' '. :: .·.... ,;, .·; . '.<_ . .·/. ~:}. _:(:-;.<ti·;_... i • • ;_< ~-: ': <·:.-'. ,:-.:-\·a_h)_cltjjoqrnhlerlt an~r·a:t the same time be ·"allowed to file .. a · · , : _.•.:• . :~'·:~.i•u;:,,,';_)~:},:,)t<:.::_· ::.~.. :':·••/:_-; .,: . ·. ".•·-: ;, . . • ... ;" . / ·· .i . · <{< i'"· -.·:\S,U:ppl~ij,ent~ry affidavit containirig fhe two rulings".· ! • •:•: •• • • - • ~ • • •:. • 'I•.• : .•, • •, • ;. ~:~:_,?·. . •. .~• ,• .·\! ·-~ . > -~ .. ---.·~r_; . -. ; ·.:--·.•~-"r~_-\~::\ ~::-:;·_::;··--:: ..~-:-· ..... ·-· -- ·-- c-•·. . . . . : ... • , I . --- . .- ~·-- --.-•... ... •.. .... .,. •-•~•~-....... -- ;~t;;: .t•·;··. '·=:;:-:•:-~ ·~ =--~- .. ;:: .. · .. -• ..:-: --·· ._, . .· .- ·•. . \ .-: . . 3 ·-·· t I )1.... : . ;, ..::~-::.--> .. f r.. I ..·f--~ ~L)·~:~ _; •--~ . ; t_:: -.. . .,., ~.!. . I ,; • • . :· . . ·.. :.· . '• : . . ,. . )?· ,.-:. :. ··.. }/.~~·r. ·.kam·ba:,. learned Prihcij);:il St:il:e Attorney, appearing for the > •.. : :·· ·:. ••• • •• : · . • • • • • • . '! - .. ' . ·. • •. . .. t' • •I t~:S:p~~?ent wa_s: equivocal Oh the issue. While clearly expressing his ....... . ..i • ·:,...... mlsgi/iDgS on the applicants' ,~ ·rl 1; 111 JY in pursuing their request to be ' . -. ,.;t#r.,, ,_; =+-----· . .. ·- . ~:~li: -~ ·r. •• • I ..... • • .;r~ . -· sup.p~i'ed:.witn---the-ruUngs:by.the. H\~;._Court,_he. left. jt entirely in the '},,:/;- . . .. ·- . ··-:• . . . ,... - . . . . ': . . .. ;:: -. . . '. ......... ··:- _: · · discretio'r,· of th_e Court to grant the adjournment or r:iot. . •, . .. :·_ .. - ... · . ' --~-_r-:.:. • :/. .•. •,. ·, .B_efore ._:deciding i ...: \ - ' . . : . .. . . •. cm whether to ··grant the application for . . :_:· .:{.. ~:::·\... ,:,_ .. <i {··.: :,tdJournnjent_:qr ·not I found myself constrained to hear the learned . ,i-;_: ..... : :'.~_.:~i::.-_..-0.-··-·:·_.. .. . .... : I• - - ~ - -•:... •• ~ .i - ....:}-.. . ·adv.qpate~ '·on~ whether -in view of t·he patent defects in the notice of ; ' ..'/ ,·:' m6~ii~, it tiutd se~e any usd11/ purpose to "c:10· so without first ; > .;_ • • • • •• ·•. • • • •• , • . • ~ .. ; . . .I . -: .. ::.:.-• ·_def_idt_ng 9n the_ competence of the application itself. I first solicited : -. . . -~ . . . . ··!: . ' ·;,. ·.-. ·::: . .tbe vieyvs of M_r. Luguwa. -.~/\/· :f:_::.~:~_- ~'--:-<.·?_·::. ~-~: ____ . . . ' ,,~-._\t _·. _ ·;: . _,- _.. _·- :;-~--rv,·~-Tlig~uwa· fQtJnd :nothing wrong-with-the--application. To him . : ...<-~·-._.~. ~ ,:!~~~, ... , . . ·-it wa.·s·_ co.mpete~tly before the Court and °the Court has been properly : . : ... -//·.> \-.,. -.F◊-i~;-~a'.pp)fci?.tio!7_Jor :l~~y~ t9 amend tJ1e notice of motion, _he insi~ted : _·. ;~· :,· J-\~,:::•::+~l,f:.?._t{··-·/,. : '(,~~ ,: . ' : . . ' i: , ' , . . . . · . . · ,. - ;•t,i-._._;/.)!-:if ;:·t:.C.Jh._at,.the . provJsions of the !.avv til'rd in .it are the proper ones to move , ;.-;.... _.·,_ ((:/_·;•," /'·?<~{)\;;;' :/<}/tt' y.::<:· : ;'? '.:!·, /. ~, ..' '. ·: · .-;i_ .. •·. · t .. :· :·, .•• ; . ., .:. ' ... , . ••.. · , . ; ,· '1 . ' ·...:; ·~. · -.. :.:!b.f ~byit -~to-.~g·rantJeaye .tO,,dppeaL . ,.He ~s,o_ . ,a~ama't1!lY...tn~aj1}t~loed . . , • • • 0 0 0 •. •. ••W•o• ••-•--• •-•--•• -••••-•••••• o• -~ -- • ~-•• :_-}. ·_ :ev'.€r( ~aft-¢r .he had been given <:opi,~s of the Appellate jurisdiction -~ .. ·. ~- -: _, - . .. _ Ac_t.J979. _and the Rules and •J1i1t1· through sf~cti_on 4 of the Act and -~-.!~_-_::_;: i .· .T: . . ,.: . - ·.... - ... . -- . ---· --· : ~~-----~- ·-·--·-···- -···· __ ,.:.,, --- . ...:·: .- . . 4 I . . . . . ,· .· .: ' hadJh~-temerity to submit that:- . •.· . . . .. . -".': . . . . :j . ., i ·.. ·:.:'.?,:':· ~~;.Leave_- should in fact be made under sedion 4 (2) (b) of 1 ~::· : :.:.;:;:;.,:/•:·· ,J__ •• . ·. :. . . . .Ir·; . ~ :<~-:·_f}{ ~1~_1ppe~!ate Jurisdiction A~~ 1979. My Notice of Motion has :fr.__ ;_ ___ _:~.::_-~J.~~ ·--·.·: ·.- i; : _··. .. ' . . ). : · ... ··:;. )·· _beef}_ 'ljfo(jght under rules 43 (a), 44, 45 a(ld 46 and section 4 .... ':".;.: .: . ·_. ~- ..-.··.,:-:..• •• ·-:;:: .• ,_·~- I ./'·. /. . ·. . ::/'::.: ,":: ..·. · . (1/(ic) . of.. the Ap/)eliate Jurisdiction Adj .... " . • . .- .•J. . .. . .I .. .. . ~--J:~ ,...:. .:•. _-;. . .-.. . -:· '. ~ .~ ~ · · : ·. ·. After. conceding that this was not an appeaf, he went on to ·:,,. •: ' ._;~~~::> --~tf;--:::~ _: ::,~s~~BAflciently that:- ,t.)l I .?~ .= . ·.--.--~'~?·-=--~------... . -- ·-· ·---· ' ·, ·.- .- ·. ·::; :~:'° .:_:· .~·:\..-; There is no specific rule dealing with .applications of this ... · · ....: ·... · ... · .. ,_: . .-·i. ·-:- nature. : Once the High Court has denied you le~ve one has to ' .. : .'-~.. ... . ·. . \ ., • '::.-.i_/::_;i::· :'tall back on.rule 43 (a) of the Court Rules and I have cited \.: .; .;_: :-t>:;:-: \,:. ·j• •• • ' .:( •. . -::,~··· .\:··_: · ··:Jhis-specific ru(e in our notice ofmotion.'' ·r---~-- --~-:..·t~~:;~·- ·.-. _ .;- :F:~ · _J. .. : .,., . } ; . ... ' :,.-, -~-~. ~- · ,,f. . :. _. _ ·.· tb~~-CQ!Jrt...to.grant leave to appeal. . .· _ ·! · ;i.,j; ~ ~-:' ·-T. :.~.. --· '··:"';-:----=-.~~ ·-· -- . . -11···~ . . .-;r·. , .. ··-·--·--~----· . . . - . ·/;i1:: · .. ·.J· . . ·'.: .·.· :·~:\.-:_:..... :.:.:.:· ~~-: . -·. :):......f.eel no)·ernqrse - in--saying -thatl-_need not.be detained by Mr. . _ . -·:.•• .. .... ··. . ·, . .- ' . ._· :· : :"Lu:6:~w.ais ·obvfous· ·cbnrusicj-h -and misconception'..-Of -the -~aw .on Jhe .· .. ' ..:· . 5 . -·. •' .'·.·. ·-· . ·•,!... . .I ......... . . -.·. .I .. •• !" ~ ; -. -. ~ ' . ,• .'-· _ .. ... .... . ·1' . r'·: i~-:---'".:.:.·-.:. :,· . .! . .. . . · -~--- .•. . . ;J~.~-~ ~ :·_· - .-fmove~--~~:~~~~e- fir~t ~s-~~-rice _the _Notice _of ~btion shows that it is '. /~i_;,· ·. :'. ~ ·' ...·::~ :. .. . . . . . . ·· · · ·--· -· · · · ··· .. · .·i • _:_.;-· made und~r-thf. ~Tdhiania Court of Appeal Rules 1971'~ We have no such ;; . . I .<Rules·. in: ·mir< statute books. This alone would have been sufficient ·/.. ; ';::···?\.:_:-.·· ·---:·_.· ··.: ·. . i. . . .":grbund"fqr::stri.king out the application. It is further shown in the said -- l··-~- :·\_:_r?~-: -:(:_/ . .:_:_· ;__ : .· ;_ . -~fncitic~::?~~jj~~~af it is also 'made under.....section 4 (1) (c) of the 1 i ... __ ;_(:. .· . . :.·.-:).~. ·::: ... ·.~- : . : . . . dated June !Jh Act R. £ 2002, whatever that 11 . -,:·/.appellate ' j&fisditfion ·.: . Act . . . : • . . .. . . . :· .. : _-I. .. . ·::means·. ·/411_the·:·same, I will overlook these patent deficiericifus ·and go .. _;., ....... ·,.~ .. . . .: J.. I• . ... ·- .... . • -r • •• • • • I ~ ·rto the :substance. · r;- . . • :,..~ • • • ~ .. • • •• • • • • • : j ·:(J i; .· ~,@; y- . tr) .::f1!r. _!,_u~uwa's bQld a~seiti?~,__I f~~I .n.o lurking :'~.~!,../J; • >:. . ........ ·... . : ........ ,-•· . ; . ...-··forebbdih.i;rto :apPear disrespectful to him, in staJiDQ th;:Jt~applications :: ,' .r o. , •:• • •• • • • • I - • ·\of:th~:k(nd::cinder , . .... . . ;crutiny . have a specific law governing them. This ·· · }is rule 41{$) cift~Ei Rules. The entire rule 43 reads as follows:- J: ..... -,<·_':-_:···,·. -:: . :·· . . . . . . . . . : ·.. ·► . . .··'·. __ . . . . . : . :rr---:---· ·~-:-·u_tr;--dvi/"mat{ets;. - ; . .:. '.:. : • . ' :~: • . :.=· ··. .. .· • . . . ; f : . J · - ~-; '.i . · · -(a}:;• -Where> ··an appeal lies with the leave of the High Court, 1 ·: ·"'- .··- . <';-·~7··. ':_· : · · .•-:- -.. ·"•_-r.-•:-:-'~:=~-::~...:--····:~~:--·· . •~··:· .. ,? ..........~~-- . ~- .••·· .. •.· ---,... ,._,... , .. . .--......... 1••-··--••.-- ...........- ........ --...,.. ___....r ......- .. -,; .. _o ____ ~ -~~ ~ ,: • ' application (or· 1eave- 'may be made informally, when the · '· de~isioi ag;irist which it)s desired to appeal is given, orby : . ; .. ·· ·. . ·. ·:_.:~_~.;)~.:-.::-~: .._ ;_',~:.•." ._. :.. :· .!·. • .·· .,, . "''" ·t ~.-1',·, .. · .. ' .·· • ·;:. • ·. ·.;,: ·: •"\• · -,< . 1, _, ,' .,.}-\,·.:'.;;:,d)~e {chaf!}ber ·sum/t1ons .according --to the practice of the -High_. ',;i:,,,.:/i:,:: ·::<·/·~ :,, ::. ·. ·L:\'>' .:-: \X;i:'.':-i:;t:<,ti,\if°' ...: .:- : ' .. ' ·· _· · · . , , . ·,: . - . .;'.: ?1~• <· : . . : . <,:Vtw'.,~--:~, ',: .:t}-' ::.- .· · '·k·•··•,:.,·.r•:.-,-:·· ;x:~;.~:!~~;;,,·court within fourteen days of the decision·,····,,,_,_, ·. · · , · · · ·''f-"•t· ,) ·' :,, •·,. 1 ,.,. • ·• • :· ;;:., ; ··'i , •'. ·:- :'.',"!".\~:"'• , :.·,_;,:\: .·,/:{ ·_. :. ., _,.,, ·" ,· ,.1 , ,,_ .,.-• ,., .. :•,. ,- _, . • . . _ ~,- r·:i ;•;·•-'. ,· _.<,.,; . ., " :i ..,::·:-',: • .;-.:," '.'.:\/ J'.'-.. :f° · ~-~ 1·: •.;: · : ~+-: ~~; :· . ,.~J{b/':_· -~ie-- an ·appeal Iles with_. the'. leave of the .Court, . . -- · . = 1 .:_::~;!/ ,._. .-~)-~ . _;· :. ~-: -~if5dlii~flon:-(£?r·{JJJ;.}A-ail~be ~~~-d~~n--the-~ma/-iner.prescribed . . , ··_· · ;~'f~je· 46 and 47 withi~ fourteen days ~f the decision against · .·. Wh/ch it. is desired to appeal or, where application for leave to . _.,._·=.. ·. . . I . . ··· •, . . . ..~.... .: ... . . :. .";. . ...··.:. .,. ,, . . . . ,· -"~ . :.. :-, :, .. ". • I I T ·- .. ·.· ._:·· ..... ······. ~f; -···~· .. ·--~-· ~~~~~·--·--"'"-f- .. ..:+- 6 l. ~. ~ ~· ·. j • -., ,· •.: . ,' .· .: ... .f.. . .··.· . ,: . ...... / . .I ·if . ..,· . . \_:_,_'._~_t•!.·:. . ·: . . _.-_ . ·'. ·~ . . _t_; . . .. . ·.: .. ·.! ... : :,:·.:,::: .. ':: --tl:l!~L ~::lt~r \:;_ -•--• - . . - - \";• ·. 1~i.= · )_' : : :-\: .. )':.__appe_q(ha;s been made to the High Court and refused, within :. I .t ·--·{ .-, : . ... :-.. .-:-· .. . ·., . •.•. . ; · :__. - __-/ / · : _. . ~:,_ /=: ·-.roqrt¢.et1 qays of that refusal." : . 1. ,':. ' . . . . . ·.:· . .···.- ._... ' - : ; . . . ··- .: . :/ :1--·shall .assu·me that Mr. Luguwa had .i.n mind these rules_ and not . 'i __ .. · . . . ·.· :•i. . . . . : . .. . . . ./ ., ·:/ -/: th~-:~~oh --existing 1971 Rules. This assumption do_es not save his :~~;;, f_ ::~,;/· <_ .• appli~~~ so_far as the Notice of Motion was made under rule 43 ··:J: _.· - {~}itthef_Rules:~~"f w·i1i ·-ai~o ·tbserve fleeffri"gly1harifMr. Luguwa had .: : •. I~•:~ •. ••• ,_•, ••• _., • '.; i _. in· ··toii"te·mplation the Appellate Jurisdiction Act~ -1979, the cited . tr\ ;I J, ·::.- . ;.--=::~:_.:_:.·::_--.:. ._·_., _.: : . . . . . J:- -·i ~-~-¢!!9n::4)(l) (c} would not have saved this application. Section 4 of ;·I: - . ~I):-:.) .. ::.:_. : .:It.~:.:_ _ t~~J~L~l..Ad:,:~r~ with·-thk revisional jurisdiction of the Court. So, all ,i : ' ....-. :.:r.:: ..... ·: - ; . . f ·.. ,_·t :_. . aibri\1·):hii: :.a;jJpli~ati_on yvas based on ;a clear misapprehension of the -·.r· ;:_ ---. :}·;·x-.. - : '; :- -; -·,: i· :. - : - :/:. . . ...goverri_ing"l.avv-... . . . . : .· .. :..:..!.-- . . . _, . . .i . ' . .;..,- _;,.,•··~- . ~ : ~ ' •· . . . . = 4:r ·-:· .: -:.· :· '_ :.-:_,: .: -.·: : ~-n vlew·. .of these . undisputed facts, the next question to contend .i~: ~:_\: ·:±~=: ~-~ 'tii;._~:r. - )f~ :- - -i•':-.:+·---~-,- _- .:~itM-ds:.(~h-at, ·then is the fate of this application? -Che answ~r- is :__··-···-·-~ --- . ----·- - ----- _. ______ -------------- . ~ .f~l;i : - ·_:; :. . . fo1Jrd_ ·!n ·::'9:~: -~ □ broken chain of authorities to the effect that wrong ....\-: ........... · ,.,_.,,,___.. __ ,.z._,.,...._. ____ .,,., -~ .........:..:,_, ____ . ·-_:··.... r" . . . . . . . . ., • • • • - ••• ·----·-· ,, . . . . . . . . . . . . ._. . . . . . . . . . , , .... , . . . . . , . , ,..........._~--- · - - ~ - - · ~ ... ...:.-.~---~-------....- .. ~-- ,. citatiqn· of.. th~- law, section, ·sub-sections and/or para_graphs of the ~. -,. ' . .. ·}:. ;i:;-ia~'.ot;~oi:J. Cil:ation 0fthe law will not move the Court to do what it.: r:;· '. l· i ~[LJ,~]~;~::.a~{~nders the application incompetent. T~ Court has _:t' : .·:, ._,-;·_.;'-;/,_.)L · -,._?::_:: ·_./ ·f ... ,. . . . . ·- · . ·• ., . ·. . ·. :. . . . :· ' ,_ . . --,,- X-c;- ··- ~:};.· _-:"' • - .,. :.s~•i ~1~~ ' ' . _-.:_; · __ :.: ;~~-~ ;:tj~M-ber:i)L9~cisions: --~T1l~name·::bJ.1La·J€w,:tb.ese:~ r.e.;-:~ .-: ... ' - . _: . <::·:.(a?_i... . _-: :N. s.-·c. :vs SADRUDIN MEGHJI, Civil App/ication No. 20 Of . _. -::·:;:->;:: ·, _· .-· .. 1997 (unreportedJ •... ·.. : . . ·-i..: . j~) t= _:~?:-~-:: ___ : ~ . 7 . .= : : • • • ·: -. . .. ~. ... -~:~. ;._;j . ?• •• - ' .· .' • • ~,. !-,-~ ' . •-··· - ...... ..... .' . •' ... ' :- ...... . :.• ~•• I~/'-• ••. ' :,.: '. .. • · :• • • t,.', -•••• ""· .. -'"<: .. H: / :.· <.fbJ.:· ·:_: · .· ·.·ALMAS IDD/£ MWINYI vs· N. B. C AND MRS. NGEME MBITA, j :. ;;, f:!} } , Civil Applicaffon No. 88 of1988 (unreported}, ··f•--!-.. ---:..-<,f.t/··- -· :...;:i_:(;_fflBA~K TANZANIA LIMITED vs T. T. C L. & 4 OTHERS, 1,. ' • • ..•. '•• • ~ · -{, ·_: .. <;,?·~. ._ ·. '. ·~: ._· ~- Civil Application No. 64 of2003 (unreported), ).\ '. ·_ :::-rb.: >: _···\··;_.ti;. 8.. c_· (1997) LTD vs THOMAS K. CHACHA. T/A !BORA .: .. _·- ..... ·.· ::,.: .. _.. .-·_ TIMBEi/suPPLY (T), MZA Civil Application No. 3 of 2000 . . . -- . . . _/ _..;~ ,-..:.< -.. .. . . ~ · · ·· · (unreported), . . :f; •• •• • I _ ... , ·. _.. (e) · · ANTHONY J. TESHA vs ANFTA TESHA, Civil Application No.JO . :,; .,. - .: . :~~---- ... ..... ~-- ·..:. .. ; ~-- ..~... ;:•• ,<~ ,' ~ f:·_ · · ~T. --~ ·: -'·:"':~~--- ·. ~ __ -~f200~ (unreportedJ _ _ .· . '. )\-:;,·}' ·_. .-t :. - -:~ . . ·' .···'.....°?ttJ·.-· . · . . ... ·"-CHINA, ·HE_NAN-INTERNATfQ_NAL ·. CO-OPERATION GROUP vs . ... - ··-·-- ,. :.-' .' . . ._.: :.-?:- ·!'---: · ;_:::, -· . . ~ ,. SAL VAND K. A. RWEGASIRA, Civil R~fe;;~~e· No. 22 of 2005, ..... · ·: ···.. . .. ... . :: ::: . . . :· . . . ·, . ·r, ; '.' ; ;- !I - ' •. _-~)}: .( ·:-:.. }/(In .}K~---: _¢HI~A HENAN I.CG. vs S.. K. A. RWEGASIRA case 1:. : . •.:·· ,••. .., :· ; ' :' • • • I . .. .: {Stipr_aJ:ihere :Was a formal' application for reference.. The application .-·. . . :· . . . . _/ -l . .. .. :--- ,: .... .' .. /· .. : "~: _-was niade. qnd_er rul~ 119 (1) (2) and (3) which deals with reference .,_... ·-;.~ _,)~--- ... -,·--·-·-'·-':, ·,,,·---------~..-. ' . ~!i;~5 ;·:'. : ·\-=F::::.~·.: . ''1,i' . ·-~-'~:~?~½atict~-~~-att~rs_· ·-a'nd• . .not ·und_~r rule --57----(1-). ---P.urs,Ui:lJJi.JQ____~----~- t .' ·':.._---- - --- ·--- ' . ·. ·,:-:::;:.._._., 'Z:/:},:~ilj#?ipr:~tithiniiiy,.:-:, objectipn _ .:rajsed, ... the· Cou-rr-ileld--· the same to be .,'>. ~';_;1-:,';-;__,/);\ . ~::\.'.)t •• :::.i·..•.' .._.::! <:• ,·. '. ~ •, •.. .' .'~ >:';•ii • :/ •~ -incompetent -The Court stated 'I~' '• , • •·. ; • ? :;}: .. ,. · .· }~. - :•, .: . , .:• : , : •' , •. -: ;• ~•: •: - - <· . ,;,t'; .(' ·: ,\ _:· ( -~'•. ,._.. -'. .. ;' ·., :'< ·~);;\:\p.::: _. .:· ., : - :; ': ' ... :.:.<-~ - .~: ./· .·;. ·:· ::· 1 • •'·~·· • ··,·· ,,.'\'"'"" . ·: .'.' ;'.,·;r ;,~•-;r -'}(:~·-~:~·:. \··::: ;_ ·.. :;.- · · .- ::· ,_t-<:'. -~.:-!'ln.theJn_$tg1t.f~se, not only was the.proper nJJe 57 (1).not ... ,.,_,; · · ·:-· ·· . • ! . I ,' .•: -:,• •. :•• .,,: :·~-:-· •~ •••-•• • •• ••• .• ., . - .-. • - - ·~ ., • • • to ·- • - · _:{--.-- --i . ¢ile(f, put a~'inappllcaole rule 119 (1), {2)-and-(J). .was:citt;,(j - _: :,'=·i' _(:·-·:;··.'·: ·./ f . -~1"1--.~ .........:_·:_ ~:.. ·~-----··, ·: ...':. •·. ..... : . r_ .:( - . .--.,-_ ~-.,'..~ :_'· 11-ts('eaej. It is elementary that this rule has no relevance at all i · ~\_)_ / ···.. ,it/>· ·: :·_t; •th/subject m9tter in hand. .... !•. • I • • •........ ••: • •• .:••• • -=:· ,'·. • .• . . : I . I·. .I .... 8 .... -~Ji. p..;. '• ~ 1' • • • ..J};·!-. ~ .• . lfi' ., -~~;flf ·:; • l . .') : · · f~1.iif;: · =-<~~-'.~~-~ _ _ _- _ _ ___ __________ :_~ - <.-.·.:. . : ..As ·a(ready obseive(1✓ in numerous cases, this Court has ,'. !·:i· . . ·.: ·. ',::_;_--.•. ',. -· "•~ :. ~f,, . · •..- :_ .· ::>·:... _held that wrong citation of the law or rule renders the · } .:; : , ·... ::... ::>':applicailon incompetent'~ :. ·.,/ ·.· ·; ·'.:' ... 1. :( ,; ,.. f : · ·: ':._:.·_..:;..-· .:.-' . ·.: .-;:_: .·: ::·: :_:r r:_; .-.~_-:·. , . . . : 1 w# i~~ i2.):Jt"e~fo1/1_;!ted a nUmber of those decided cases. It went on r .. ..~... - ··· -~: .::· ~ . : . -· : i to·.ho.ld-thus~ ...-. -. :·./_. . . .-:_ . ·. ··/ <.· >', ~:'. '; : :·_ i .• ·....\·:. . ,::, ·.·. ·. .:>: . . ·. ·"J,Ve. do: 1ot accept Mr. Ndyanabo's contention tha( .tf}13 error .. . .. ·-.,!... . .. : ;~: ..:<was·teCh(]ica/ and does not go to the root of tfJe matter. On .... ·····: .. . . - . ' : · -:·.··.·.:··the· contrary, we are of the settled view that this is a ·+·: ·: · ·:· · ·:,.. ·· t· ·' · · .. ~ ·~~. ·~fliD.damental matter which goes to the root of th~ matter. {}: i _- • =~ i =\(:~ti/~~{1-)~ the •foundation iJPOll..whidJ.. i!ppff.c,W_on for ~;) , · · .:-. ... •.:: ;:'.·-.-referen~e to the Cowt is made. Once the application is based •,';: .: .· ~ '.: :·.:_: :. .:.:~hiwr9t1g legal foundation, it is bound to co/laps~/~ ; _,:•.-. . ..~.. . t:_-~'..>(.·::.··:· : . . : : :;jj)a'.situation very close to the one at hand, the Court in A. .· :t.-~.: i::1i,.>--):· ·. : . ·:i_i.;. · ·,.: . . . . 1. (: . TESHA::Vs :-~_.:: TE~HA. (supra)unequivocally ·heid that a mere citation I :, ._:.;~ ,.>>·· .:·.":..-:··•. . . , . .' :·.' .. ,. ___)-~- :~f~of~;~~#i.dp~o:f.;_tbe_la.w.~."wfthQ(!.t incff(9JjJJg_ th_?...ft_l/..bSection al].f/_p_q@!J.@J]_h_is_ _ , •. ••·•• I .. . .I tantamount.to non- citation r~ :. !Yj; .·•... "-:.·.)~::.- L:._ -~·;, .. ·: : ..'_ ... · . . ·, . . . ·. .· . ,. :" . ' ' :· . :::=:;. :.:'~ '·C >:;-.: ···\ >':\.Ag·ain,·,'assuming here' that the '.,a·pplicants had the Rules :in . . t~: ;:; .'::_t·. . -~+:"/~·.':.. :: f:. :; ~;:.:;• ..~.- :··-:.: : . .•. . • . ·:, . ~· . . . ·. . .·. :· . '. ·'.~;~jl?:::·~·;;':7:;:._ij.l"irj~jt.f.,~ry~~aLcl~rJhat tb.~y re.lied_on ~a~fQ09_.:prqvisio~ ~f rule. >. : ;'.-..?,!~ . . :1. . : . " ·-. :. .,.> .·. . •" . ... . -· .. - ?...,.·, --~21•i?1tafu·?zr3~:-caf-is-:.tiie~~en~a:5itng· ~rovisiob-..tor~-appiicatior,s -ot -fti'is · ... · ··.... . . : .· n:af~:r.Et:befo~e _the High Court only. If the High Court refuse~ to grant ;f. . : . .. : . ·:= ,: ,• .. . . . . -t : '. le~~t\Men:.::the-. aggrieved party has a remedy in rule 43 (b). So, as .·Ii.. ~-- - . >··-::;<::.\_. --~:::.:.····:~.:~- · ,. · · ;i ' .. f~~ . . ·-· .:'· · .. -· '.: : .... -.: ..: .: .. : .:· . 9 . .(· '·.. . ,'·.··.. . · .. •, -, .. .... ! •. - •' .I .·.:. - - ._1,.~t :: ·t,;,.: ~~,t~?:q·~:: i .. • . • : ;i ~ . .., .-.·· ,_.:f_ . .·. . .• I • • I ,• ·1· · :.~·::::~-:.-.,;:·Y. ~/ ,- ..... ;4: :· : ..._.·.· . · ·_ .·,_ ~:.... ·_· >: ' . ,'f the applicants came before this Court under wrong provisions of the f ! ,i. ~ . . -.~~-.. . . . . .,·. . . . . ~~/ i~~,~'.~~~¥~~}~ h~I~ to b~ i~~o~etent a~~~~~e _hearing is ·: , .- _ :·.-} !- -~djo:urrjtq th_e ·•couit will be refrained from hearing it on merit. What ~: :- . .. .-· . _..... -~ . . ~ . _.: . . -~ ·. . . : .· ... ·!J./ then;·1s::tb~:-w:ay 6~t of this sit~ation? .- l· < >' - ~- ,~~L:_:i:;_: .,:\ :_ -_._ ··•i · ; · : . . :· _ :: · ·-"ii:-'.- .. ,:l: ~.;..T~:::$:n~w~r:;to ,the ~bove posed question should not be difficult . /_•.f-to: ~~f-'.J~_ldbt,rt 0 co ha~- ~rovided it before. ln the case of LEONS i ;_ --~=r;.· i. - ,:_.· ·/.'.<>-_: -.:-:1::~.-_-: __ · :- .- . · . · ... •. }-~- ,SIL.AYC{NGAOO-:vs·JH6N: :JUSTINE ALFRED SALAKANA, Civil Appeal ' '· ·{ . . ·.:. · ~'.'.<:··_··.-:>.:.;<_----:-:,; _-- . ·-:·- : .. . .-½ ~o.~~~:~?.f/9~J\·~o~ ;~ourt he!d: ::'f: . . . . -:·-· . .:._. (; . . .· :_ ' _.I ".;.~_The second -aspect is whether this Court may 1 . :_~ ~~ i; •·• -,,,,~~;;:· . ._.. ,:' .. l=; : : · ·! : ·,u · .-. : ·-: : _,:-.·. ·-. ·: ' ... - -' . . .. .. . - . . ~7:2/f!f_J!!!!!Yn ?(!Peal which is incompetent, In order to allow the . -· ..":~..:.appell~f!.t _"f¢-1cike11ec.e.ssary.:.steps--t0-eur.e.lbe.Jnc.om.P-g_tef1cy. . ;:J~ . · · _:_.:( >··..: .·:<._-:;:tfJ7s/coiJJfias ;~id it before that an incompetent appeal · , · ;; ;· · · ~-;- - _·_;i_'.·-.;~;un.ts to no appeal. -It lo/lows therefor/the co;r/cannot ;;: .. ; . f ':~:):--;~d~r~:.·v.:,hat- it does not -~ave. Under such circumstance~ · =_·_ . ·. /· . ·.\ ; .::<f/J¢ai.:t~e-~b;rt d;es isito strike out the purported.appeal off ,_.--]:>:J,::~i:I~ij!j!tll..... '.;·•.:;- -~- - - .-,~ .: ~·- - -.· · . ·-_ -•- ---- -~-- - - :··- -: :·: .)\/ ;);;::::. _i\: 1 ?:._;_~::,.:~9~::·.r~.ti.~9.-~1~~~s i>~YJ.~~s: ;'.:.'J'!hY .re.~~J.Riiri. t.~e-..I~gister of pending· ·. -, , : . :.::: .:c\~\?).::{:i . ;f: •:-.~:";:_.~;~~~:_.>-!:..·\::·.~ i, _: ,. :V; . , _'. · . .; ·:··frti. . ' '. J · .. · :. 1 · · ·:+: '=).-matte;rs~Wh~tdo:es;-not oes~rve_to be,,tryere? ·Th~,"interes~ qf justice.·-: ,:·:" .. -- ·- -·!Jft:='.~~::~_7::·--__.:-?::·~-Lt.·: ~:.-s.: ~~:~:~~·~:. . :..i:-~-=- :·.. ... - , ~ __:~ .-. __ . ..... _ . ----··· --~~- ·_:_ · -. '. · · · · ; -.- r .-_·. >: -demand- --that the same b-e· sfrucR-out and ·tfeserving -ones -takelt~s i-:!~r~ (. :.:r·; · .--,, I'• iJ(·, ~----=~:~--~~~;~:i:-~-f?·-:~:~_:--------- ·-. : place·-_· · · , ·.; ' _ ::----. ·· ~"' . ' . . . ·--· - • . - - - - . : : : _ ._________ - ;f~~?'" : . . )/ : . .;_. _ .. _· . /~·:<_:~ .·:·- -: _. ~: _;:~- '· _.. . , ... . ··.·· .... _ . . ., : . ,r.· 10 ,. . ••••••••I