20030213 TZCA Dar es Salaam

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OP TANZANIA AT DAR ES SALAAM CIVIL APPLICATION NO., 138 OF 2002 In the Matter of an Intended Arpeal BE'IWEEN USHIRIKA 'vJA WAUZ.A SAMAKI SOKO KUU MOIDGORO •••••••••••••••••••••o••• APPLICANT AND MOROOORO FISH MONGERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY & ANOTHER ••••••••••••••••••••••••RESPONDENTS (Application for striking out Notice ~f Appeal from the Decisi~n of the High Court ~f Tanzania at Dar es Salaam) (.!_~em~t..l.!) dated the 28th day of September, 2001 in Civil ~-~!..~~f3j~B_c~~__58_,!,.t.?_OO_~ n·u LING L~llY.!J- J. A. : Before me is an application for striking•out notice of appeal filed by the respondents, Morogor6 Fish Mongers Co-operative Society and Mor.ogoro Municipal.Council. The matter ~:i;-is~s·from the ruling of the High Court (Ihema, J.) ef 28.9.2001 in Civil Revision No. 58 of 2000. · Dissatisfied.with the High Court decision; on 2.10.2001 the respondents filed notice of intention to appeal to·this Court. ; ' ("' ., It is contended,by~the applicant, Ushirika .wa wauza Sar.iaki Soko Kuu ,., ,__ .,-, ; . Morogoro, that since the notice of appeal was filed, the respondents ' have not taken necessary steps within the prescribed time tc ... institute the appeal. Hence the filing of this application for striking out notice-..: . , .I ••• /2 t .I 1, ; :,._ ... ,. . .., • J:· ,'◄ ~ ; Jt:·t~~:· .,(,•~ ,. \.1 .~ .:;;. -~t; ..._ ,-•i·(,~.°·~. 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Nyangarika, learned counsel for the first respondent, raised a preliminary objeetion notice of which he had duly served in terms oi rule 100 of the Court Rules, 1979. In the preliminary objection, he raised two grounds: First, that the application is bad in law for contravening the provisions of rule 10 (4) and (5). Second,· that the provisions of rules 22 and 30 of the Rules had also·not been complied. With regard to the non-compliance with rule 10 (~-) and (5), Mr. Nyangarika submitted that it is a mandatory requirement of the rule to have the pages of the record of appeal numbered consecutively and that every t"enth line of each page of the record shall be indicated in the margiri on the right side of the sheetJ According to h1m, the use of the word ilshallH in the rule means that the non-compliance with the provisions of the rule has a fatal effect to the application. For that reason 1 he urged the Court to dismiss the application with costs. In connection with rules 22 and 30, Mro Nyangarika took a similar view to his submissions on non-compliance w·ith rule 10 (4) · and (5). He said "that rule 30 provides to 'th~ effect that where any party to an application <;>r' appeal ·changes his advo'cate, 'he· 1 shall, as soon as practicable, lodge with the Registrar notice of the chanee and shall serve a copy of the notice on the other party. In this case, Mro Nyangarika further stated that the· applica,nt did not notify of the change of advocate from Kashumbugu ·to Mwakajinga, learned advocate representing the applicant in this matter. As a result, he went on, he was inconveniertced in serving the list of authorities on M:r:_. Mwakajiriga, th~ applicant's counsel. 3 However, he conceded that ultimately Mr. Mwakajinga was served in the morning prior to the commencement of hearing the application. Again Mr. Nyangarika insisted that the application was fatally affected on account of non-compliance with the mandatory require- ment of rules 22 and 30. For the second respondent, Morogoro Municipal Council, Mrs. Mavura, learned counsel, appeared. She associated herself with the submissions by Mr. Nyangarika and did not wish to say anything more. Mr. Mwakajinga, learned counsel for the-.applicant briefly responded to these submissions. While ae conceded that rule 10 (4) and (5) was not complied, he was strongly of the view that such non-compliance was not fatal to the applic~tion.as urged by Mr. Nyangarika • . J regularize. the matter ,in t~rms o~ the prov~si~ns of the rule •. He ~ -. 1 ~ i f• referre~. the Court}o its. ~ecision. i~_,¥_is!,?,r~~s~iri ~d 135 _Others '".-. ,. I Versus AMI Tanzania Ltd., Civil Application Nor. 64 of 20000 He -----~--:--~---~ ..... ' -=-• , ~ , ' . ~ ~' . . ~_· . __ ·•~;· .. · . J., - also conced_ed that rules 22 and 30 were not complied but was quick to point out that in the circumstances of the case, the application was not •,tafally affected." After· all, he- ·further stated, th~· : applicant. v1a's no(·prejudiced because .the list. of authoriti'es was eventually served··on him as counsel fo'r --the applicant. As correctly conceded by Mr. Mwakajinga~· lec~rned counsel for the appi:l..tant, there i.s n~ dispute' that the provisions ·of rules 22, Jo arid 10 (4) arid (5) have not b·een co:npL.ed ·:i.n this matter. ( l;, At -issue is the effect· of such non-compliance with the rul1es· on the application. As already observed,' Mr;. Nyangarika was stron"gly ,) ,:, ,. • j f .. . I I, • • I .• \".. I '. •.· '· • • , I'• •• • ., ·i:'4• . .'' : '. ~:·,~. . ~ . , .. ·• ' ( .. ' ' ' ;, 1 ~\~i:.:~·r ;"'J:. -:·~.':_,:~:: ~~}·· t,{. ,Y,~{:_.~}• I': ::/~~1--~:;\p~···~#Y>"J·: ··:~;/:/·-r;:15ft -4'fif; •"t.--• ' * :i:.·. -·.. ....-,,--..'l"'•--··~ ' ,,'.'Ii, ~ .... 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(~.Ji'.Jr_:•j~f-1~Jt-· {;, ·'r.,:r~~~tit11 ., 4 of the view that non-compliance with these rules is fatal to the application b~use the requirement under the rules are mandatol'j"e He said the requi~ement of the rule was mandatory because the word 0 shall1; is used,. in the provisions of the rule. With respect, I do not agree with MI-. Nyengarika. that non-oompliance with_ ~e'"'-"pl'O-Visicns of rules 22. .30, .and 10 ( 4) has a fatal effect on the application. As no doubt Mr. Nya.ngarika is aware, not in every circumstance in which the "WOM !tshal.1•1 is ueed, thG provieion is nec$ssarily mandatory. Each case is to be taken on its own particul9r merlta and circumstance. In a number of cases, this Court has expressed this view. See for instance. Victor Bushiri And 135 Others Versus ....,.__.___,...- P PII: ,_ __.,....._., L I . , ......... ~· .....------.--.,. AMI Tanzania Ltd.t Civil Applicati•n No. 64 of 2000 among others. The rationale behind the requirement under rules 22 and 30 to·notify the .change of .ddr.i.ee e~ of advo9at~ .ie i.-o facilitate se-M':ice t& -tbs,- - other party. In the matter before me while I accept Mr._Nyangarika's ., :• ,._ .i\ • 'I' ~ .... • • .... ,,_ ••• I conte:atio-n that ·t~ change of advocate was not notified as required ~ ~ · • r-- . . · · • 'l. ~\.· rt under the rules, I do not think that such non-compliance pre-jud.ic~d -~ ·• ' ' • - ' - -.: tJ ·,, ~~ the applicant. I also agree that Mr. Nyangar:ika, learned advocate - . : ~· .... . . • ~ .... ., - .' . ' ' :.. .t"> for the respondent may well have been ineon~enienced in.effecting_ It- • ...,,., .. ... .. v,,~ .. , - k ,.,_~ fr" ., 'r .. ~~ !""::•.; .. /.~ ..,1; service, nonetJ?.ele~s, the advocat~ for the : -o.ppl:i:e..':Ilt was j : .. .,, ·,!• . eventually served. Indeed Mr. Mwakajinga has not complained of . - l ~. ' ..... . . ' > ~ • I the delay in serving him with the list of authorities at the last '\..." • • , , .,l ,..t: •• :· '-" l ... . ...:, t • i ..... ·a ;. •~ ~ ~-. ._ ..... minute. In the circumstances, as service was effected, I am . I.. I ~ ,i_ I • ·- .,.,, ' ' ,.. satisfied that though the provisions of rule 10 (4) and (5) was not . ' complied, it would serve no useful and practical purpcse at this . • ·: ' I • . . , • stage to order t~~ a~f~~cant_to re;tify the pos~tion _in te~~-ot, . _..., . the rule by notify~ ~he_ chaz,1ge of address and the advocate~ ~! i.:) Mwakajinga who is in conduct of the· case for the applicant. ,... ~ .-:_._ ,. ... lr•: .. _.£,.-4-:"' ·-i •'l, • fl ,., ···. ',:. ·-'f ·;·i.'J '.:J • ·> k~. i,r }"#f :, t"'.• ( '•"': .. :..,: , ': / ·''} '.·,.!}' ·(r· - -. ·; .~: : /.J ('' _-: ..... ·' '-:·.••,, ... -.t t ,r;,;.t:, ;.;~/ ~o_•'/ J t .• ~ - • ;, ..._....., , . ~ '~: . <:J:;r~..,~ r":t."!', ., ";r1f':,t• - ,. 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J :r·;~-.. , 5 With regard to non-eompliance with the provisions of rule 10 (4) and (5) in which there is no dispute among counsel for both parties, I am settled in my mind that this aJso did not render the application incompetent as urged by Mr. Nyangarika., I think having regard to the n~ture and circumstance of the matter, it is an irregularity which, given the opportunity, the applicant could re~tify. For that reason, the hearing of the application is adjourned to a date to be fixed by the Registrar to enable the applicant-amend the application in order to comply with the requirement of the provisions ···of rule 10 (4) and (5) of the Court Rules, 1979. It is ordered thn.t the applicant . ie t, effect·the' amendment in the application within two weeks from the date of delivery of this rulingo For the adj~urnmcnt, I grant costs to the respondents. DAW.D at DAR ES SALAAM this 13th d.ay ,,f ·February,. 2003. • D,o Zo LUBUVA JUSTICE ....... . 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