Zainab Ajit Pattni vs Patricia F. Mwanukuzi (Civil Appeal No. 23 of 2015) [2018] TZCA 931 (1 October 2018)

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• .. --= ,.~ :--.~- ===='===~EE==~~-- , .::.:....... . .: ,.: =:...:...--==.:?: - • .· ···- ·-· -..... - ·- . ·----------- CIVIL APPEAL NO. 23 OF 2015' ._, ZAINAB AJIT PATTNI aa•n111111111ac11•a111a1tc ■ saa ■■ ac ■■ •••••••••••c•1111st:tre111111cece11 ■ e ■ •ee1111r APP.E,L-LANT VERSUS PATRICIA F. MWANUKUZI .................................................. RESPONDENT {Appeal from the Judgment of the High Court of Tanzania (Land Division) ---at-Dar-es Salaam) ------- -·------ (Fikirini, J.) Dated the 30 th day of September, 2013 delivered on 11 th October 2013 by (Mgeta, J.) iii Land Case No 158 of 2006 RULING OF THE COURT ·· MWAMBEGEtE;- lA~:-·-·· - -- ·-·- -· · When the appeal was·called on for hearing today, Mr. Mluge Karon Fabian, the learned counsel who appeared for the appellant intimated to the Court that he was conceding to the two-point preliminary ob3ection _ notice of which had earlier been filed by the respondent on 26/03/2015. The learned counsel prayed that due to the ready concession, .there should be made no order as to costs .. .. Mr. Michael Ngalo, the learned· counsel who appeared for the (., . responcient, had no qu"alms with the concession and was of the sub.mission that the appeal was rendered inc9mpetent and v\fas liable to ,,., . 1

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• --.-----·-- .. -· - - -- ·- -- ____ -..,__.:~· •• ..,½,-,&••...--••~ prepared for the' hearing of the· appeal including lodging_ a Hst of_ authorities·: ahd serving upon the appellant,· which ··meant incurring expenses·which should be reimbursed by way-of costs·.- He thus prayed that the appeal be struck out with costs. --- ··---------- \Ne have considered the argument by the learned counsel for the parties. Indeed the appellant has conceded to, inter alia, the point that the date of the judgment and that of the decree are at variance thereby offending the mandatory provisions of Order XX rule 7 (1) of the Civil Procedure Code, Cap. 33 of the Revised Edition, 2002. The -ailment, upon a plethora of authorities, renders the appeal incompetent - See for .. ·- -.· -- --· ··- ····· ·-·- ·- ---- -- -·- - - --- -- -· -· ..... instance, Elizabeth Stephen & another v. the Attorney -Geri'Efrat- - -·-- Civil Appeal No. 4 of 2007. This appeal therefore, will not escape the wrath of being struck out on incompetence. As for costs, we, despite the· ready concession by Mr. 'Fabian, :··· agree with Mr. Ngalo that the respondent spent time and resources i.i1 .. - ... - . ,; preparation for today's appearance and hearing of the preliminary bbjecti6ri as ~ell 'as filfng a list of authorities thereof:·· ·We think those expenses incurred by the respondent should be re-embursed by way of·
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