Tanzania Pharmaceutical Industries Limited vs Philip Contruction & Transport Co. Ltd (Miscallaneous Civil Application No. 99 of 2000) [2000] TZHC 43 (20 November 2000)
Judgment
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nr Tm: I!IGH comT OF TAltZ/Jil.A
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m:scr..LL.AN::ous CIVIL AP?LICATIQ1J . i:iQ, 99 OF 2000
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D::l'DlJSTR F~ LTitITED •• o o • o o • ~ .1' • o' .: •• ·• • • • .APPLICANT
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?TIIL~ CONS'illUCTION &
TJ.ri.ASPORT CO. LTD ••••••••••• n •••• i; • ::IES!:ORJENT
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JUDGE
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This is a.n applicntion under Order 21 Rule 57,(1) and (2) of the
Civil Procodvxe Code, 1966, In this application, th0 Applicant, who is
the Jud.cm011t De1Ytor in this com·t' ~ Civil case No-7 of 19• is socld.nc; for
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the folloui1:,2 p:rinci:pa1 order;-
t1(,.1,) That the Proclamation of Sale issu.ecl by this
ITonourable Court on the 15th dny of 1\ugust,
2000 1 vide Tho 11id1 Co-urt of Ta.nzan:i.a 3,t
flIU.sha civil case n';;, 7 of 1995 gainst the
Applicant/ Jud1:;i,1ent Dobtor of its fa-ctory on
riot No:o 34 Thmi Indus tries .l.rea, ·lu'USh~ by
-r.my of Fublic .Auction Scheduled-,,to
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be held
011.the 15th day of September, 2000, be set
asie on the e-rov.nrl of material ir•esuiari ties
in jmblishi~- i tn o • · ·
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The 1csl)ondcmt, who is tho Decree Zolder i;. tho s;:;.ic1·., civil
through his l0ar11oa. advo.catos, r~. 1'Iirambo and l\lr, 1::..:o, has
ohallen:;ed tl1e competence of this application.
case,
H is -ha contention of counsel for ·the .1espon¢l.ent 'that this cou.:rt only
hc.s jurii:::diction to ontortain,under order 21 1 rule57(1) und (21)
OBCTIOH FG'.OCE:::DilifGS, that is, irrvcstir.;a.tions of cla~ms to and learned
counsel for the Respondent are further contending that under this rulo,
objection i:,:r-oceedings 6an·on1y be broue,ht by third parties to the suit
and not by parties thereto.
In.~~i?i-to-of Mr .. Makangc 1 ·s (learned cour.sol-' fox the ·Applicant)··
• emphatic SU!)fll.i.ssioh· to tnc effect that even pa..rti.cs to the suit can
"avail them.selves of the lemedy unc.er Order ~I Ihil/> ·57 sub,rules (1)
and ( 2) of ·bl1c Code;'. I find .tho· contention of Go~cl for tho Respondent
to be a co::::;.'cct sto,t0m0ht of the law.. The lew itself is very clear •..
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· It vests tho cou:::,ts with jurisdiction to in"'mstif?,;ato c:i_aims or :objecitiorf't..·,,r;
. raised B..['Jt:i.11..St the a.ttachmont of 11ropc:rty in c:x:001.1.tj_on o:f' dccre~~ 011·,:r,:Z:SlfJ.. .. ·
that su.cll j_)::-oz;o:rty i§}!Qt )..ib_l__j;_o __ Q;ti3.:9.!1_ig<,?t. It goes wi thou~~·say:i:_r1.3, .
therefore, tJ..r,t 2.n application wider this rule seekil'.1i<:; to set asido ti,
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proclr-uw:i:tion 6:f sale in execution of a decree. on ·the IT ground 0£ mat~;:;i.:l
irreguJ.a1~:i.. t:r in publishing i t
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is CTt best misconcei voq. and. at ihc wo:rst
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garbJ:edtt 2.s · mtbmittod y couiiso1 for the .Responde1_1t ;: · .Iu •my:_clar judgnent
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notwithst::md.:Ln,,- the wishes of Jfi:,:. I12ka:n:,f'G .an application m1.dcr 'Order 21,
rulo 57(1) .::;2xl (2) of the C?C, )Yo. :;arty to a sui-:ty to a suit is based.on a
total r:ht is .a total misconception .if. not. a
pareo.3r of th0 ~:wcution of dccr;e· process. The same ou.gi1t to be help
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as incor:1y;oto:1t and struck out.
In view th,:} above, I uphold, without demur
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· the preliminary
objoctioE 011 8, point of law taken- 'by -counsel fo:r the J.ospondent on tho
competence o:0 t1:-.is application. This application l:Joing misconceived arld.
incoIP{P.Otont ic l.10:coby struck out with costs. It is so ordered.
Loli.,.rc:,.,oc:. i:1 court in the :r.:rosonce of hr, Kakan
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'C advocate and
Nr. l'Iiram1lo ::,'l<'l re:.: .. Tfaro, advocates, this 20th day of November, 2000
J1IDGE
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I h0:;,cb3- co:i:t:Lf;sr this to "be true copy of thG original.
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1- ,t'i.SRj});Olic11Sion of the lavTo '.' -Furthcrmor0, :such an appliaat_i_on not.
ch.allGr/;.i.11,:; t11e e,ttachment of pro1i0:;:-ty on th0 g:r01mi th.J.t· su°'-'1. .nttac..l:J.0tl-
proport3 iri not lia1:,la 'to attacht-_
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