Lugiko Mpelwa and Others vs The Attorney General and Others (Misc. Civil Cause No. 12 of 2000) [2000] TZHC 96 (19 October 2000)

.- ... _ C ;• C r? ' L ;-nsc. CI/ IL ::; ,U.'.'.B iJ0. 12 OF' 2000 LUGIKO fffJEL'.,-i,\ & 10 O'.L'i·ll!:i"i.S. • •• • •••••••••• • !WPLICJ.,NT THE REGIS'I'Ii,'.i~ ENGIHEEI/S ~:EuisTTI,\Tion Bo;.r:D ••••••••• c • • • • • • • • • • • • 2.ND n:csPO:NDEN'I' I"HJLING

'Ihe elcve.n applica'1ts have filed a Chamber r:;uin1,,ons under the provisio.n of s<?cti.on 2 (2) of the• Judic 1 ;trc and. Application f;f laws Ordina.oce Cap. 43 and s,::ction 17 ( 2) of the L;:.w Re fc,r:1 ( Fatal f,ccid.cnts ancl Miscellanious . Provisions) Ordinance Cap. 36o cts amend0d and Section 10 cf the En5inccrs fa,,,:;istr.::,t i0n Act No. 15 of 1997 c.md an:r other eneblinc provisious of law. (, ,f- \ TI).0 Ch,mc,:;r Surr,mcns ic Gupportcd by th0 o.ffid.:"c'/i t •Jf c:ne: of th0 applic~~nts that i.s t.c .sa.y Lur,-iko Mpcl\·,2- .• lcav0 to rn::ikc z..n arvlic-?.tion for ti1e: ord0ri:: Gf' cortiorari ,::.nd ( c) ( ·' 'i ·.·.,1 -~ . . ..!.. ::. -:.:;.. ::. ~ l :.:.r: • /} 'I

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II II II II II II }r -:--- I.nsti tut0 of 'l'.:,ci",.;,oloc y ,,.,i th adv;:mced Ji.plomu in En[:;i.neerinc of the said inDti tue. '.ir1:'lt the En;::inec·rs Rq;i:;tr,::tion Act provide~:. for th•.:: rc 1 ;ictrati- on of diffr,rent c::,.te:::·orii::s of cnc;i.nc·(,J o -:1.d l1i their to, psrsons 1-1i th their qualificf., _ ions 1e1,.:re rr<;istered a::; Hc::,:iE.,t,,red i'::ngine:erE for those ,,,ho have prc1.ci:ic8d for , r:·,inimum of thrs·c years, ,,Lnd rro.duate 0.ncineerc for those \•.'i th lesrc cxpr.n•ience: • 'l'h2 deponent fult~~ deponGd thi.:l.t the Z.,d respondent, 'he Ye 1 -!;i:::trc~, E;1:_,in,0r1:. Rer:;istatior, Board hctsa.rbitr-e..:•ily ree7i.stered them as t0chic;i,.n i:,n:::;:i.ncc·rs ,;nd. 1;radut0s tGchnicia.n eiinc:.-crs, dcry..c.ng them th-:: stz.t;.15 cnj0ycd ~~-::,- c,J.rli0r gro.duat,,::: ;,.1ith t'n,:;- same quc.lific",tions,has bc2.n der.iecl. cf th-::::i. Tho.t they had ml,dv s0vc=:ral rcpre.se:nt,:,tions to th0 Boarcl E:.nd ti1c Board has refused and neglcct13d to chanco :i.ts mind, Not• only tt.r;.t but th0:cc :i.f: no al t-?.rnai::ivc r2mcdy to nppeal as the aJ)pcllate .?-uthori ty undor th-:: :Encino.:-rs ReGistrc:ition Act, No. 15/1992 o.s the said in .Engltmd, Dr. L:m',1;,1.i, Learned coun~ . .:,lior th0 applico.nt[; _s:;.1bmitted on a.nticipt,tion t.h:::.t th,:: le.:,.med stc1t0 .:::ttorn",y would rais,::, ::;;.::. issue of lii:1it2.ti0r! ;:;s ::h~ l: 0 _,,. :Rcforr:i (Fat,11 ;·:.ccid.c,:ts o..rd Misc. i-'T,.:,visio.ns) Act No. 55 of 1968 E,:ctior. 1P. (3) provides f,:ir ,:,_ time limit fr.;- :,n .:tcrievcd provides as fcllos:

J .. .. ,. -· -II -II section 18 (3) uf Act no. 55/1962, i.i; in r0s 1 x,ct to judi-:::LJ. decisions it doee: net 1:;etn Ol' include adminic,trati vc- decisions. this court is ar: &.dministrativc decision by £.'1[.;i.rn.::cr3 E,::.ard and not a judi .• a.l •.:l:::)Cisicn. Hanc0 it doe:.s r,ot .f.::J.l unclcr ti'w four corners ')f section 18 (3) 1 /4ct 55/1968. Still, on ::. dc:f,:;nciv,:: rnachani.m, ·Dr. La;m·icli, learned counsel submitted thc:..t e,'en ii r;octicn 18 (3) of fict 55/196[; is npplic.3.'blf:, tboro proceedino.;s aros·:2 out c,f cc•itinuint: discussic,nc :,,:,t·.1i.:rnn the 1?.pr:li.cE,n.ts c:,.nd the Boc!rd. '.;.r.ut those discussion6 cor.1moni·catcd to the applicants th:cotJ.Eh their advocctc, t,VB Shcikn in th.,:, J.cttc•n dated 2/12/1999 \•lhict is nnnaxtur. ;;N; to the affidc,vit tind there fore:, if it i.s .iccepted that sect ion 18 (3) of l\ct No. 55/1968 is c:t)pli C:3.blc, tht:•.n the time for :,,hich the cc;:1.m.u.r.ic.:,tion i,1as ~ tlde on 2/12/99 be, h,ld z...s th, time in issue 2..rid thrff(:) fors tb.:.: :,pplic.:::ttion b0i11G filc,d on 14/?../2!JOO i.s 1•;i thin tn.:• sLx ::1onth.s prescribed pc,riocl. of /ict 55/68, y<:.:t. that sub.soctj.on o.p:·li.::.-s cnly to orckT::; r:;f cctiorari and ' 1..•'t,;·•"···4~ ...

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~ I I I " !- .. "It ,, 5 were only le-ft ,d th thi.s rNK·cly, t.c .:tp:.,J.y for juclici:ll r,.:-vic•.-.r. 1,fc,J_l, thf.'.t is nlri;:)1t, but th,m .-Jth.,n thc_y Jccidcd to foll,.->1v tho judici.::.l rc:vic\•; proc1:!- clurc, th . .:,y c.r,.:: bound to stri:::tly follow the procedun'}, including the· time li,Jit s,,t i.n section 18 (3) of Act 55/1968. No\i/ th.:,t th,:: n1plication lacks the: s1..;p/Jr-t of the Jo.-,.', thc.n it lc.i.cks lees to st:::.:nd on 1 .-.'ith and thc,reforc it is bound t,j fall• As th2 2,pplict:-.tion is for orders of certior?.ri and ran.ndc.int,r:: jcintly -3.r- 1 plied fer- in the application, th0y cm1n<.)t tx· sc:rvi.!rcd. In c::e;r:clusion th)r;;:f,Jr,, thc,re is no ord0::.· 1 judcr:i(mt I decree, conviction or procccdin,:::8 fil 1 Jd so th-:ti: it cculcl be hrouzht tc Lii.s court and 1..K, gunshed ruicl secondly th".tt -::h.::: :.llc-god disputed decision i.<; hop'"'lessly out of time to lx,· · r;:vit:·'!C·d u.ndcr the prerog.:\tivc orckrs. Hencu the nJplicntion for lonvo t,.:; file 0r:k:l'S of c0rtiorar-i .:t.11d ma.'1dar:.us is ciisr.1ir-;G0d ,.Ji th costs for lc.:--.ve t-;, file· orders (,f certiorari and r,iandrn.,u.s is ::lisnissod with costs for rcn,s;:;-:, r:t:,'.tvd above:. 10110 1 200<:) -- .. Coro.,.:; -·; \ ·:· <-:-···· ··-·--;" fl. H. :i.tcnc-nto cTU:i)CiE 19/10/2000 i·k·!.nc.·.i.tG J. l'-ir. Nc.rc .. /D1·. L:xJ~1.::.i :i!(;r t.°!".;._; li;::·:lic:1nts ;.-:!, • Nc·;:'c :::·r. ~ I'.:)r th=~~ r.::.::;:ondc.nt.s CC !.A.:::-•.!:.:-: c:.---:u:-t ~ ,. .: .. ·. _;_li·1;·· i:=.:.; ·(·cc:.:.·: i .. ~~ r·:.k~ T,rcscnce of ti--;(. f··:1"tics. .. ....-....-..-.--.- .. L:-. -· -- --~ . ..e--- .. _ ' .. A. j. r:fr.1!1(:nto ,..TUI)GY~ 'i) /10 /,?.000 •