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Case Law[2000] TZHC 184Tanzania

Gapoil (T) Limited vs Southern Paper Mills Company Limited (Civil Case No. 237/96) [2000] TZHC 184 (13 October 2000)

High Court of Tanzania

Judgment

,. IN THE HIGH COUR'r OF TANZANIA (DAR ES ,SALAAM DL;TRICT PJi',GIS'l'RY) AT DAR ES SALAAf1 CIVIL CASE N0.237/96 GAPOIL (T) LIMI'lT£D~ •• .:. .; •••• • •• PLAINTIFF Versus SOUTHERN PAPER MILLS COMPAI'l'Y LIHI'l'ED •••••••••••••••••• • • DEFt:NDANT ............ ,.,. -------.··•·'-Af' ➔·•'" .. -.· ------·- .... -:- ... t.,-·"'-·~~ ... -""t. - - ...... __ . The following ruling sterns fro1ii the bill of cost preferred by the Drcree Holder M/S Ga.pail 'ranzania Limited, · Incidentally the same proceeded cxparte otcnsibly due to the none a:ppea;ance of the Respondent/udgemer{t Debt?r t-/S :Southern Paper ),'!ills l despite the fact that they were effectively se;rved. I • I The subsequent bill of cost originateo from the decit.iion of Hon. Jw;tice Man:ja of. 12/2/98, · in which decision -.mongst other auards the P+aintiff(Decree Holder was/got awarded cost of that suit. Counsel Mponda notified the taxing ma~~er tμat 1 thl ➔ matter in h2.nd was es,sentially one o debt collection of w1icp paragraph 8 of shcdule 8 of the advocates romun0rat:i,on and 'l'axation rules 1 the Applicant ic-; . .. entitled to a· 5% of the amount collected and. he further observed that the .•• }, ._ instruction fees cle.imed is in line with the p1:,.ragraph 8 of shodule 8 the , . rules. I have gone throueh the Folios depicting the filed bill of coGt in . contened the same are as per accepted rat~~• J accordingly tax the bill . . .o:q f/3 .. vour of the decree holdel: M/S Ga-pail Tnzania Limited to the tune of Shs • 2 1 305, 760/= only I order accordingly,!.• , , · ...... --· .. -- .... ~,. Corrun ·, . r F .J .K. rfatungi, DR For .the D/Holder - Hr.. Mponda . For the J /Debtor - C/C Maurice. F. : ... ~. uTUNGI DEPU'l REGL:.:'l'HAR ~-••---.· ..... ~ ... -, ..... u ••. ____ , _ . ....... Ruling read this 13/10/2000 :in thepresence of counc;el Mponda . 1 for the Decree Holder.. _:..-,-- F o, O'NGI DEPUTY L:iTRAR .) -·- ........ 13/10/2000.

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