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Case Law[2000] TZHC 597Tanzania

Rueben Sungura vs Noa Mangai (Taxation Cause No. 24 of 1999) [2000] TZHC 597 (2 October 2000)

High Court of Tanzania

Judgment

.; IN THE HIGH COURT OF TAlZANIA AT: . ..ARUSHA T.l!XP.TION)CA{!SE NO. 24 OF 1999 ;(Based on Arusha H/c, PC.C,Appeal 25/97) RUBEN SUN GURA ; • • • u •• •·• ·• ,, • • •. • ~ , •• , .. : , " APPUCANT . .. ·, t Vr,s ~ 1 i 1 • NOA M.ANGAI,u·· • •• • • ••• ;. ~ . •.• •• .- ••• ♦• ••••• ·• RESPONDKJT , EXPARTE RULING . c."'.: -~~ .,:·· ,-.Ts is Arusha High Court Trutaticn Cause No. 21.i/1999 -?"'.':i..c:-.:t·- ·t,. ·_. · · . High Court of-· Tanzania _Arusha PC~ Civil Appal N.o.-. ?,5/97 whre by • RUBEN SUN GURA hereinafter. ref erred to s th APPLICANT· ':riied a B:iJ-1: of C.osts canprises of,-14 items with a total· claim of shs 88900/= against : . . - . . . NOA Mi:rmiALU hereinafter referred to as the RESPONDENT • . :· . . . The res1;Gndent as -rved with notice of haring on 14/7/2000 but he. refused SUJTu11ons and the court proces.s server by the name of Zakaria Meleiya sworn an affidavit to tl=lat effect. granted on '2S/9 /2Doo. Hence exparte hearing wqs The a}.Jplicant prayed his BiJJ. of Costs be taxed. as presented and he cm;ld not produce Receipts or Bus tickets because none Was ,issuied:· _ .. :,....- ·r;.·. to him. · .. !'!,;~~ .. _\ '· ·, I proceed to tax the present Bμ;t of Costs under GN 515/91 Rule 11; Items no, 1 and :1 are taxed at shs. ~600/= each and shs" 500/= from each item is taxed· off because transport 91:'lar-ges. are onl,v ~'hro" to a,nd from Applicant 1 s Village to Arusha tow?¼ and Shs.elO00/- ·· allowance shs. 500/= is taxed off for being unreasonable& Item No,. 2 is taxed at shs,. 20/JJO/= and shs., 30 9 000/= is t.a~~ed off as no legal mind was hi!,ed, there is no proof or ev.i.dence tha":. the applicant engaged. services of an Advocate when he filed a reply to the . Petition of .Appeal,.. , ___ '-....

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  • .... (' .:·. ,;,r.. ;· ;=,· :, .,·. . . ' Item no 41 4, is taxed at shs/1600/:::: and shs .. 700/= is taxed off as stated in items ·no. ·1 &.3 •. '.. -- .: __ , ...... ,,.,, .... ".'··-· Item no. 5 is taxecl at shs_. 1,600/= and shs., 900/= taxed off. ' Item no. 6 is taxed at•:'·shs t66o/1:ianct shs. 1400/ ... is taxed off. j Item no. 7 is taxed at shs 1600/= and shs 400/= is taxed off• Item no. 8 is taxed at shs 1600/= and shs. 1 1 900/= is trotcI'-6ff• Item no. 9 is taxed at shs 1,600/== and shs. 1,400/f s taxed off, Item no. 10 is taxed at shs. 1,600/= and shs. 2 7 000/= is taxed off .• Item no. 11 is taxed at shs 1,600/= and shs,. 1 1 900/= is taxed off, Item no. 12 is taxed at shs 1., 600/ = and shs, 1400/= is taxed off• Item no. 1.3 is taxed at shs 1600/= and shs. 1900/= is ted off. . . . ~ .. Item no .. 14 is taxed at shs 1600/= and shs.- 2400/c is taxed off• So in the final analysis the whole Bill of Costs is_ taxed at shs. 40'86/='ane shs. 47,'J,OO/= is truced off• It is so ordered• Right of Reference fully explaine.d. -- ·11 1 , ~ j 1/ '----=-!,· -'-.. -.,,:•,,,J (A. C; Nyerere.) TJIJITNG OFFICER 02/10/2000 Ex:parte Ruling delivered in Chamr thi§ 1 ·2rid \1icy· c!·bbiorr 2000 in t.he prose.nae of Applicant. .~;" :. ? .:.•:,·.,1.'.Jr ,-_·:a ;,,;''Y ;,i:'' ACN/el. : > f; . ~·- ~[ .
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