Magreth Masao vs Sharifa Ahmed (Misc. Civil Appl. No. 189 of 1997) [2000] TZHC 624 (30 June 2000)

I ""'"'i • ''Ii;"' .. , . T . IN THE :HlQH COlJ"R'J.' OF)NIA .·. AT Ai.1USHA •· - ·,, ·,:. · -::-:: . __ .,.:. MISOiCI'Vll, PPL'. foi>l.89·: OF 1997 . ~ .. , .. , i· ~ . -, . , .. - ·-. (cjt High Court of .'l'ania t ·Ar.u;;ha. Civ.App; sjc:;6) -t." •••• =· : . • :. · .... ··-.-:,:•:··; .. ·.·· :_- : . ·.: .. · .. .i:··-, :..- .. :'•·- .. t ·• •• - • ,.'. ·., .•• ·.-- :.' MAGH.El'H MASAO ~ • •·• • • •., • •••• • • ••••••• APPLICANT ,: • •. :•;:. •,: • • , ,N ~ :• • •. • • : : • • • • ~ .i" ... • • :, .:. • • •,., • • I: .. ,: • • Vrs •••••••• ·. .I RULING This is an application for leave to appe to the Court of Appeal . ·.: '·. .. of Tanzani~. g?,inst the. decision of this cour exercised under :Extended • • ••• - !•. • •• ---·::.. • • • • __ ,·, - •. : •.•• :·a:·:· -:,:.:. ·.· .. C· .. .='!::...-·:. :._/ ... : Jurisdieti.on .. (RUGAZIA .- PRM) -- Civil Appeal, No, 8 of l.996, The appl- . :., .-. -· ,·. ·•·;:. • -· - -.; .::.·••·!;...::.- · · ·. ,:· ·.r0.i...:__-·.:.:: :-.< 1 ·-. ~ -:· · ..... ··.i:.. .. ·.'·= ication s ben f9sJ.e. uruler the provisi.on~ of Section 5(i )( c) of the . . ·. · . · • :' .'t ••·· •. . ,.. _ ·-· .:. :: •. ____ ...;::.._::,;51..::.·.. :. ."L'. · - .:. · •• ." _r::,: ... ·: - : ·/ · : · : Appellate:.J~;isd_;ctpn Act-., .. 197.9 ai)d R1:1le h..3(a) of the Cqurt o Appeal ~ -~~> .:,.:. .. : .. • .. :; .!..,.·:·.l: ·.1.:-." ·.-:: ··.i .. ·• ·· ...• · • .L::· .. ··,::- .. : ....... :· ..... ~ · ··.···. Ru.lee, 1979 •. Th applicati9n has peen supported by the affidavit ·of . ..·:_ . : --=.:-;· • . .,, ... J."' ·:. ·.r::).•·;:··.·M : '[ ·· ")·..... ·:..,:·.-1:.:.·./· '.'.· •. ;,_. .:.·:v ;_ Mr. ?'1alq.t1ge_, .. learp.ed counsel. for_ the. Applicant 1 name].y MAqREI'H MASAO. ;;,-.:!'•:-: .... ~ .-,· : .• ,_.• ... • o -•:•.:, • .' • • 0 • '.:•:•••.~~~~•.,. ____ _-:::----- •,:·M-: .--i:-J: ... •:;:•r:.•f• . .-••.• It .i.s:not μ-rle_yant_ -o rnem:t,:ion. tl1c1.t the. case for the spo~~nt 1 namel.y .::' ... :.·'··· .. · ... ·: ... .:... .. -...\··.,;.: ..... .---- . .... . : .. ·. •·. :::··:.:..' .. •.;···;".:. .· .. · ... SHAi.1.IFA__ AHivlEP.., ;s )ing - advocated upon by Mr Sang•ka • .. • -. . . -- .. ----~ : ... -: ·. ·.... . . • • .. . ·:· . <-'. -.•· : . • • .. ·•·1-~ .:,·· The decision of the covrt in Civil Appeal No. 8 of 1996 is being irn;ud, ·o- ~~~t~ o.f 'law· •. 1 Fr ·ase of referenc~~- I he;e·; ;:pruc,·;_, ·='·· '· ... - .. :. ..... . . ':"' . .. . . : . . . . . ... . •.• ·,' ·"-'. - complaints verbatim and in extenso. They are as follrwis:- . :. . ... . . .. · . . . • • .. L . , .:. .. . .., "4(a): Whether· the first appellate court was legally right :in . -:. . .... :::.:··: . .. holding .that Se_ction 6.3(1) •f the_ lfag;i.srates 1 Court Act, 198<fdoe·s:···-· . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . , . .. . . . : . not i;-ela:t.~ to a i:gistered land, thus the mandatory statutory requi.- . h-... 0 IO O ,- • 0 : ,. • 0 !' t • 0 •• 0 • • • 0 • • •. -• .. 0 rement. as. to. leave py the jligh. Co'lll .. t is d.ispe,:ised with;. . . . . 0 • • • ••• ,,. ic.•::!.·-=•: ••, .--• • •,. 0 0 ••• •• : • : •• ·•• ·•• • • • •• • pO ,;-' •••;-:-, ,'•.;,:j '••• • (b)' "·-tlhether · the .first .. appell:.S.te· wa.s legally: right-:in .restri.c.t:ing . a breach,::bt tne pr'.ocedure. relat:i.ng to a .\Ti sit to locu in .quo e.nuncj.a.ted by tre ,cou;:,t. of ·Appeal. of T.anzania in NIL.AR ·M.- R LADAK V. GUI.AMAL FAZ.AL · J~tH<X-IAM.ED- ·(1900).'.-T.:1·.a. 29· at : J;l :bi· Honourable Mustafa,J-~~ ,,to- take.· up the role of a witnes in a trial by an adjudieator. 11

. /\•.::•, ·,· .. , ... ;· '•j'." It is notfrelfant :to,111ention that Mr: ge ~ \ii's address . . . . . . to ma 1.n-.supp.c,rt · of his application. did reite:rate what he . had averred .. : . ,·:-:--··.r::-·-; :_-- .· - in his supporting ffidavit· _' t: need:' not~'. tllere.f.9.f~, . .:f~::::the purpose ·-·--- of avoidlng repeating what has been stated a.hove dliell up'in his oral. submission~ It was,· however, counter--suhnitted cy Mr,. Sang'ka le.3!'ned advocate for the Respondent to the effect that in the present case the suit lru:id "·,,,'r,• ••• >h• ' -•:J..'.,:·.:.•t•·• is registered land·. It is 0~ the b.9.ss '9f the_ foregoing that the pro:;:-- :" • . : .r ·. • . • •' r· -- . ,·, ; ,. ·ti;ion~ lf::&cti8r£'.'63{1) oi:th~.:{gii:;trt-s.! _Ct.:A<I -184 did: not appl.yr i , . • .c i ·, ; ' . . • ' " ; •;_ . ' . : ' • ' _ ,/:'? - .-•. •I " /" •• • As regards the: second_ grpuJJi;.pJ c~~+8:t, napie1Y he queston of. - •' .. :. . . . . . Ii_.,, J''-1,._J.:•·, .... ~ .< .·· ... _: :-.: ·: . ' - . --·. visiting the ;locus in gt10,; iJW:ci~ ,ppμntr-subrrp..tted to the :t'ollowimg·: • .• ; . . . • •. • ·• ' "'. .-··,_ . • • - . ~ l ; ' •• ." .. effect that the visi"t to· the-:.locus in quo was made on the. application . . " . of: the 'Appi1t herself. · Furtr to. the foreg~ing ~r i,rincipll - : . .. '. . . - . . . .. . .. :· . . . . ' -:" . -.. ·. -:· !/ i ~ :; '. {: witness g&ve evidence and that th .. Alicant did not· complain as t? ·• .·· ,. '• ' l • .. . . ' . . . • , . . ! : '. :': • •:. • • •. • ' . ": .. ' " .· t ' t .... ~ • the' eoriduct "at the locus. in quo., .}t)-s,. .. sn in Mr. g•ka :submis ., that" the'Appllat•s 1 date nei--~~~ lou~ in. qi; n~~-•hi.: t~~-~ ... · . . . ' ... •' '.'" ·•.,. " - .,. .· ·• ' . .'t address did raise . · ugge stion that J,he court at ic~~ ih . quo. mi;_ .. .. : ... : :., .. <· :· . .. . -· ·.· . . :.::- .. c'..:_-· .. ,·. .. . .: ····.·· :·· ...->. ·· ... · ,., ,{·, .... :...... ,: ·:·: . . handled the proceedings. Last· rut not least, i:t was counter-subnitted to the'" -.r±~~t ·that t:he: ·J1···mi;trte cud not,;~ -·;,ay base' his·::j.ud- '; - : T • ' .. "\ l'}IleJt ri- hl.·s fililliig <,f hat·; hai trird at the p;ceedings t the locusk'.au6;:;,•: . .-.i -:·-:;•:• •. ,::" ,.,• • . ·:·.· ,:. ··::•;<':: : ·,·.· .. ·. ·" :,···,"" ·•···- ........ , ,,:,.• '·•·•;"'·- .·· . . . ·,.. ':·> :- ... · _., ...... . :··_r . r ·1,ave ver;t·a.nxiously and dispassionately considered the arguments raieed'.· by· l)jtf/iJafhei"ccciisel •. I have als• ooaci ~ugh th irrrpu-:_ . • ;• ..; .:.! I ; .. _!.':.•,:. · ··,,;.' : -• { :·; .. •. . . . . · .. ~ .. ·,· s , •• •••• • • • "·· ... ·, •• gned cl..e~~ion ::Which gave ·rise to the instant preeedings. It is in- disptabl,e,, t~~ ;:ther$•:is a: ·letter of,cffer in ·respect of the 3U!Lt ;. landt:-' -m1_1potJtl}mbl.~ ancLeandid view, T. firrl· and·hold that the·. pr_eru:§. ~~,: :I;t$ttr .. ·.pf{ ,was:/by itself su!ficierit,:reason not to invoke t~,~~~si?ns qf section 63(1) .•f •the -Magistrates• Cur-ts Act,..-.

. . • • 3 .. .. It is on the basis of the foregoing that, I· am respectfully not in agi.e- ement with Mr. Makange 1 s novel point that availabil:.Lty of letter of of:f'.er is not evidence of registration, In the resuJ.t 1 I hereby dismiss the first ground of complaint;;, I now turn to the second gcound of complaii;i.t as raised by Mr. Ma.kange on behalf of the Applicant. In the instant case it is irrlisputable that there was a visit to a. locus in quo.. But, as is e:g;i.dent from the record of the trial Court and the jud@nent in particular, the trial magistrate's findings and conclusion were not based on what he gathered from the locus in gu2_ but on evidence adduced in court •. It is on the bass of the foregoing that, I am respectfully in· agl'eement with Mr. -Sang 1 ka that visiting the locus in quo did not pre.- ju.dice the trial and hence the rule in NIZAR 1 s case (supra) is not applicable to this case.- In the final event, I a'TI far from being persuaded that there are sufficient grounds that warrant this court to give leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal as prayed. The application is accordingly refused with costs,. It is so ordered-, 21/6/2000 Sgd •. · . ( J • J • MRW.AUk) J U D· G E: 21/6/2000 Order: The Distri,.+ ··RPJist:;.Dr to surr ... -ncn the parties and read out to them the RuJ.ing. It is so Ordered. Sgtl,, (J, J., MKWAWA) J U!D G.,E 21/6/2000 . (. Ruling delivered in chamber this 30th day of June 20(..() in the presence of Mr, Makange for Applicant and in the presence of Mr.· Sangtka for Respondent.' JJM/el. :__-:29;v,:;.;..v; r: ,·. i Sgd.; (A.--CNyrere,) ·-tr-- . DIST1jJC'r RJX}},STRAR 3~/6 /2soe·: