Kijakazi Mbeggu and Others vs Ramadhani Mbegu (PC Civil Appeal No. 140 of 1997) [1999] TZHC 150 (8 June 1999)

VERSUS RAI 0 I/U1SAlH MBEGU •••••••••••••• • • RC-tS PO!IDE/.IT ! /(-FF U </tr' ( RULING This is ;i.n pplic1tion f'or review As usu.ql the proceedings bqve been instituted b./ the pres<:mtion for filing of q memOr;:indurr: of review. The respondent contends, ho1-iever, th.qt the pplictioa is inc6mperttent bedqDse it does not conform to the provisions of Order XLII rule J of' the Civil Procedure Code (tbe C:Ode). The .qpplicqnt did not respond to this issue which rqises A point of procedurql lqw. No1-1 rule 3 of Order XLII of theQ.ode provideo thusg- 11 J. The provision .qs to tbe form of' r¼ppe.qls shR.11 ;:ipply, mut:-:1.tis mut:1.nsli.§., to Rpplicq tiorrn for revietv. 11 Rule 3 of' Order XLJ.d, therefore, le::ids us to Order XXXJX rule 1 of the ode; it stqtes:- 11 1. Every :lppe:=il shR.11 be preferred in the f'oim of memorqndum signed by he :=ippell.qnt or his qdvocte and presented to the Hig'h Court •••• The memorqndum · copy of the dGree :=ippe:=iled sbqll be ;:iccomp:=inied by .q !from .qnd (Unless · tb.e court dispenses there1-1i tb) the judgment on which it is founded." In the inst::int cqse the memorqndum of revew wqs signed ::rnd presented to the High Court by the qpplicqn.t,, To th::i t extent the opening pqrt of rule 1 or Order XXXIX of' the code h.8 s boo.ti cimplied with. However, in ,qddi tion to th ::ibove compli::iac~ the memor.qndum b:=id to be ::iccoump::inie~ by ::i copy of the decree in ::ippe,ql 1-ibich it is sought to be reviewed together' oi th 1 copy of the proceedings bec:.:ius::? the court did not disp8nse 1-}i th them.

I ' 2 -··' The memorqodum is n6t qccop:=tnied by those documents. The omissio to hve te memorqndum be qccomp:=tnied by q copy of the dcee in :=tppeRl qnd q copy of the proceedings hRB occAsioned ~ fRtAl irregulrity to the qp9licRtion, Accordingly• qnd by reqson of tbt omission, the pplicqtion for review would fqil,' Upon the ::ibove considerq tions the :=tpplic:'l tj_on_ :for review is dismissed with costs to be borne by the qpplicRnt. Delivered. JUDGE 8/6/99 In Personi ApplicRnt M. Rweyem~rnu/Mr. Mkondyq: For Respondent