Bakari vs Helmani (PC Civil Appeal 55 of 1990) [1998] TZHC 15 (6 November 1998)

(pr.) r.rVTf. APPF.Af. NO, I)S OF' 1 qgO (From Ih~. dp('ision of Ihp nisI ri(t COllrt of KiT)ondoni ill- Klnon(1oni in Civil APPpi-ll Nf).14 of 1990 And Originnl r.ivil CASP No, 1 of 1qqO of !v1Agnmpn; Pr illliHV Court). If h p R p S pOll (1 P n t-: S P. 1 p III i'HI i R i-l k il r i. who was U, p P 1 i'l i n t. iff i n M.1gnmpni PrimA!'y COllrt civil C,H,P NIl, 1 of 19qO SllCCf!Rfully RUf!d t.hp. Drpspnt Annl ieAn! Pfl iRti'l Hptm"HI (hp Well" t'hp deff!ndi-lnt).

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"(1) whAn in "my pnwAPdings I.hi'! cOlltt. hi'l~ hAFlnl all t.hA AvioAncA or matt-AT::; pArtain;r,,] to IhA ;RlJA to he dAtAnninAcl hy thA celllrt·: UIA Mi'lgislr'ntp shall prnC':AAd t.o Cfl n s 11 11' wi t h t h A i'lSSASS()r p r P ::; Ant.. wi t It t.h A V j AW 0 f rp;:je'h i ng' i'l '(h'!r i si on of thA .OIJrt, (7) Tf i'lll !'hp nlArnhArS nf Ihi.) cnllft iH]lAA on onA clA(is;on .. ! h A III rl g is" r;:11Ash."i 1 1 P f'(), AP( 1 I 0 nw 0 /(1 l' hAd Ar. i s ion n r j IJO<]fl1lpn t n f t hA rmJl! wll i cli shi'lll lw s; gnAo hy i'll 1 I hp /I,PI/lhpIS. ('n For fhp i'lVOiC];lIlCf> of dOllht a MilgislralA RhalJ.nol': in 1 i All (J fori n ilclcl i t inn I () l.hA CCHIRUlt'ilt.i (!r_B Jf!fArr:f!L to in Ruh-rlllA (1) oflhi::; rl.IA:JlA _AntitJcl . .t.Bl_t'!L!.uJ. 10 lhp. OUlfH' lIIAlflbAn:; of IhA ,cout'l" (Plllphasis rninA). Tn 1'hA prAsAnt- Crl~';P: thp. ~)ritll;HY COIll! fPcnnl shows 1'hat thA i'lbnvp. t'lllA Wd:'; violalAl1, TllP f)pfPIlC],llti CICH;!>C] liAr case on ?7.?\QO whAn thp lIIi'!ftAf Wi'lS iH1jollfnAc1 fOl jl1C1gAIIlAnt on 10\4\QO. On 10\4\QO fhp. cOllrt pr'orAAc1ings (in pi-HI " HI!, k I Jill IJ " l]i'!nwa: 1 rl K i r.;hAlllhi-l (1 hArp fo 11 ow:-=; ."1 SllllHTlA ry of t·hA PV i clAncA AS g i VAn by Vrlt i nl1l, wi I nASSAS nf bot h s i clAS Am] i-l eA 11 lIpon ASSASSOl'S to givp Illlhii'lSAcl opinion. Wh;'lt fnllowH i!lll1lAcliAtAly t !;!·:qPAftpt IS ;'IS lI/lclpr . BAk i 11111: MAnn i y;'i WAshi'lllr i n i I11AYi'lIJrPJi'l !Ilkono kWAni lJRhrth i r1 i Wi-l IlIClni ni fll?itn kllliko Wi'! !Ilcli-liwA. Hivyn rlArtWrt linIAt.hihit.ishi'l mdAi nll1Ashinclwi'l mAnAi yAkA. Sgn: M. G1Jmbo - Hrlk i mu 10\4\QO GhAT'Anti'l ?ot.A 7.A clAi hi 1 i A1 ipA II1c1AiwA. RufAA sikll 10 KIIlIn?;A lAo .....

From thp ;hnvp T ,cllll of fill' (,cHl;irlPtPtl nl,inirm lhAt t.hArR ;OURtwo points of ldw whic'h ::hnilltl l)p ('Plt iriprl to 'hI" Court of ApPAal for c·on~;ic]prrlti()n. (1I1C] thp~:;A .11P i'n;'fnllows:·- (rl) whplhpl th(~ vioJ;lI iotl of Rtllp :i of GN No. /. of 1988 by slimming IIp t.o tlip ;:jS~-;PSh()fS All'] lP'(,Clrding '-hpir opinionR 00 not rf!nclf!r al] thR procPf~(]ingi'; rln,] Atli';lling jllrllJPllIpnt rt nllJJity, which if answAI'pcl in triA pnsitivR WOlll(l dfff!C1 hoth procf!f!oings rtnd jllogf!mprlfs of thp Oistrict rClillt And this rnlltl. (h) whAthRt in thf! pIRspnl CSA: thR two sf!ntf!ncf!s f!ntitleo "Hllklllnll" ('An lAg;llJy hpfit t'hp litlf-!: "jllrlgPlIlAnt of t.hp. r.() 11 r I . . . ". T 11 i s i s s () b f! ( • ,'III SPot Ii P t pis I II ) P v ;·1 1 II rt I. ion () f thp. thi'tt-. I.hp. p.vidp.ncp ,'tI(l poinl s ()f (lAI'Arminal ion lp.l rllOllP. 1 hp. fnet "two linAs" HlIklllnll Wi-1S signp.d only hy thp MAgist.rAtf!. (T.. R. KalpgRya) .mom;: fi\11\qR