Amiri H. Kivumbi vs Mohamed S. Kitumbi (Misc. Civil Appeal No. 141 of 1997) [1998] TZHC 2193 (9 October 1998)

' , .,. " r , IN T~. HIGH cou_,'.i.' C 1 ? TA~·JZii'.-ITA flT D.-,·:, ·:.,::; ,., .-,-L 1 ' ' 1 I·1 !::;.:. ... ,;;.;f . ,. ... ·-:.: , ... / ::..._ .. .t:?L MISC. CIVIL At'P:SAL NO •• · 141/1997 "/Q v, u This is an applicatin fer - (a) ' Lxtensiun o:f time in which to a}.J·p_eal to the Court of Appeal, and sp::--uld<that be 6 ranted. ( b) L:::ave to appel to the C'Jurt of Appeal with certific8te that points of law are involved nai:1ely~ - (i) Tlwt the I--L,n.::.-urable Actin 6 Judge errd in law and in fact in failing to uphr.:·lcl that i"agoE1et1i Primary court as right and had jurisdiction to appoint the Applicant as Ad:Jinis trator of the estate of the deceased (ii) The H.11.::e,;_:cable Acting Judge erred in law anC in fact in net finding that it was the Administrator, i.e the ap})lic2nt vvh-:· inf act tr;;nsf 2rred the . est2te to Fatuua Amiri the v1if e of the deceased, s,ID .-BUYJ. (iii) The Hnouraooe Actin8 Judge erred in law and in fact in upi'Kldin; that the third def ci1dant Rashidi i-'ishamu was the son of Abdallah i',buyu. (IV) Jm order that execution of the judgment/ decree of the i-Iih Court daed 27 /2/97 be stayed· pendin.~ th,:? h2arin; or deter- mination cf this ap;)licatL.:n!

2 = Brifly thG facts ra as fallows;- i,.t the c?ntr2 of th-::. dispute is a house lm::::wn as h::,us2 i:·Jc .5 situsted c:t Plot i'Jo. LJar 2s Salaam. It is nat in dis)ute thst thJ saic lLuse wa: tiL' f;rcr-,;h::rty of -3.L·n r::; YU 1S79. Letters CJ: 1-,rl1uL1istratiJn of th2 ;_state of 3::,J.:I , •:.: .. 1YiJ, deeoased ,. w2re gnmtecl Mafrn2ni riL.ry CQurt in its prwbate anj A::L,inistrstio;:-i ct·-1.s2 l'J,:;. 117 of 199. ·1•1e gr::mt ·v1as ,i:ad2 01 12th ;:icpteub2r, 19J4_. ·_,·i::J3I HiJ,.·,s.:IJ L;:v. 1 ;:-7..Gl as ;,d'Jinistretcr of the estate cf 3J:IJ1 ,3.J /U, ,2ce8s:-=d, transferred the said hc,usc t,.:: /_.1.'U:I.!:. ::,,. :c=u, :vic1.ow o:f the d2ceased. The dee<l ef tr an.sf er is dated lcth Janu2ry, 19'::;IJ. However, Jn 6th N·:vs:bor 1993, that is prior to the appointment 0f i1.•.·:LU dJ,S::_..;,;,,:.; Tii·.;L.01 as ad::1inistrator of th·::: OD(:' es +,:,.L<:-, 0"' c:,-,-',I ;1·-: 'ViJ dr-c-c,•o<:!•')r' I ,:,. c:-:..::·1·,-,1 ,,:::·,;-• 'T .,,''=JTj··•1:r;r 1 1--:ir' VC,I L,i,:,.. J.. V.i·,.L:,,, ,: ,:,•.) , ' ·'- l.:..:c:..;:: .... 1 .,# .... L, ';, .!.L.· .. ::..t.-.J...1 .l..,.l.L.":.J..1.'"" · l .J ·..J J. sold or ptlr)Crt,::d to s.::11 tl· •. .::. said hcuse to ·:-10}i/1.J.i:2D S)L:.;:,i l·.:-_ .. ·_ who stat2d c::.:ll2cting r2n-t i'ro:;~ t,2n2nts cf the said. he,use. then A;;LU LJ'S::LIN {IVU1.BI ,..-r2,s mt of the CGuntry. In 8e-)t1::• 0 • r.1ber' 1994 ·,Mrru -;J33L:,1N ·:.I'iJJ.sBI i{:t.L,r: . .i;d ti12 tenants of the said i::iuse to )ay rent to hii.:: n:s a.-'>?nt of fx_;r:r.,,m Ai'ILU, viiclc:1 01.' thG deceased. As a r2sult of this actic:n oy ,\l:1LU £-i'.JS>IN :-:.rv:.r BI, ti1;::: 2es:i}Ondent, .OI-,;;D -3h.L'.Jil"i :,Ti'iJ.t'IBI instituted a Cl ·vi·1 sui't a·ai··,.,st ,-l•\ -·c 'T ·rrt··.--··.-[ 111 ·:1v·,,.,BI 10 ) F'"'1'P'·· l::.,·:,·i1?I ;::, !i \ ) ---:.L.:,,_·;_i 11.... ::::, __ ;,,. l ··- ,.)c''1• \ L. ,, u;··11-; • .\ and (3) a.")HIDI ?i,:.:.IL:'J .. •J:."YU, being ?-:. Civil Case Nc:. 396 of 1995 at the ,-tesident ha~;istr2tes Court o:, Dar es Salaar,1 et Aisutu scekinJ, Rmon3 other orders, a declaration that he iE the rihtful owner of House No 5 Kliua Str22t, ½agomeni. H2 also -sou;;ht injunctive relief against th,? thre ., defendants. 'i'ho injunctive rt:l.a::ef waE:; :;nmt2d. ·i{hile th.2 C8Se was :;rcce2- ding F_'.\T:;_'L~ ·:,!_:;L-',I gave ;:-1 :01.: ,:2r oi' o.tt::,rney to. Afiri 1.lus.sei:::1 Ki Vl.lL,bi to enable hiEi def encl the suit on her ·behalf. Before evidence was ziven on h0r be1alf, F.\i'Ji"L'.; ;,~~EU died. Tri'e case Jrc:-ceeded wi th'.)Ut th2 per::.;on8l r2j]ros,,mtati Ve of F'.', Tm:iA .P. ·1LJ:.1 di.eceased bcin.:; substitutc...d 8S party to the suit. Th0 suit uas eventually decided in fav::iur of the plaintiff.

= J = he Ap)lic2nt appal2d a~ inst th t deciitn to th2 High Court in 8ivil App2al N0. 10 oi 1906. The avpeal was unsuccessful. The Apc)licsnt is inte:ndin:; t,) 211)1)(:!al .to th,2 Court of Appeal of Tanzania. H2nc6 this aIJ)lic:::- :;ie,n, The h;?sring o1 this c,?)lic:Jtion was by wa.y of written subi"f1issicns. Th2 Applicant ,.,ras re:;Jres2nt2c~ by i~{r., H.1~. Z •. iko;.1dya ·1e-·:rnec: aclv0cate, while th::· Respondent secur:::d the scruices of ,fr •. F.r. Vigulu, l·22rned advocote. He. Mk0ndya. argues tl:at tbs A:9plicant was nc,t 11,.:.:tifi 2d e,f 4-l,·h•"' G. 0 at 0 r+' J',u·,>r:;.·,,,:,n+ an° 1 1 ,-;,::,r ·-1t ···Jr·:,se11t ,,,i1,::.·-i .;U, .. i••·,·::::;--1'· \T;:>S deli'·- ._ ~ , • .JJ... ···o'"''-- v, -l ,. ::...a.i:.:> J. .. J:' C VYl ....,,1._ J ·--")Ll,L_ l., \ CJ. vred and th3t it tcck hi~ a lot of time.and trouble to J:tin copy uf the: JUdG.,:ent. I'ha t he .· '·t,'1inc<~ thE: copy of juJisrit2i1t c1 2nd July,. 1994 and lod:;ed thi.s ap9lic:ition on 14th J·u1y 19]7. ~ 1 In his affidavit the c'()9licant st2tes th3t he h2s been advised by his advocate thct t:1,:: int2i"lded appeal :,stands a big cha;1ce of success,:: and and that -2nds of justice shall be more ;net if the prayers souht shall be ranted than if they are rafusJd. an I -Mr. i' ✓Isulu .or.;ued tlnt ·;,hn .l ap;;;eal is pendin; 5 b::::fcre the court of App::;al any a}_·lic:itir:m for stoy of ;::xecuticn can:,ot be . . . - . ·.::,r:·c;;;:ure. , · 0nterta1.ned by th,.: High Court, the -pr.:1per ~ l. is ·co a)ply tc, th:: Court of :,pp eal. In su_:;>)ort of his argμrnent th2 lc:?,rnecl advoc,-:te qu,;ted tho d-..:cisL.:::i c:,- Lis.Jn;a_ J ..• P, in Aero-Helcopter ('1') LLii t< .. d Vs. • W. • JansGl c::urt of appeal Civil Ap:plic:.:1tion No. 12 cf 1990 and th2 clecisi:::::n cf Bahati, J. in Saab-Scanin . · ·A.B.H; Saab-Scaaia Tanza;.-iia :..3ranch vs. Mapin:i.uzi Tail8rin,; C0- , ,---:-,. . - " '• cperative Society Limited, Civil Case Ee. 85 of 1986. The lesrnEd 3.-.:lvocate th•,;refore s,-1bmi tted that the a::)::)licatLm f:)r stay of executi::-,n is misconceive:d and should be disi;-iissed with costs. With regard ta the ~raycr for enlargeLl2nt of time to enabl2 the Applicant ap9eal to th2 Court of A)Jeal, ~rgulu argu2d that th2 Ap)lic2nt did fr'.)t 2ven f:)rmrlly ai.)ply in writing to the High Court for a ccpy of )roEeedings, judgent, and decree as requir2d. 1Vis •. , .. gulu argued that this was :fatal to tl12 ap:plicati-::m. JEJn su:;;r._;,ort of his argurn.J:.1t : 1 "i.r. I'fl;;ulu .uct.?d th·:: decisL:m cf :asan,._;a J .J. in Institute of Develop1n,.:mt tdanagellient 1vizu1i1be Vs. David Hwakimnda ~ court cf appeal civil applicaticn Ne. 6 of 1998. The learn2d advocate went on to argue that if the 2.pplic2ti0n fer leave: is out of. t;tr.12 th,2 prop2r fcrum for such application is th ccur·t of a9p2al. • •• 0 ~ ,/ 4

= = I will start with tlK :c: 1 .?ilicatieln .for stay o.f ox2cutic,n .. ,,ccordi:i:.:, tu ;iara;;rapi1 ( 4) .:,.· the :HpplicDnt' s i-\fI idavi t a nJtic2 oi 8.Pl)2al tc th'.: Cc-urt ::f .:-;:::•):.:,al was fiLJd on 10th 1viarch 1 1997. The Court of Ap)cal hGs hl on any :ccassins th2t one~ a nti1 ~ cf ajp2al is filed th □ attr is re □ ,ved frc this curt to th;' Court of a_;i) cs.1. In .L ti:: ,.,al Insurance C,:;r-:<'.}.,Df E.tt)}.J. ,Vs r _ .1, L, •.;dS ll•.·;l•--l t1i:-1t k.-J,.:y,.=iJoa Uur:tl-c.;r 1 Civil J.e:fe:cei1ce N,:::. 25 c,f 1997 /.once 3 [Dtice of ,'.'!lYp2al has been fiL::C'. to tl1;;:, Court of A)peal th2 · :·.:,::itter is no lcnier in th: ih Court ad any dcalin 1 :s with it cftcr that cann-:,t iJc -2ff-2ct,.::c1 in th . .:: -ii ·l:. C.Jurt. In the- instant c2s2, s::i lon;; as a n,)tic2 ct' a;.ip .=-:al l°l:J.s b :211 f il2d t ·ch-2 c::iurt :)f app __ 3.l ttis c:.-:urt lv.1s n:-: jurisc.icti:·,11 to ent'2'rt;::iin an a}/::;licatii.)n dr. d;;ulu' s arg1..L1::.:·c ·c: __ :-:t 1·1h2n the 3.~·y:::,licati .:;n fr.::r lc:e.vc .:.,,;,_ to app,c:al to th::: c-mrt -:;f ; _ ::;:,,,.::-cl is ::aut ,Jf tLL: th .. ! yrcp,.:r fru is th~ Csurt of nppeal c2nnct b2 correct. JnJ2r s2ction 11 (1) of th2 ApJ0llst2 Jurisdiction ~ct, 1979 th2 Hi5h C0urt l·2av2 t,,:., aJlY...:8.l t:J the: C::mrt of i",}7f)c8l an:::'. th2 C:iurt o:f A:,,J:peal h:}s su.ch 1 JOWfc:r 1-.mc",.:::r ,--{u·2 S o/ the Tanzania C<,ur-t :::,f i:i;)J(-3.1 Rule:sj 1979. Un'.i,c::r ::'.i.ul.:: f+L ·.:li-r,: th2 HL__;h C::urt and c·:urt of iQpcol h8V2 concrncnt jurisdicti)ns th2 aplicJtin shall iil the :first instanc2 1 b-2 :·,2:.l2 ·cc th2 :t-Ii:)1 C:urt. ln ::-.,__,tj __.-·=:.0:::.t th.;__s o.:};lic.:ti::;n is net fc,:t ext2nsi.):i1 of tL\2 in vrhich tc .:,s~c.: 2n 8.;::;;)lic~?-ti:::n f-'Jr l,.::av,:: t::; a:iip2nl. /-~ 1 ,;cc ··,j"'dL1: t•::, th2 aiJ ·.liccrnt' s 0 ::L~ id.2vit, th2 ap;ilicant o btaincd th0 copy of jud~~2nt en 2nd July, 1997. This has n~t been dis)uted. lhis application ~as 22d2 0n 14th Jul¥, 1997. H2nc2 it ·,!.?J s in ti::k:. ',-ih::t the 2p;ilic.'.}nt is Lnw s22kin 0 is an exte- "-Ji th r :::c:.:rd to th,:- :::-,7.;,li c . .:: tL'n f ~ff enlar::;e:;ient of ti;~1e L1 which t.:.: .s. 1 ._)0al to the cc'.xct .::.,,f· 3.1_)p-2al it w,mld 3)Pc'lr that -'ch2r':; hos bec-n inad20,u3toly explai:1:.::cl Lmg cl2lo.y. Judgr:rent was d2li•- v:::r2d cm 27/2/1997, th2 3p:_·.:,_icsti,):1 was fiL::d en 14th July, 1997.

tc, ':.f1.l1. h:: b ,C::1Ci:: -2.\v::.U',., ,i' -U--1_:: d:2li V:0ry c,f ju(;; :.::,1t • • • r. ,, • 0 • ' - ' t• ' L..h. ·l .' . -f , • • .L.. rns clii:lC,,'.)Vl"C nr:: G·2)::ncs . rn.-c .)11 ,! (: DC .. VlS2 o .... •.·,L[l, n wri tt;,;,d r 2>,:;1."t 0s t f :r c .. ')J o:::· th:: :ir,:· c .:: ·::J.L1:j· .s ju-:'1;.:: ,: .. rt ::;:.J.,.: c'..,:c:i.:::.:. •·· coutcl n·:t, t·1::,;:··_:.-:·:r . .::. c··_aLn t:1.::- 2x•:::.:()ti 0 )!.11...md0:r' ,.1..1- C'::ti.:..sl wh ::r,::: _justic,.; cl0srly indicates that th-2 rul..:s sh-:-u.l( cnus..:<1. if th:) --:J::lic:·,ti,)n is .r,:fusc,cl. .52:::- th::, c2s-:.:. ,;f ·,3:ii'.i:,l .>NJ Bi:.:j;-., 12 .:C:JI Si,.ri ·vs. ,J .. ,,.·l.F.m_:,3·:-, Co. Ltd (1959) :;,,_';, 339. '?here :LE .C:-, als.) ct'.th . .--ri tJ te: t:1.::c cf:.:'.:2ct that cin a_:;ilicati-:n :for ,:?xt2;_1si.:;i.'l L:i-t21c 1 2cl a;)eal st::u.;::: ;3 r,:J..n:::bl,::; chr;nc:.:: cf success. In :J.DS''l.rin,;.this qu.sti··_;1 I e;; :.1:,-t rcqt1.ir..:::l t-;. rc::---:-vc::lu-'°.ltc, th:, -2v.:u:.l2s1C•: a·lcluc,?cl in su)I:i:::,r-c ,J/ th? •.i2titi'.)l1 sii1c0 that is t::h. v-1::.,rl:" t:Ji' tL:. .::;::,,urt 0f .i,j;;-p22J_ ·,-r . .'. :.:.-" achl8.lly h.::<L:.in. the f i:cst. and -;,vhetL2r ti1or2 ar2 irr2,:;ul2.ri ti.:::s aff 7ctin th2 ;;roc(:eiin..;s of the court 001:::n,,r a1;__:_ to ,-_:ecide wh2th2r on the basis ;;f such r::: n- diL:Cti::·ns or .nisC.ir..::ctLms .·:,r irregulari tirs, th2 int2r1cl.,.::d ,:,, ... a.

= 6 = In ;'.1 t cc. rney C.,cth?rc,l Vs. ::)aid JuDa , 'iusl im .Sl10kiit1.ar(:ri ~ Ccurt of Apcal (DS) Civil AJplicnti:n No. 45 f 1597. Th2 1·;tt.Jrn2y G:n.:rnl 2J)lL:s Ln~ c·:t2nsi.m uf tiu2 in 1 dhich to a/pea: t,J th,.2· c ... ·urt c>f a.ppc·a1. Juclz,::, .. ::.1t was deliv-2r-2d rm 1.11.1996. Jotoe f inten_tion tc np-p22l v!s.s filed on 30.11.1996. Couns2l :fer the ll.pplic-nt v.rss of the Li:g;:·assLm th2,t the n. tice of inte- nti .. :;n to "i,Jpeal was suj:'fici ,:ffC t) i;1w2 ti:.? J.egistro.r t::., furnish CC)py of th2 1 :,rcc2,2clin::s 3.ilc'f :i.'ulin;:;. On 12.2.1997 a l,:::tter t,:; -h - 1?1· -;h r"'ur·t rP u,sti· ··1·.- c-·);,v :·· -;, +1-, ,.-_ ,·,r,-,c -,. ,,- 1 i· n.,:•·s ""n·:l ru11· r1rc L.J,lc;; ·- v·- .,,-J -l.J. -- 1 .1 •. :..J J •/.1 v_!t; J_ ..... \J t ....... J. • •-.:> ' .:A l. ,__; was d2liv2rc:1 bu_t it w2s :.1-,.:;t c-: ... ;'i2cl t::: the' ites-p,::md<2nt. L":.3fJVl J.. vrns c-i' tll2 view t1::::it th . ...: hc:u1c.Uin;· ,:' tli.:: :·,1::-: i;t2r by th,.:: xct::T;,_cy G(::: 2r2l I s ,,ff'icc t.1.3ni:fc1st2d if:b.2rin:s acts -J1' :.:L ;li,2nce and i11r.1ctLm; o:T:i thst th:: r::,1s,:::.--1s ;,}d,u'anc2 f'· __ .r the d2lay w,::re n:.t sufi'ici2nt. Hevertl12le::ss tt...:. :.;-plic·.::,tLm was grant0d b2c.::-.u.se: th thefe wcr2 secial r p-.:,culi3r circujstanccs thnt justified th2 " Such b8ii1C the y·,siti:.;n a3 r23ards th2 r'.::as.Jns 2dv . .:rnc2d, I r12:.v2 .:iJ..s;-., 6 ,Jtk furth2r t,; c-.:.•nsidor wheths::r tl1<.::r2 8.r:: s:.:,..:ci.31 •:;r >ecul iar circ1..L1stanc2s Stat2 Attcrnoy is ir2ly ;f the view thGt the Elattcr is c:f s--lch :;r2at :)ublic i.i:-ps::,rt:J.nce as to warrant th2 xt~~sicn of ti0. Having had a cursrary ·ilcnce U1ruh th rulin~ f th2 Court of Aμp22l c8 that it is in the int8rcst of justice to .'i;ro.nt the n.prJ.ic:J.tion. Accrdin-;ly it is ti'c,12 for filin/{ uf tli.. ::::.)•./'':<,l to this ccurt is ext2nd2d u,1til sucl:. ti,::10 th: t a c,Jpy of the p:r-.:.·c,2:;;:dings is r,0cr-:ived. It is lurtl'lor ;__;:;_'Jered that th2 o.pp2al is to be fil2d t~~ (10) d3ys fr~~ tho date of r<:ceipt c:, ·. the: c•:)'jy of ;>rocc~eJL1,::.(s:;. I 0 (I ~ Q • '·, / 7

O' = 7 = :1"-:;,J_,0::-1 ,{.'' (19S6) L'l'D, Cuu:-.·t .:;: .i1;r)i::al DSM Civil ..;)JliC'.ti:.:n :;_f,.--- I .'.: f 1 S'98 judc;r:::;nt · :,! s d.:::.:1 i·r:'l'G,-:. ~~n 6 .10. 91-+ an.,:i. .. .J--:-ti ce of ,)) ..::;:i:::. -1_.:· 1 li(:>:l to b· s·,Jijs·titutf:CL :{:'J. ... c.1 ..... i::.c-c . .::::1s-d as pnrt}' c.- ·th: si.Jj_t b:r ·;:;11•2 tL1,.:, 11- tics 0 :::::- •• 3 s ,:-n,,,.:'. 1-.r,lc 1 n th:.:: to s-;; -::.,t1,3 .::,nt on 2). 2. SD i a f?ri:.c:. •::..,:' n22rly :·.)ur y: __ 3.:;'(, sL1c2 Jc:tic Jf l1";;)r.?al :.,r3s f j_l•:.:cl. 'l'h2 r 3_s,.n ·;ii/'2:,i :f,.::,i~ th.: L:c\aJ 1·ras th:Yt tll::: clcc·::as2d h.:2-:l :(J;Jlic' e cc;y cf th pcc2in a us far C::)Y of th:~ l"'ttor \•!33 lLt .: .::;:'vc·cl en th .. ;i.0S1..J~>.1dcnt, h:-:nc~ 2x.?i:l)ti ·n u:t1c:.:r ;-lul•.:' B) :::,: ·t;:,:..c ·1.:·.nz.::r:-ii3 C-:.,u::'t of .:<:;:.:)2al :lul::::s I ::;i:; ,:::!:' th.: cc:r12icL?rc .·'. ,]}inion th~Jt sud1 issues me:ri t ccinsici,.::rc1ti .:·n ":.y th0 c::urt :"): ~:) 221 ent:; tJ."2·:1t it vrill bi; in tht..: l. 11+-;:,r,-., "t .:,1.·"' "'. • 1 '"· -·- 1· c ·· ··c: · ,.,.raY), ·'-h .--. ') ·. ·· ·)1 i· ~. ,.. ·-'-1' ·,-,., ·"'' ~ .. v ·-·- ... u .. , V Li."· L, _, ., i ~) r __ t.., L, __ .... '·••.-:--·.: V . L, ..--.I. J. .).L i; /n • I 9 • • 0 i Q

= = · l. ';•1h . .::tl:2r wns-r2 s:)tL ,::;f s2vc.:rs.l d_9_f ,m:::1ai:rts dL:-s l'°)of ,ro i..:Vi -~~e11c:J is :1c1.,'":uc2i: ,::n :1;;r t1e}1;:1li ·:111cl fr her 8S a prty t~ th~ suit 1nd a d2cr02 is th:: ,.:,_,2s)Jn,::•nt this 9th Jr:/ :)/ Oct·b:.r, 1S96. Mr. : ✓ iulu ca:.::.: ·10.tcr. 9.10.9C. .· 1 L,.'· \ -- .. ·