IN '.I'H::.:; HIGH cou_,'.i. 1 C? TA~·JZJ'.,ITA iJ T _Q.~~~~ ).s . .. ;}ll- MISC. CIVIL ..f'P:SAL NO •• 141/1997 iT / C V / i,> RJLI~\fG This is an applicati:n fcr,- (a) Lxtensiun of time in which to ai)peal to the Court of Appeal, and sh·:'uld that be 6 ranted •: (b) L::oave to appeal to the C::)Urt of Appeal with-certific&te that points of lw are involved nawely;- (i) That the H-:.,n.:.mrable Acting Judge errd in law and in fict in failing to uphc-ld that 1'iagomeni Primary ,. court was right and had jurisdiction to ai_ipoint the Applicant. as Ad:Jinis trator of the estate of the deceased (ii) The H~.i:L'..;_1"'able Acting Judge erred in law antl in fact in not finding that it was the Administr:-1tor, i.e the. applic::.nt wh-::· inf act. tr,:msf erred the estc:te tc Fatur:1a J\miri the viif e of the decea·.sed, s,ID .·"BlJYJ- •· (iii) The H .. :mouraboe ).ctin 6 Judge erred in law and in fact in uphuldin; that the third def cndant Rashidi i 1 '1shamu was the ,·.• son of ibdallah t:buyu. (IV) Jm order that execu_tion of the judgment/ decree of the High Court dated '27/2/97 be stayed pendin.:; the h2arin:; or deter..:. mination cf this ap}licatin.

., ~ I ......., = 2 = Briefly the facts are as follows;- l.t the c ntre of th::: dispute is a houne known as h1us2 ifo.5 situated 2t Plot No. 62 Bolo ck 2. KaJ..iuB ~~treet, i'1az;Oij1eni in Dar 2s Salaam. It is nat in dis)ute tht th2 said hcuse wa:. the f;roperty of s~·,L·n .LD'JYU deceased. ,S3id ,-i;)uyu died intestate in 1979. Letters of ;;ci1ainistrati-..Jl1 of the state of -··r·--J·I . .-·,·viJ d""0'"'"s:=:.d ,.,,.,,re ,-,,rnted i..,.;.d .:. .~ ..•. .J·.I - ' (..; ,,..;~ - , VV·.... ,b C..I ,, ' tc, c_·,,;i-1 --( ·:.:_:T.'"'o.··,T,·:·TJ, ·,-r•rv····•"I t; ··p 1•·' t lo th . . __ i.h ·. ne ~ p 1c0n y e agm2ni Fri1ry C0urt in its pribate and AcL:,inistration ca;_1se i'-Jo. 117 of 1994. l'he gr:mt was ri1ade ,)n 12th Septer.1ber, 1994 - i-l.i"1LU l-fiJ,:-2.:.;LJ LIV.,·iBI as .Aduinistretor of the estate of S.4ID1 ,11:3:J [J, c.2ce3seJ, transferred the said house t,) /.:,.L'U:·U .. \ .. IU, ,rici_ow of. the deceased The deed ef transfer is dated loth January, 19'95,. However, on 6th N·:vember 1 1993, that is prior to the appointm.ent 0f J-u·iIRI d'JS0":.,:.:; . Tifd1·,.0I as adr:1inistrator of th;;: · . oqe estate of Sf1L)I u-.J:[U, de:ceG,se:cl,._ .!. --C<3?IDI r:·'FJE/.,,1-U }•I3Tl.'U h3d sold or pur)ort,::d to s,:?11 tL: said hcuse to i-101-iA!'-i2D s.\U.],1 KITUl'_. who statt?d c2ll2cting r,;n-t fro:: tenants of the said hcuse. . ,.., t..,.,. then A/iIRI EUS::BL' i~IVUL.31 1vc:1s uut of the country. In Sept2- rJber, 1994 J;l'-11111 :·dSSiiiIH ~-:IVJ:·~J3I inf or!(i.;."d til.2 tenar1ts of the said h·::iuse to .i.)ay rent to hie: as a,:;,:?nt of F;2:J,~m Ai-'IL:11, ;,,riclcw o:f tht? deceased. As a reSLllt of this action oy .\ivTLU Eus:.:,:;~IN ~-'..IV:.I BI; ti.1e Respondent, •,.;.0i·i.,i;.~~D 3AL0l1 l;Ti'Ui'IBI instituted a . ·1 ·t . t ,., , •--T --;r•·------rp ··r,,.,--,nI (2) F'r.,U'''• 1 ···-·:ir ClVl. SUl aF::alns \l) --:.iJ. . .: ll...' ~~'.::,,.:,; ,.\J ;,._ v..}1':Jb . ,,,'l' iii-1 -l'U"- and (3) 2.-:HIDI ;,1::.:;:u:r-,TJ .. Sl.-"'...ru, being Jl-i. Civil Case Ne:. 396 of 1995 at the ,-tesident ha,;istrates Court O). Dar es Salaara at i{isutu s2ekin;:..:, 21YiOnf other orders, a declaration that he is the ri;htful owner of House No. 5 Kliua Street, Magomeni. He also souzht injunctive reli 2f against th,:=- thre .: defendants._ The injunctive relief wac :ranted. hile th2 C8Se was procee-. Ki vuE1bi to enable hir,1 def encl the suit on her behalf Belo re evidence was given on her elBlf, F.: i'JivIJ.; ;,I '.IRI died.. The case ;iroceeded without the per.son8l re_;.Jre:sentative of F' •. 'I'UdA J:.;;r.J, Bibceased bcin; substi tut::.:d as party to the suit. Tho suit uas eventually decided in f av::iur of the plaintiff.

.i • = J = th t decision to th2.High Court in Civil Appeal N0. 10 of 1996. The apeal was unsuccessful. The Applic3nt is intendin,; to 3ppe:al to the Court :::d Appeal of Tanzania. Hence this applicGicn# The hearing oi this applicotion was by way of written subff1issicns. The Applicant ,vas represented· by i•ir. H.i~.z •. i;ondya le:rned advcate, uhile the Respondent secur2d the scruices of .Jir.. F.i.;. Vigulu, l22rned advocate. Me. Mkcndya argues tat tht Applicant was not n0tifi2d cf '. the date of ju(:giiH::nt an:.l 1 .:13.s 1.1ct pr2sent wh 1 2n·'juG.::;in•2nt was deli- v.::red ancl th::::t it t,;ck hL::. a lot of time ancl trouble to .J.::"t'3.in •. co-py of the: JUdG.,;ent. 1'hat he .''·t::iined the. Copy of judgni2nt en 2nd July, 1994 and lo ... ;cid this applicJtian on 14th J'uly l 997 In his afficlavi t the 3:,_,:9licant states that he h.ss been advised by his .advocate th:;t the inte:i~ded. appeal. :; stands a big .chan.ce of success, :,and and that 2nds of justice shall be more met ·if the prayers sou,;ht shall be ranted than if they are r.2fus2d. an . Mr. /igulu .orgued tiBt 1 .'Ihen L appeal is pendin;; b:::fcre the court of Appeal any aplic3ti0n for stay of execution cannot be . , .. . .., ·:.:ir::·c1;;::ture. , entertcnned oy th.:. High Court, the ~Jroper ,. 7 is ·co apply to 'th.:: Court of /.ppeal. In sup, 0 ort of his argurn2nt the l2;:;rn2d advocr:t2 qu,)ted the: d2ci,sL'.1 o/ Lison;a J. A in· _A ero-Helcopter (1') LLiit:...d Vs.. .w. Jans21 'ccurt of appeal Civil Applic3.tion .No •. 12 of 1990 and th2 decision cf Bahati, J. in Saab-Scania .LB,. H.g Saa b-Scania Tanzar-ia ]ranch vs. MapinJuzi Tailor in,; Co- operative Society Limited,. Civil Case No. 85 of 1986. The learned advocate threfor submitted that the application for stay of executi::m is misconceived and should be dismissed with costs. With regard to the raycr for enlagem2nt of time.to enable the Applicant ap9 eal to tl12 Court of hp.)eal, ;.'~r .i•igulu argu,=::cl that th2 Apf;lic-nt did nst Gven f -)rm2lly a 1 Jply ,in writing to the High Court for a ccpy of :._Jro:c.eedings, judgment g an·:.l decree as requir2d. 1vfs. , .. gulu argued that this v1as fatal tD th2 ap-:)licati'.m. En sup)ort of his argurn:.:::.1t : 0 5.r. Mgulu o,u0t2d th::: decision cf :asan,.-,a J .A, _in Institute oJ Developm2nt l'lianag2n1ent Mzui:t1be Vs. David HwakHunda j ce,urt cf appeal civil application No •. 6 of 1998. The learn2d advocate went on to argue that if the applic2tion for leave is out of tir.12·the -prop2r f::rum for such application is th2 court of appeal.

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I will st2.rt with tlL :.--::,.Y'.Jlicati·-:m for stay .:J.f -2x2cutL)n . .. ,,., .... t .. ··, .,:. ·'·' .... .,_ .. ·····1· ,. • I · 1 f····ct,.., 't .. ' .. •• CC-:ll UL1:.) '.J ;1:.1ra.c:,r2.j:-'il , '-1-) '.J.. t.,11(::; 1.1JJ:J lC,)ff"C s .h ..L l c..:,, Vl a rl....) ClC~ oi 8.i-)l)2al tc th,.:? Ccurt 1 .:d .:-1)) .. :al was f iL:?d en 10th fia:cch, 1997. 'l'h2 C:.:urt ,")f J\p)cc1l h::,'3 l10l:: 1 . on :,1a11y ::ccassLms th:.:•t mce a Di ti, c. cf n:-p,.::al is file•(. th:::: natt-::.r is re;J1v2d frc;: this c,:-,urt to +'" :o C··· r.J.. ·,f ' ... ·-.-e ..... 7 I· --f--·ti "c:il T·· ·· · ·c-1·· ,, C ·· "' 0 • .-,-"".,; -.- 'I vll:: vU l, ,, .. ,,)'"'•-<.:,..... r1 .,.c -'·•"--- J_1:::,Uro.11C;::, .. ,r-:--.,)j .. h:;::•::..l,t..-}) __ , s, . 1, t" wd.S n•.·;l,t ti1::1t .. .. - l ,..., . . 1 ·- ~ .. 25 n 997 ' t. !.:;J,.:?/,.::i.10a -1W3{:.;r li/2.. ;kiel'.'Ci"lC2 i.'iO. GI 1· - };.:-nee 3. frJ lC2 of 2:J)2al has b221 filac to th~::- Cou:ct of A)peal th2 :·:,3.tt2r is ·r1•"• 1-,·1,· 0 ,1~ 1·;.,.., +;1,•: "-,1··.-11 C"•l1·:·'+ •.~n.·'. ny rlr.'.,:-1li"ri·,·c wi"t'n 1·t ,..,-•+r>r t 1 1at v ...,1 v'- i.L ....,.L.. ~ ... .. J... ....., ~- v 1...,.·-•- __ ., .... ... --i .. u ... c...,.J 1.,,,1,..; l Ca .1'1 ··t ,.,, ..... ,.r.-,,c·!·.••r 1 1· ·1 -'- 1 '1. __ :.; -I~ ""'U"''t I11 -Ll~-· i' '1~+--11-'" c~,- \ s-·, .1 .;. ': ...,'..:;. -~J. ..l +..:..: ,...,,.:, ... '. 1 L-.!. ·-- ~.- . .1. .. .1..:. v,..., 1 • _ L-11,.; !. u i...,a _ l, cu,.;..,. ·J lone ss a n,Ytic2 cf o.::-,i; ·:al ll::1.:3 b:211 fil2d t-:.: -ch,2 c::mrt of app-sl ttis c·._;urt h.1s ,F, juris,J.icti::1.1 to 2nt2rtai::.1 an 2}:Y:?lication f::::r stny c.f 2~--~ecuti-.;n. 'i'h.:..·:..: 2.),:,:,li,.::ati .~n is ccc :,,rdh16

ly rej'c,;•2.t,2c:., 1·fr •. ,'i..;ulu's 3re.:1 .. u.::.:·c ·c· ... ::t wh2n the 3}Y?l·icati.:n f,.::r l:.::avc ·- • --·· 1 ·· - .. , .. 1,., • c,· .,.• ,.f' - ·--- ... 1 .. .., -·- , ... ::' ·ti··· ·'·h, --,,~~;, ·r 'CG a.i,Jl,}-..:3 CO Lou:..: :UI C - .. ·•-• ... _.,: __ :·.:- .. l l,S -J•-lLo -.; .. L ,,.; .. t, ··- :J.._t..,r'· . .: f:Tu. is tr~ -Cc:-urt c:f .i',P)·.:C>:?cl c:.1nnot b2 oc-rr,2ct. ;;n.._:2r s .;ction. 11 (1) ,Jf' th;? J\1::,i.J·.:Cll::itc: 3urisdiction ":,ct, 1919 the: Hi:;h C::.,urt Ccurt hc-1s pcv10:r tc 2xt2nd tL,,~ f c;r !ll2/,in::; an ;):;_:ilicatL:;:n L.or l·2:i.v2 t,.:, a)p,.icJ.l t:.::, th,: C::,urt ,;f i,1.Tf.J•:221 :.111::'. the C:iurt o:t.' A?peal hJs such ")O\vE:r und,::r J.u··_2 S o/ the 'l'a.nz::mi:::1 C ... urt ::;.f .il!:)J,::-3.1 :::> l···, 1979 cyl .:; ·, •:, 1 /. / • ,! . ,· .. · +I ·• H • ·h r, ·. l't ? , .. : ·•, t r,f n.U 1.,;S ~ • <...·.1- . ..;.c:r ..U ·. +-1- .. ;.J.r,: vrl-= •. l, 0 L .. UJ. ul1....t C-,UI v._ h?Pal hnv2 cancGrncnt jurisdictins the applic3tiGn shnll i ·t} " ·f · r t · · ·t · '-'' b' ··,,, 0 • •• .. ,, th--::i ·:·..:·; .,,. ,, ... , ·,.-,t .l·.:: ... l- S l:'.l.:, anc c, ·..: .::,'..;,.cc ., .. ) _ '-' .• :.-:,11 \ .. , .. U.c • ln :J, .. '.y ·':,.::::it th ..... s a;i_:lic. ti:,;n is m;t fu:c 2xt2nsi.)11 of tL12 in v,.rbich t'.:: ·.:;1:c: an .'?:_::;;;J..ic:?ti.::n f'.)r L:3V,:? t::: 8.)IK:al. .. "cc ··,-y1 i·, 1 .: t,-.. ·rh .·: er· 1ic.,.,·1t I s ,:,·f- -i -1 cnrit th., 81.Y.J l ic,-,nt O bt'-' in:•r\ tI"'• . J. ......... , ,. v .... .:. ,.J:-'. ;.-(.l . .---.,-....U.. , .,, -.- k _ ,., <..A ,.,...:... ·'c·, -~ C'J-,Jy ····I~ .;u·'J:,· .. •,:,,1-L. ,. .. ,1 2°1c· 1 T 1ly 1° 0 ,..7 J. .. C ' . .L V J 1...-c,•··-• l, .. ,l .... uu. ' :;r:; • This has nt been dis·;uted. ·i'his 2.·;y;lic2ti::n °·13.s ::·,sde c,n 14th Julu, 1997. H2nc2 .I. .... ... '::I"' it; ·,!?: s in ti;:1c. ·-ih·.:t the 2p)lic"1nt is .LVW se:2kin 0 is an exte- :c:sL.:n e:f ti,:::..:: i:1 ·vl1ich t·:: ['_.'::;,s:::21 t:::i th-: C'.:.·urt o.t a;>:;:kal ::•11-1 2 j. t" ·"'i· ·t- t'- .., .. L ,.., ""\ • • . • ..-? l "'·' . C • , .• 1, .... ·1 t rl ,.,.,.. -. -~ ., C-.::r .LJ. C.J. (.; L,L, Cl ;,.-.l11"C ·; __ ,:.·','· l...:: in.;" le.. a.1•., <...'-- CvUlS-.::, l .::a··.r2 t,:; &)pel t0. th:. c-:urt of s.;;p,2al. "-Ji th r :r::-:rd to th,.: :::;r.'.·lic.:tL:n f8r 2nl2rc;e:;ient of tL·,e L-1 which t:..- &;·J t.:G.l tc; th2 cc;1x;t ;:,I a1 )p-::al it w..:;Uld 3:-)p2·0.r that th2r ~ h2s been inacl20.u3toly eXfJl2L1ccl lonr:; leloy. Judgr,rent was ct,2li•• v:r2d cm 27/2/1997, th2 s-;:; __ ··:i.icsti,:n was fiL?d ::;n 14th July, 1997. ••,,e/5

= 5 = was not r;i vsn 11..,tic,:: ·:::,:t' the- ·lc:ce of juctI,rJ.2nt. I··I2 wa3 ther0fore net prGsent wh1 ju .'.;;:·,::·nt \·J.c:,.s clelivc:rGd. It is i1-:•t indic;:it,,,d as his affidavit h2 d,2p2ne;s th:1t :m the ,Jdvise of • :)Urt !Jffici -:ils h2 filed a Ntice of AJpeal on 10.5.1997, Hcnc0 by 2arly arch, ststes that ct:::cr·::: .::- . i-L courd n,t 1 th::1:' .:::-: :c"" cailn t;1 . .:: e:-c:::::.:1:)ti:rn under -l,clc Gj th2 tL1-=:: r'..:cqu:i.r2d f-:r· tlL _, I'<2p. 0 .rati·,:m and d2liv2ry 0f c;:,py as h2 w3s a lay 0an 3nd th,2 court ,:,sy nov2rti·21 c-ss r2l2x th2 rules 3.n:l {;r:J.nt the: e.p;li- c ·:}ti:11 wh.2rc- justic-::' cl02rly indicates that thC: rul-.::s sh:mlcl b2 r2lnx2cl w112:c . ..:: th2r,::. c"l:::'-c is.sue:s which ue:ri t c•.msi,:L::-n:iti•)n by ,··1 thc,curt of /i,_)i')cal. In CE,US;-:,.d 1.' riZLij,,,;·:r-i Vs. 1Guj j C.jurt of 1;)9eal (DSi 1 l) Civil AJ:.;1lic::ti:)n Ne. 26 :Jf 1~:c7 f E:m. : 1 1y21ali C.3 saiC., int,:·r alia, ;j ••••••••• th, 0 :: J.i.p-i:;lic ·-•i1t :·.1ust show th:yt injustic 2 will 0c ~' cous0d if th::: 1.;_Y 1 ,lic:-;ticm is r:..:fus(: 0 d. Se:? the c3s-:.:.:- of ckLU C:t·>,ND Bi.";G';6 ;Ca Sl..i.E Vs~ Jc,,UiJD/.S'::C Co. Ltd ( 1959) ~~. !: • 839. There is als~ 2uthrity tc th2 cff2ct that an aJ;licaticn for ext2nsicn sh::ul:::. not be- r-2fu,s,:::d w:1er·2 th.:: intcndcl appeal st3.nds a .L' L,110 ii.1t21c 1 .2d o.pJ02l ston . .-J.s a r :::;:3 ·,n2 ble' ch'."}nce: cf success. In 3ns',12rin_; this qu.2stL.:..1 I 3;; :1.-yt r2quirc,:l t.:) rc:-,2vsiluate tl1c 2vid2"1c,-:· a..:lduc2d in su:)})or-c of the petition sL1ce that is ti"h: v-10rk of t;:L CJurt cf iii.:;·;;c.:·21 \L,. :,:·; actually h.:::a.rin. the first ap_,,<:21. I ::::.: (l:)t hc-srin,::: t::i :_ it1·::.,.::-ncL::r.:l a·_:>)•::al in thi:SC )r<.•C,2;,:- :lincs. In .,_,. vied I ar-; r,2c 11 .:d:c-c( t,:: see wheth:.:r thcr,: 2s.::: n:m- c.irccti Jns or nis -clirecti· :.1s m the evidence :n on th2 lo.1.-r, and wheth2r there are irr22ulariti~s aff2cting the ;roceedings of th2 court below anJ to (ecitle whether on the basis of such n:n- dirl'cti-::ns or ;11isdir2ctLms c,r irregulari tirs 1 th2 int2nch:cl D)>..::aJ

= 6 = In .~ t c:..:rney cn.::Tc=l Vs. :Jaid Juua /iusli;n ,Sh0kiitwori, Court of .Appc:3.l (Ds;·:i) Ci i:il )pplic,:ti '.n Ne. 45 'Jf 1997. The /,tt_,,rn0y G:n-..:ral G;_J)li:.:s £-)\ .. t::·::t211si.m cf ti.ue in 1vhich to a,1pc:a t 1 J tho c::.:urt of 2pp,2al. Ju;.l,r:,.· .. .-1.1t vras d<2liv2r-2-::1·';n 1.11.1996. d'ot!oe f intcntion.·tc :.1pp22.l !.JS filed on 30.11.1996, Couns2l th2.t tb.e n. tice .c . ' O.L 1n-ce- nti .).i:1 'to 'iJ)cCtl was su.:;:fici ::i:'lC t,) 1:1;V2 ti.:: -legistro.r tJ ful":nish c::.Ypy cf th2 y,rcc0. 0 2din::s 3i.h' 1.~·l1lint;. On 12.2.1997 a l,.::tter t,; tl1::, r--::·1· 7 fJ 1 , ('r.ur·t rPau, 0 sti' 1 ·1·· c,Y,'',y _ ... -;, +'·1::, ,·,rnccs :-d1'n7s 011d rul1'11,::

• ... - b - '-' ., - J ... J. ·' •. '.,~ •. ) } Ld. t; .:--' _; ...... - . - l·..J , :.;i • ,.., was ,J.2liv21"c::.1 but it wos 1.)t C':,:;::ied t:~ the Jes;icnde:nt. L ·:.3TJVJ:~ J. \iO..S cf tll2 view th:3t tt . ..: b::;ndlin[:; ::,:' t:.::."' :11.?:·d2r by th,.:- 11-ct .:r. ·.c:y Ge:.eral's ·:ffic2 anifast2d larinj acts af nc;li2nc2 and in2cti'.m; a:1:i thst th2 r:-,03 ,:-1s :),}Juanc 2 1:-:·r the d2l::iy we:Te n:. t suffici2nt. Hevert'.:12lcss tt-.::. ::.)plic'?tLm was .i:rantcJ b2c.u.se: th thefe WGr2 s2cial or pculi2~ circujstanccs that ju~tified th2 ;; Such bt:'.in,r.:; tlw :-i,:'siti:;n a.::; rc:,gards th2 rc-.3.s::ms adv.:.mc2d, I h2v cJ.l.s;., J;•JLk furth2r t ;- c:.,nsiuor whc,t1,.?r tI·k:r2 ar,:: s~• .. :ci8l er :;,eculiar circu:.,1stanc2s th· t w :ulcl ju.:-,tify th;::: c-xtc'.;si-:·,n ,)f tiff12. hs Stat2 "\ttcrn,.::y i::: :·:iE::ly _;f. th2 view th2t the matter is cf sch r22t Jublic iport8DCe as to w-1.rrr:mt the ,.:.xt,:·.'.,SJ.-::n ·c.:r ti.""'. Having had a curs-::,rary ;l:::nce t1:c.:,u):1 tlL rulin.; . :-f th-2 t}13t t~~~ sas0· r::is,:s such p 2cwli:.ff 2-nd s:;::,2ci:3.l issues flaw and cnstitutin0l pocrs 2f the .2 r2sident as t·) ,., 2~.·:.'cxrt cxtt..r;,sL,n of tL,o. I'bt?s2 issues, I a0 sstisfid, ar wJrth the c2nsid2ratin 0f the Court of Ap02l ~~~ that it is in the intGrcst /:.cc'.:Jrclin-).y it is crdc,r·:.=:d thct th,:.: tirc12 for t1e filin1 0f ·L1~ 2)j~~1 t0 this ccurt is extend2J u.citil such tii:ie th:· t a copy of the pr·.~·c(,Jint;s is r.2-cE,i v2d. It is :furt.hc::r ,·,:;, 0 clered that th2 appeal is t,::,, be filed. t.:;j.1 (10) d:1ys fr::·::.1 th,:: date of receipt :, th c•"JPY of l)r0ce•2'l.in;:;s:;. I 0 4,1 0 0 ·• ·-. / 7

= 7 == :::LTL0.2:.1-3:: (1996) L'i.'D, Ccu:tt cf ,p-)eal DS.M Civil r)plic'.1ti.)n i:fo I :f 1998 judgei:::nt \·:2s dc1iv2r2C:'. :,n 6.10.91+ cin,:-1.;_f:tice of /ippc::11 vr:r:;; :;i VZ:JJ. in ti1:;::::. ?hen :-;n,:::, r.:f th. paitics to tl:J.,:i suit di(•d. 2 (.::::.:',s()n21 ::12l)r:.:.:scucuti v0. .. ·:,.L '::J.J.·., ; a.Tty v;:J h:,J dL:d. had no._,c 2,p)li2d to b•.:::· SU.i)Sti tut2d l'-.:T t:E. c1.cc::.::3s0d as porty t'- th..:: suit by ti-i•.:.: t'Li::,. n~.ticc wc.;;s s•:·r-,r< uxm th:: {e::s-_0;::,nd.:mt cm 23.2.98 The r.:..a.s.::n _-:;iv·2i1 fen th-..: dciay was th3t til2 de:c::ascd had 3pplied f0r a ccpy of th~ proc2Jin Gas far back as· October 1 1994. . . Cc9y of th:..= 10ttor vm,s n: t -= :-;v2d en th,_: ;-l2s1 )c '.1dcnt, hc:nce E.:>::?r:r;;iti.·n UilC'...::-r ;{ulc 8j :,·::: -cl.:."' ·.:.'2:n:.2::1i3 C0urt cf /1) 1 Jcal Rules 197S could :·1 t be cl2icc,l. D.::·sti te such del:Jy 1 fer th.:.? s-s,;-e cf

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