Christopher Mbuya vs Tuyangine Mwashambwa ((PC) Civil Appeal No. 21 of 1988) [1991] TZHC 2743 (9 August 1991)

f J • ~ • I .-///WfA:!-- , IN THE HIGH (l)URT OF T.ANU.NlA AT MBmA .(MBEYA REGISTRY) (PC) CIV IL APPEAL NO• 21 OF 1988 (From the decision of tho DJ.strict Court of .Mbozi District at Vwaw in Civil Rovision Noo 2 of 1987 and Vwawa Primary .court «iv11 Caso N 0 .:30/86)· ·Boforo: ·R. K. Zambi, Distr:1.ct Magitrato) . . cHRI ST0PHER :MBUYA::::: : : : : : : : : : : I 2:::::: i::: :· :APPE.LLANT Versus mrTVANGINE 'llll"t,rASUAMtJWA• • • • • • • •· • •: • • • • • • • • • • • •: • .ni;,annt.TT'Clrt.Tm 4 U .I. l"i VJ Ll.l1J' W • • • • • • • •· • • • • • • e • • • • • ♦ • • • ~~V,L.'4 JAW» ,L JYDGMml i. CHUA, . .J• In tho Primary Court of Vwawa C}f.t-3.stophor Mbuya filed a suit against 'ruYangino Mwashambwa clairn for dam3gcs amountinS to 3,000 \ \ shs, The basis of. tho, claim was ~ t Tuyangino .Mwa.shambwa. wa, alloeod , i ·,. to ha vo trospassod on tho Ja nd of thq plain tiff. Tho Primary Court \ -- docidod in favour nf the plaintiff. Tho m'.l ttor roached tho Distf1ct J Court by way of revision. In a sho•t, and scaity jud.gm.ont. t110 -,- District Magist!"-ite Mbozi nullified tho procoGdmgs .fL tho ~ Court sololy because_, -"tho paint f:rnt M~ no s.ignaturo of any court officor or court cl.ark which is contrary to tho law -of Proc.odu.ro•" Tho plaintiff was agf ricvod by . thc"'ar·dor of tn.o r:t..o.t C and has a ppoalod to this cour-;;. ' '· • f In his memorandum of appeal th~ appellant states that tho proceduro ho had iollovd in intiting his case was that h~, won:t_ to tho -Pr1ma.r.v Court wh;:•ro _ho found a clork. Ho then told the clerk ; ...... . /2 ' . . .

· ----- . ..:;. .... -----'a of his c la~ ___ The-,..cc.J.e:rk-t.. . ~ ~ -~ - fl~ . - and in oase he ,~ no-t--s.i..gn. _ ,pha-t-·lle had rocorded he, the appellant ..__ states that he should bot be blamed~ The respondent had nothing to say about this argument excep·t to insist that if the oppellmit 4" hod won the cose at the Prim~.,ry Court he should have been paid • .. The law governing institution.of proceedings in Primary Courts .. • t? .•. ~ :l;.; contained in the l'Iagistrntes Courts (Civil· Procedure in Primary Uc;urts) Rules 1964; ctior.i. 5 (1)' &. 2 of the Rul_es pro'Cr.ldese (1) flApplicotions to Primary Cops may be made in writing .signed by the ·applican~; .or orally; (2) Where· an application is mad.fl orally the substapce of it . shall be recorded by the magistre or court olerk 1 an4 t~- application as so recorded. shall pe signed by the magistrate · or court clerk as the case may 90; and by the applicant":· Sl!ction 15 of the Rules prescribes ,hat a proceeding shall be instituted by an application specif(inga . .. . , ' . '( (a) the name of the court in vmi.ch the'··· proceeding. :, • I _, is brough:t, : :· (b) the name occupation and p:e·of·residence or place·""·,., of busine as, of the Ol,;.ra':i1ndn!J::. ~ -1 , •., /. the name fl ccupetion. and pln9e o:' residence or place • I • of bwJiness of the dee:t:,dnrt, . so fr as~·.they can be es-ertained, ·. '. - , : · . ' ( d) .. the 1:act~ on which the cia\rn is based and· when · and Vihere :Lt arose; {e) the relief claimed and • _. •· (f) where prop, .cty is claimed\ the value of· the p?'Operty; \ ! ; I have oon.side1 .1d carefully "t,t. nature 'of complaint roiaed in this case. The r'..i.aintiff apa~~tly signed the statement of,. olai, recorded by the :curt clerk 'but th~ court clerk omitted to sign it I . . . . . I - and also did not put it t~ -~ _magi~:·-lte to sign~ The ploint was thu~ \ ' \ '\ deficient~ ••• ~/3 \ (. \ \ .

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• 3 - de fioient. in that it -did not ?OIDPJ.y wi. th. the- mondat.ory--prov:i.sin ·-· <rf--se-otiDn 5 (2) of the Rules; So tho'LtQ! the appellant was not--to. . ----- blame the prooe&dings- had not been prope..rly instituted and the only

way of correcting the mistake was to o:r-qer a retrial without re_quiring the plaintiff to pay fees afresh; LJRO/AMT 1 lima; .:AU:~ L, J, R, CHUA JUDGE· 9/8/91~