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Case Law[1991] TZHC 2738Tanzania

Regional Customs and Sales Tax Officer vs Saidi Mustafa Saidi (DC. Civil Appeal No. 10 A of 1988) [1991] TZHC 2738 (31 July 1991)

High Court of Tanzania

Judgment

. , ' !N TIIi:D iIIGH COURT OF T.·J.!z;JJI.,1 (DC) CIVIL .:J??J~/.L NO. 1 0 i~ OF 1 988 Fl10M ·i'Hill DECLHON OF 'l1HE DL'.3'.I1ll.ICT COURf OF ,SHTGID.~ .d: dINGIDA IN CIVIL C.~ i:8 NO .1 2 OF 1 987 • .,J\TD .'L.Li-<J.J) REGION.iiL CUSTOMS TlJC OFFICER ) • • • • • • • • • •••• :.?PELL,\llJT VBR:i1JS SAIDI ?ID;3T/'.Jril. .S.IDI. • •••• • • •••••• •. • •••• RJ:i3::?0ND1NT JUDGMENT

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2 . . th0 Gjv0rnn0nt, cf tho :-u·nunt 3t:::,1;..;.l in th0 cortific:,..tc t0coth0r with int0r0:Jt · th0r-.>.:,n o.t ten lJJr ccntu::1 :h,r nonth fr.:.,n tho :k,t o :.m which GU.ch cJrtific.1,to is fild until tho l'.'.l.to ::,f .ic.y;-.1ont :m-1 ovJr:y ;::;uch -:1ocro.J J:1(:..Y bo cxocut0J. in tho s:1.rw ,:n,;iotrc.tJ in .:-.. civil ouit 1 • I t:u.nk tho ,;,vc qu::,t.,ti.,n is uolf c:iqlw::1.,t.:,r:y to y .Jnc whJ h:,o boon .,nee within tho f .;ur w;i,lls .-f .1, cl:,,13sr-:,,>i:.le It n,)Jt1.'3 n,.:, ola,b:..,r::'.,tL,n In tho C:'..:'.JC :1 h'.:'.11(1, tho \ Re ·i.mc:.l Cupt .ns '7,U(L :J'.'1..lOG Officor :Sin:.·La,( who ,. C0;:bisGionor Lavy) T:-,x c.t is :clso Cl, for Jbtol on 28th Mn.y 1987 filo:1 .:i, cortifico.to with tho R.M, 'o Court of SinciJ..::t which.ctct.to:1 the .:1u;,unt 1uo frj,·.1 tl10 r,{3:_;0nr1,mt .:cs :3hs.93,875/50, \Jh,.,_t tho loc.mcc1 Senior Rooi:lcnt T1::iiGtr.'.1to oh..:,ul, hQvo •l.mc, wns ., to tro2..t the c0rtific.::t c ;yf shs. 93,875 /50 c:,o ::i <1ccroc -:me.. there Ji o:)on n Mioc• Civil C"-usc for tho .._1ur~,-Jo::: of cxccuti Jn :Jr-:>c0odinco of tlmt d0cr.:JJ 1 Tlnt ceiurt oh.:,ulc.1 then hQV0 written Q lottor t,J tho ro..:3)1.mcl0nt roquirin:; hi::1 t.:i >':..Y tho ,.1ocrct:il .:1.u)unt .m ,'.), ,n.rticula.r :by :me'.. on "/1of:.,,ul t ,'.), w.:irr'.'.nt •Jf att.:icbn .. mt of l1ir.; :;:JrJjorty w _,u1c.1 inauo. Th(:,t

  • is quit0 aii:r.>lo, Tho tri:1.1 c.rurt W.J,S quite wrvnr.; in cDb.:1,rkini in tho • tr:l::!.l A tho □ :ti.cl suit. :\ll tho :;:1rjcoo1incs :;f th::1-t c::;urt .'.1rc thcrcf,Jrc .:i, nullity,. In th,) ov,:mt, I qun.zh tho :.:;r..-::,coo .. '..inco ,:,f tho tri::i.J. court c,s null :m·l v0il'.. -m:1 cot th-:J s:-nc .csi-'..o. Tho R.M. i/c ::if Sin.-:i...1:-:. R.M. 1 c C:.)Urt is h:::r;.;::iy t .. irocto:.l t::; ,-;~;..,n ,'.), Nisc. Civil C::muo '.'.11c1 filo thoroin the c0:tific.:ito ,:10nti:.,no:1 hor-1in tt')_;vo .m '.. then lot hL1 st:1,rt Li;·.1.:::.i::i,t:::ly t;j :,r-,coGs tho oxocuti. ·n :,r . .Jcou:'..incs in tho :·.1.'.'..i.1ncr I h1,vc JUDG:i!:: / .i , .. I J

~: . . 3 . . Jur;lci.lont :::.di vcrocl in ch::inbora :lt i3in,::;h':.o. in the ,roocnco of Mr, NJun:,uru ,-:itito :i.tt,,ornby f.)r 'tho a:,)011:mt lmt in the ::i,'..)sonco of tho r0s,_.,.mc1ont. JUDGE

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