Jumuiya Ya Wafanyakazi Tanzania (Jumata) on Behalf oof L. B. Nyoni vs Incar Tanzania Limited (Misc. Civil Cause No. 38 of 1988) [1991] TZHC 2110 (12 July 1991)

Nrsc:..;LL[:,jT.,;cus CIVIL CAUSE ro. 3 0::::1 19C8 APPLI C.Al;iT VC1'3US Ii-TCJl.R TiJ;; ,;,iiIA LilITTED R:5SPO£IDEIJT R U L I lJ G, 'E.1e applic211·:; >.ua Jeen lc1:1ic to appJ.y :Zor leave of tl1is COLt:r· to appeal to Jmo Cour·1; of Appeal.. He is noi-r applying for an m:tcmU011 o\· time to apply for tJ.w scid leave. The ['..pplic2.:1iio11 is suppo:rJc;ed by t'..10 affida.vi"i: of tl1c cou.:.1r.::cl :Zor ·i;hc applic2.n·, i-h•# 1'.Ia.rond.o.. Pnxa.graph 3 of tho ai'fido.vi t gi vcs -_:w rcr'.LJ011 for Jcb.c c1.c12~"' by ::wyings- .,, "3 I Ziad all the H;11e .:.:2..cl ·(f.:c belief Jcliat a.11 ap1::lio ... -.:"io::1 such as tJ.rio o;.10, dic1. not require lco..vc o1 t?.1c ::iigh Cou..T· :co:c. Zill appc·n1. I lla.v-c soLte~,-~ z.jlCl obtained the acl.vicc f:rc:.1 i.,Y fellow lrorycI':J 241c.~ 1'oc".1isod -c.:.,.D.·~ I ii2.n w:r one in my ~ Elabo:rtii.l{s fn.rtllcr 0c:201'c -)is cou:rt 1 ·i;l1c lc2:..·ucd counsel stn:cd ·:;:12:l; he though:(; thin co.Ltr-'.; 1-fr:.o a:-:c:rcising its o:;.•ic;-i:.1nl jurisdiction uh.en i-'i; negligence nor iriadv-e:c·,.:ncc oa lris part. I·~ u.:1.3 nn act of bon •. '1.fidc misinterpra·tation of -110 ln;;; c111d p:rcyecl th-~ tb.c conocquenccs o:f t:1e so.id misintcrprc1.tation sl1oultl :10t be visi-krl 0;1 his client. Appcal'ing :for -:w rcapo11C.cnt, Hr :Ccm:i:;.'in strong],y contcstetl tho applica.tion. I:tc is n.l'C,1.1.l.i.lC Ji;:1at mrncpt :2or being negligent, ui·b, :us c.:;:poricncc, the lcv.:rnca. com1scl for c:tl)plicrur could. noJi; Lri.sconstruc such clcc.r psion of tlw lc.:ti us ooc•ion 5 (1) of the Appellate Jurisdiction Ac· (Act ifo.15 of 1979). Soco1c.lly, the lcc.1'ncc1. cou .. asol is arguing iih<'..t Jihis ~ou.rt liao no · jurisdic·;;ion· ·;;o · entcrtni11 -;;:1e .i))licn,tion,. Ile con-enc.1..o J1n.t under Rule 3 of t:lC CoL12.t o:Z Appccl Rules, ru1 applicc.tion for· CJ:-~c::.tion of .,..,

I 2 tiae o1 any period. s·i;ipl:l:::-·0ct: L:. t~.10 ilu.lcs c1 o;.1ly be grc.,."1 tcd b~~ ·ii.w Court of Appeal. f,:;1c.. -;;::i:..•ctr:;r t:.1c lcn.:r:.1cc.: co\·.;:wGl oub.:1itn t)20:'1i 110 al'.1:::-icic11-'1i rcc1so11 ;_--...c,s been (§,i. vc:1 to ,rc..rrru1t tl1c grc.lrL.11 o1 t.'.1c prr:ircc:',. c.:,·c;.ition of .! • lil.:t10. Ld; ac st2rt "(Ti-: -:;:_10 qv1.ootio;_1 of jL"!.l'iscliction,. M:r. Kom:ric, xi:.:li-::s :l: )"} (K'.J. on the provision of Jule C oZ t1c T,nz2nic, Cot•2t of/:rfulc: s c:.o t; __ Lc c1.-:.·c: ~O:i.'iJ.;r for Ju.s <'Xgu:.1cnt t;a·c t.·tlr.:: G.l)Plior-:·iiion cc_;_1 0:11,- be cntcrtdn.ccl.. b;;r -;;:rn Cou.r-'G of Appod. This ia u:.:.c_::; lL:.lo G provi.clco ~ tJ.:c tL10 li:.1i to0.. by the Ge .i.1L'.lcs or by 2.1.\Y clcci oi oa o1 ,1;::1c our·(; cx o:: ·r1c IIig:l.1 Court 101• ·be C .. ci:iz o:Z e:i1,7 2.c.,G rni_·;;:,_o:d::wc', or .roc 1 uixcd. by ·:i'J.cao .:;}t.i.l::10, 1-tlwt11ol' "'0o:2ol'C or c,ftcr JGl.10 c:;;:l)i:;;c.:io::.1 of tJ.1at· tii.1c r.n: .. 1r:::.o·ii:-.cr before or a£·;;cr ·:.\a doilJ.e; of the M·t, r'.ml 'i:i.ny rc1acncc cons-t:ruoc1. o,:J c:. rcforc;,ico to -;;1c:-t ti;:10 n.s so According to R1..'..lc 43 (a.) -:.:.o tL1c lL.1it :for c:.pplicr.-Jcion for lcc.vo to a;ppon.l _../ to the Court of Appcr..l io fou.rtoo:.1 cu:;vs. Aml tL.1d.or Rule 2 (1) c..11.:;r roi'cronco to the word Court in -li:.1oso Ilulcs Hence as .ilulo 8 s·bni:s e-1010, i:i is evident t:1ct v npplication for o..--:tontion of tir.10 :J.i;Ji t::i stipL1lc:cc: ia t1..10 Rules cc..11 · onJ.;;.,- be ddcrwinod by t:10 OotU't of Appon.1., --- Rouovcr, t:.lis fi:1cling loses strcng1 w:1011 Rule 8 is ran.cl together with sccU011 11(1) of -:.:c l~~)polln.tc J1..ll'isclio·io11 J,ct urn .. :or w:.1ic: -:10 Ilulcs have, boon ;,Uldo4 T!.1i:::: is 11:12:: scc.;ion 11(1) of the Appolln.tc JurisdioU9n Act scys "11 ~ (1) subject to subscc·~ion (2), tho lli..gh Cottl 0 ·h ru1t1, u}.10rc nn c1ppc.:::,l lies :.2'ron a. subord- in'"-,.-o Oou:rt o..--::orcising o:;:tondocl pmrcrs, tho st'..bo:rcli:1;:-_:c c_ourt conco:rnod, '."lQJ' o:;;;tcnd tJ.10 ti:'.10 for c,1-vi.ng 11oticc of L1·~~io1 to .:i.ppcnl fro.1 11 jude,;·.wnt of tho lli.c;1 Court or of tho sti.bo:rcli11.:i.to court co11001"'l1od, for no.king n.n D..pplicc.:ion for loa.vc to c1ppoc.1 or for a ccrti.., ficc.:tc -::..0·:; tJ.1c cr,so is a fit ca.so for a.ppcal, not ui -~hs·k.,.;.1ding tl1t.·1;i; "ii:.1c ·i;i:·,10 for giving the notice or ;'.1C.:::ing the c1pplio,,tio11 li.aG alrce.ey o.--::pirccl. " ••••.• /3 / r

: 3 : In i·,w :w.;-.1blc und.crs·;;c;1c1-i;1G ·b'..10 posi -ion is t:.:2: t;cncra.lly jurisu.ic•0io:1 on n.pplicn;liions for- c::-to~1-tio;1 of -ti,.10 li::'d:s set in tho Rules is vo:::i-cd in- tl1c OoL11't of Apr,cr,1. :Du· o..s an c:;;:ccp-tion -to t!:cis gonarnl ru.lo, J&:-.c High Court or a sul)orc1i:1..-,;cc Court ncti;1e Lw.l',:.-:x c:;;:tcndccl jurisili.cUon, is vcs·ocl ui ·i:;:'.l pouor to c:.1-bcr-ki11 C:J.1 011plio2:cio:1 :Zor c..-::tcation of -iwo :for gi vil"lG no,.;ico of £11)1Ko..l, OJ.' c,J)lfine for 1cc,vo ·;;o :;peal or r,ppl_:.rii.1g :?or cor·;;ificn/.;c tb.r;.t it is a. ii-ii cc,:3C f'or 2.-::1od.. 11.11 o·l;)cr a.pplicr:ao;.1s lo:i.· o:;:tcn·ion of fa;;10 r.1L:::r 00 :Zilccl in the Con:2-t of .ll.ppecl. So· ui ·c::. :reopoc·, no•iir·Ti t.hs·ccn<ling the ];:-..•ovioion of Rule 8 1 ozr virtue oi' socJi;ion 11(1) of JU:.10 Appolln:to Jurisdictioi1 .1\0-t, J:tis couxJi; .".:r,,s ju:risJ.iction 011 this 0:)plic::/don. I:,1 support of t'.::.c r::)plica:~ioa, t.o.o J.o,xncd. coLmscl for Ji;hc n.pplicc..nt is t:rying to convince ·1i!.1c cou.rt tlmt :::.io.fci:rlu.ro to filo the r,pplicccion wi -'c.:1i11 ti;no was no· clLw Ji;o" nocrligcnco on :.us )n.rt.. With rospc:c·c, I on not conVinccd_., Section 5 (1) of the Appollc.to Jt 1 .. :doclictio11 Act whic:.: t.:.10 lcrnod counsel purpor·r, to Jmvc ni sin·or::Jl',,.:toc.l is qui to clonx nml. s"trnig.1 t fm-m.rd,. In pn.rn.e;rr,pl:s (u) ['.l1cl. (b), ·che scc·io;1 i towiscs tho orclcro w:.lich axe appollablc to tl-:..o Oov..1•·c of 11.pponl. T:.ic sr.id. orc.lors bcn:r no roso11olc.J.1co ct all ui th tl10 orclo:-..· i,r<mckd to be n.::ipoclccl r,eccinGt in these procccclingo,.. Then pnx-2,ph ( c) oi -'.;10 soc·i on is clam o..nc:. conci sc. It provides J(i_'n:b o.,-:ccp· :for those r,1on-ionccl i;_1 pc.rc..grc,P'.:s () ·o.11d (b), cll o1J.or o.rc7..c1•s a.re D..ppollcblc with tJ.1G 102.vo o:Z -110 High. Coe.::t, I CGJ'1...:1ot i,.w.gino an o.clvoc0to < worth c doscrvi;lff loc;rl fee r.ti.sintorprr_:;;i;1c; nuc:.1 lJ:-ovision CJ:Ccpt for bing negligent or intolo:rc..:Jr L1co,.1pctont. In i.;r ::1'...·.1b-lo csti;".12tio11 1 -'i;:_10 lcc.xncd counsel's- logcl pro:Zicic:1c~~ is n.clmirc.blc, I n.;:1 rc:ipcctfully -co11vi11coc.l fu,/i; the ·dclt0" in n.ppl,7i;.ie :Zo:;:- lc.:wo to n.ppoc-.J. is c.. clc.Gl' r..ct of noelic;cace 011 tho part of tho lo.:'.l'nccL coLmscil-. T:.io fn,cJ.; -::rd; t::.ia n.pplicr/cion uao filed over fi vo montlla n.ftc1· ·G!-.10 ti."no lir.ti. t soL1.-3$.i-i; Ji;o b;) c;;;:tondocl hr.it cr:pi:rcd forUfios tiis viciw. • 1Ji·~~1 t:uo finclinc; i·:; ;:1c1::: °cl:.<'.t no sufficient ron,so11 hn.s boon advanced to jL1.stify t!1c clc-lc;;r.. Acco:rd:.r:_:ly t.!lc a.pp1ic2,·:;ion is disrnisGocl with cos-'lis., For tho .Applicont t ICosn.rin./r,t.--.rn.1.1do. For the, Rospo11clc11t1 I:osc.xin.. JUDGE.