In Re: of an Application By Hezekiah Masashi Chacha; In Re: of the Principal Secretary, Ministry of Education (Miscellaneous Civil Cause No.33 of 1988) [1990] TZHC 134 (14 September 1990)

nr r;rJ.IJ HIGH cmBT ·ol:' 'l 1 iJJZJJUA AT D!I. ES SLLAi.N :n:3CELL!J·IEOUS CIVIL CASE HO 33 OF 19/JS rn TIIC, EiL. 1 r:1TI1 01:' 1U·T .i.- 1 UTLic~·:..c~ 1 IO:i:T DY ITEZEICI.tJ:I lYu\SiJTSI CHACE...\ for leD.,VO to [1,pply for orders of Cortioro..ri 1 :Mnnc1.."..i·.1us t"'..1"1<.l tc::1pornry Injunction nml IU TE:8 :;L'r:;_,.:'TI.1 Or' THE PilIHCIFAL SEC~";ETiI..Y !I MIITISCi.1TIY OF EDUC/::'IOIT., nu L I N a. IltrnJ.r.111. 2 J: - IIGZEICT.,'JI EL'..3lli3I CTil' ... CHA 1 s o..pplic.:-'.·aon for orders of cortiorc..r-i o.ncl oancb-:ius in respect of decisions td;:0..11 by tho Principle Sccret.:i..ry 1 Ministry of Eclucn:tion roeo.:rc1inc [I, contrn,ct bctuoen tho said IIEZII!CIAf-I I-B.S..:'JTSI CIIACHA nncl the Pri.INCIP/J., SECD..,-:;;TfY 1 MHTISTTIY OL' EDUCJTIOI~ for the s<'..le of a notor .. vehicle to tho applicn.nt wc.s not ac.ljm1ico..tccl up01: as the pn.rtics to the <-'..pplication ~101..1.. so-l:/i;lccl tho □ o.ttcr OL1.t of court except for the issl1.c of costs. It is this pone.line; issue tho,t tl:.is coLirt is cv..llocl upon -'lio cu:.ljuclicatc,, Mr. Mv..rDJ.1llo, lco:cnccl [l.(lvoco.,-i;o for the c.ppl::.ca.n .. li subr:tl:'litccl th.:,,t his client hnd in effect sL1.ccocdocl in his s1xi t o..s tho Govornnont hru.1 boon forcocl to offer an aJ.tcrno.:~i vo r.10tor 'ltehiclo -o -ho one: thc.t it ho.d oric.,i.no.11.y undcr-:-- to.lccn to sell to lur: Ile further sL1br.ti. ttcc: tha; the Govorn;-.10nt ts concession in tho natter wo.,s ol)tcinoc.:. o.fter the [',,pplicnnt lw.d incurrocl costs by suine. He wont on to subni t "i.hn.t costs wore incic.lental to n. succossl'ul pn.rty to Dake good his o:::ponscs for lmvinc boon ooi1pellc1 to cone to court. ~Ir.Mrixando went on to subr.u. ·:; that in cletcrt:1inin.:r tllis issL1c of uhcthcr or not tho n.pplico.nt h.:,,d been co:-.1pollccl to co1:1c fo court, the concluct of tho po;rtios before the insti tu·i;ion of the suit, clu.:rinc tho concluct of tho n,pplico..tion ancl follouin5 tho c.lc·~or,.1ina.tion of ·i;lic on.so lias to bo 0An:.1inell.. r1h•.Ma.ro.nclo uro.ntcinccl. Ji;lmt tho record supports his stancl that the c:-.,pplico.nt wo.s forcocl to resort to cou:r-t to protect his ric;l1t • :Mr, Mn.ranclo str..tccl thD..t the fact the co.so 1-rc.s not oontostocl wa.s no e:,To1.u1cl for tho court rcfu.sinc; e,Tnnting costs to tho a.pplioo.nt nor should tho Govcrm.10nt 1 s cn.sy ru.lr.ti.ssion o.t tho onc.l of the dcy r:1C..:c Jrn court not n.ua.rc.l tho n,pplicn.nt costs. ""--., .. - ••••• /2

: 2 8 Mr. Sn.lul2. lc('.rncd State Attorney sub.Ji ttccl that in O2,scs of prcro{y),ti vc u:ti ·ts, tho Govcrnncnt uo.,s not oblicoc1- to i,,;r costG. I-Io -4'orrccl the cour·i; ·i;o tho CCI.so of nv. i'...rchbishop of Cnntor.J?..1,!J..Z..(i903) • IIG3 289 as the nuthori ·'c,y in support of the proposition thr-.t :20 w2 .. ntcc1.. the court to a.ccopt o.,s cood law. I a.cc opt J.;hc svJx.1i ssi on by Mr. liesrc.ndo ru.1cl :for reasons e,i vcn by hin tlmt tl:..c o.,pplicc:nt wa.s onti tloc'. to costs. In this rc 0 c'.J:c1- I sec no --· .. • • nori t at a.11 in the su1JDission by Mr,. Salnl:1 thnt in co.,scs o1 prcroec1.tivc writs, the Govo1"l.1J.1cn-i; lT.:'..s not olJlic;cc~ ·i;o pny costs. Indccll the Enc-lish nuthori ty quo·l;cc.l by ·i;hc lcn.rncc.1. counsel docs noJi; support this vicu c.v'i;· all; it rather Gi Vos cr-cc.lcnco to tho position I holclo Du Ji; even if it hn.cl supp~rtccl such n vicu, I i'i0ulc1.. not ha.vc l'ollowc.1. it in absence ci clear statutory provisions in support oi ·i;J.10 position for fcr.tX of clissL1.c."'J:.1incr people fro,.1 pursu.inc Jcl1cir lcc;cJ. ric.I1ts bocnusc of f cn:r of il'1cui·1•inc hidi cosJGs• When people n.:rc broud-1 t to sttch positions, it is tho public thn.t loses a very uscft1.l tool of nalti.nr; public boclios n.ccoun·i;n.hlo. For rec.son::; clc-cilocl above, I holll thc..t tho upplicMJG is anti tlcd to be paic.' .. his costs. I need har<.1.ly s·i;a,to tlrnt these costs c.ro Jco bo tnxoc.1.. CoraI.H Ilubnr.m, J. Mr. M .. 1.ro.nclo for the n.ppiicn.nt Mr. Sn.lu.la Stn.tc At·001";.1oy for tho rcsponclont Iluling tlclivcre. JUDGE 14/9/90