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Summons and Discovery

23 . Su mm on s t o defendan t .

2 4. S e r v i c e o f s u m m o n s w h e r e d e f e n d a n t r e s i d e s o u t s i d e j u r i s d i c

t ion of cour t .

25 . Po we r to orde r d is cov ery and the l ike.

26 . Sum mo ns t o wi t ness .

27 . Pen al t y for defaul t .

Judgment and Decree

Sect ion

28 . Ju dgm en t and decre e .

Interest

29 . In t e r es t on j u dg me n t deb t s .

c o s t s

30. Costs.

PART II

EXECUTION

General

31 . App l i ca t i on t o o rder s .

32 . Def i n i t ion of ' ' cour t wh ic h pas sed a dec ree ' '

Courts by which Decrees may be executed

33. Cour ts by whi ch decr ees ma y be exec uted .

34. Tra nsfe r of dec ree s .

35. Resu l t of exe cut i on pro cee ding s to be cer t i f ied .36. Pow er s of cour t in exe cut i ng t ransf erred dec ree.

37. Precepts .

Questions to be determined by court executing decree

38. Que stio ns to be dete rmi ned by the cour t exe cuti ng decr ee.

Limit of time for execution

39. Exe cu t io n bar red in cer t ain cas es .

Transferees and legal representatives

40 . Trans feree .

41 . Leg a l r ep resen t a t i ve .

Procedure in execution

42 . Po we rs o f cou r t t o en fo rce exec u t i on .

43 . En fo rcem en t o f decree aga i ns t l ega l r ep resen t a t i ve .

Arrest and detention

44 . Ar r es t and de t en t i on .

45. Subsis tenc e al lowa nce.

46 . Det e n t i on and r e l ease .

47 . Rel ea se on gro und of i l lness .


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48 . P ro per t y l i ab l e t o a t t ach men t and sa l e i n exe cu t i on o f decr ee .

49. Seiz ure of proper ty in dwe l l ing -hou se.

50. P ro per t y a t t a che d i n exec u t i on o f dec ree s o f seve ra l cou r t s .

51 . P r i va t e a l i ena t i on o f p rop er t y a f t e r a t t ac hme n t t o be vo i d .

Sale

52. Pur cha ser ' s t i t l e .

53 . Su i t aga i n s t pu r cha ser no t mai n t a i na b l e on g ro un d o f

pur cha se be ing on be hal f of p lain ti f f .

Distribution of assets

54. P ro ce eds o f exe cu t i on sa l e t o be r a t e ab l y d i s t r i b u t ed am on g

decree-ho l der s .

Resistance to execution55 . Res i s t anc e t o execu t i on .

PART III

INCIDENTAL PROCEEDINGS

Commissions

Section

56. Po wer of cour t to i ssue com mis sio ns.

57 . Com mi s s i on t o ano t her cou r t .

58 . Let t er of reque st .

59 . Com mi ss ion s i ssued by foreign cour ts .

PART IV

SUITS IN PARTICULAR CASES

Suits against public officers

60 . Ex em pt i o n f rom ar r es t and per son a l app ear anc e o f pub l i c

officers.

Suits by aliens and foreign States

61 . W he n a l i ens ma y sue .

62 . W he n fo re i gn s t a t es ma y sue .

Interpleader

63. Wh er e in te rple ade r su i t ma y be inst i tu te d .

PART V

SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS

A r b i t r a t i o n

64. Arbi t rat ion .

Spec i a l case

65. Po we r to s tate cas e for opi nion of cour t .

Su i t s r e l a t i ng t o pub l i c mat t e r s

66 . Pub l i c nu i sance s .

67. Pub l ic char i t ies .


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PART VI

SUPPLEMENTAL PROCEEDINGS

68 . Supp l eme n t a l p roceed i ngs .

69 . Co mp en sa t i o n fo r ob t a i n i n g a r r es t , a t t ach men t o r i n j unc t i on

on insuff icient grounds.

PART VII

APPEALS

Appeals from decrees

70 . App ea l f rom o r i g i na l decre e .

71 . Ap pe a l f rom f ina l decr ee whe re no appe a l f rom p re l i mi n ary

decree .

72 . Dec i s i on whe re appea l heard by t wo o r mo re Judge s .

73 . No dec ree t o be r ev er s ed o r mod i f i e d fo r e r ro r o r i r r egu l a r i t y

no t a f f ec t i ng mer i t s o r j u r i sd i c t i on .

Appeals from orders

74 . Orde r s f rom wh i ch appea l s l i es .

75 . O t he r o rder s .

General provisions relating to appeals

76 . Po we rs o f t he Hi gh Cou r t on appea l .

PART VIII

REFERENCE, REVIEW AND REVISION

77 . Refe renc e t o t he Hi g h Cour t .

78 . Review.

79. Revision.

PART IX

RULES

80. Ef f ec t o f ru l es i n t he F i r s t and Se co nd Sch edu l es .

81 . Po we r t o ma ke ru l es .

82. Mat ter s for wh ic h ru les ma y prov ide .

PART X

MISCELLANEOUS

83 . Cou r t s t o r espe c t p r i v acy o f wo m e n en j o i ned by r e l i g i on o r

c u s t o m .

84. Arr es t o the r tha n in exe cut ion of dec ree .

85. Ex em pt i on f rom ar r es t und er c i v i l p roces s .

86. P ro ce du r e wh er e per son t o be a r r es t ed o r p ro per t y t o be

at tached i s outs ide jur i sd ict ion .

87. Asse ssor s in cause s of salva ge, etc.

88 . Ord ers and not ic es to be in wri t in g .


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89. App l i c a t i o n fo r r es t i t u t i on .

90. Enf orc em ent of l iabi l i ty of surety .

91. Pro cee ding s by or agains t repre senta t ives .

92. Con se nt or agr ee men t by per son s und er d isabi l i ty .

93 . En l arge men t o f t i me .

94. Tran sfer of bus ine ss .

95 . Savi ng of inhere nt pow ers of cour t .

96. Am en dm en t s o f j ud gme n t s , decrees o f o rder s .

97. Gen era l pow er t o ame nd .

PART XI

REPEAL AND TRANSITIONAL

98. App l i c a t i o n o f Ind i an Co de o f C i v i l P r oc ed u re , 19 08 ,

r epea l ed .

99. Transi t ional .

100 . Refe renc es t o t he Ind i a n Cod e o f C i v i l P roc edu r e , 1908 .

101. Forms.

T h e F i r s t S c h e d u l e

ORDER I- PARTIES TO SUITS

(a) Joinder of Parties

Rule

1 . W h o ma y be j o i ne d as p l a i n t i f f s .

2 . Po we r o f cou r t t o o rde r separ a t e t r i a l s .

3 . W ho m ay be j o i n ed a s defen dan t s .

4 . Cour t ma y g i ve j u dg me n t fo r o r aga i n s t one o r mo re o f j o i n t

par t i es .

5 . Def end an t nee d no t be i n t e r e s t ed i n a l l t he r e l i e f c l a i med .

6 . Jo i nde r of par t ies l iabl e on sa me c ont rac t .

7 . W h e n p l a i n - t i f f i n dou b t f rom w h o m red res s i s t o be sough t .

8 . On e pe rs on m a y sue or def end on be ha l f of al l in sa me Interes t .

9 . M i s j o i n d e r a n d n o n - j o i n d e r .

10 . Sui t in nam e of wr on g plain t i f f. Cou r t m a y s t r ike out or add

par t i es . W he n defe nda n t i s add ed , p l a i n t t o be am en ded .

11. Con duc t of su i t .

12 . Ap pe ar an ce of one of sev eral p lain t i f fs or defe ndan ts for o ther s .

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(b ) Third Party Procedure

14. Le av e to f i le th i rd par ty not i ce .

15 . Con t e n t s o f no t i ce .

16 . Se rvi ce of not ice on th i rd par ty an d othe r par t ie s to the sui t .

17 . Defe nce by th i rd par ty .

18 . D i r ec t i ons .

19 . Ju dg me n t aga i ns t t h i rd par t y i n defau l t .

20 . Costs .

21 . P ro v i s i ons o f t he Co de and La w Li mi t a t i on t o app l y t o t h i rd

p a r t y p r o c e e d i n g s .

22. A th i r d par ty m a y pre se nt a th i r d par ty not i ce.

23. Co-d efe ndan ts as a th i rd par ty .

ORDER II: FRAME OF SUIT

1. Fr am e of su i t .

2 . Su i t t o i nc l ud e t he wh o l e c l a i m .

Rel i nqu i shme n t o f par t o f c l a i m.

Om is si on to sue for one o f sever al rel iefs .

3 . Jo i nde r o f ca use s o f ac t i on .

4 . On l y cer t a i n c l a i ms t o be j o i ned fo r r ec ove ry o f i m mo va b l e

p r o p e r t y .

5 . C l a i m s by o r aga i n s t exe cu t o r , admi n i s t r a t o r o r he i r .

6 . Po we r o f cou r t t o o rde r sepa ra t e t r i a l s .

7 . Ob j ec t i on s as t o mi s j o i nd er .

ORDER III: RECOGNIZED AGENTS AND ADVOCATES

1 . Appe ara nce s , e t c m ay be i n per son , by r ecogn i z ed age n t o r by

a d v o c a t e .

2 . R e c o g n i z e d a g e n t s .

3 . Ser v i ce o f p roc ess on r eco gn i ze d agen t .

4 . Adv oc a t e t o p rodu ce wr i t t e n au t ho r i t y whe n r equ i r e d .

5 . Servi ce of proc ess on advo cate .

6 . Age n t t o accep t se rv i ce .

Appointment to be in wri t ing and to be f i led in cour t .

ORDER IV: INSTITUTION OF SUITS

1. Sui t to be co mm en ce d by plain t .

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ORDER V: ISSUE AND SERVICE OF SUMMONS

Issue of Summons

1 . S u m m o n s .

2 . Su mm on s t o be s i gned and sea l ed .

3 . Co py o f p l a i n t .

4 . F u r t h e r d i r e c t i o n s i n s u m m o n s t o a p p e a r .

5 . A p p e a r a n c e o f d e f e n d a n t .

6 . F i x i ng day fo r appe aran ce o f defendan t .

7 . Per sona l app ear anc e of the par t ie s .

8 . No par t y to be orde red to appe ar unless resi dent wi th in cer tain

l imi ts .

Service of Summons

9 . Del i ver y o r t r an smi ss i on o f su mm on s for se rv i c e

10 . Mo de o f se rv i ce .

11 . Serv i c e on , severa l defendan t s .

12 . Ser v i ce t o be on defe ndan t i n per son wh en p rac t i cab l e o r on h i s

agen t .

13 . Ser v i ce on age n t by w ho m def enda n t car r i ed on bus i n ess .

14 . Serv i ce on age n t i n , cha rge i n su i t s o f i m mo va b l e p rop er t y .

15 . Wh er e se rv i ce ma y be on ma l e me mb er o f defen dan t ' s f ami l y .

1 6 . P e r s o n s e r v e d t o s i g n a c k n o w l e d g e m e n t .

17 . P ro ce du r e wh en def enda n t r e fu ses t o accep t se rv i ce , o r ca nno t be

found .

1 8 . E n d o r s e m e n t o f t i m e a n d m a n n e r o f s e r v i c e .

19 . Ex am i na t i o n o f se r v i ng o f f i cer .

2 0 . S u b s t i t u t e d s e r v i c e .

Effect of subst i tu ted serv ice.

Where se rv i ce subs t i t u t ed , t i me fo r appearance t o be f i xed .

21 . Serv i ce by pos t .

2 2 . S e r v i c e o f s u m m o n s w h e r e d e f e n d a n t r e s i d e s w i t h i n j u r i s d i c t i o n

o f ano t h er cou r t .

23 . Du t y o f cou r t t o wh i c h su mm on s i s sen t .

24 . Serv i c e on defe ndan t i n p r i son .

25 . Serv i ce on of f i cer s o f t he Go ve rnm en t , t he Eas t Af r i c an Co m m on

Serv i ces Organ i za t i on and l oca l au t ho r i t i es .

2 6 . S e r v i c e o n m e m b e r s o f t h e a r m e d f o r c e s .

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28 . Serv i ce wh er e defe nda n t r es i des i n a ne i gho ur i ng t e r r i t o ry .

2 9 . S e r v i c e w h e r e d e f e n d a n t r e s i d e s o u t s i d e T a n z a n i a .

30 . Serv i c e by po s t whe n e f f ec t i ve .

3 1. Se rvi ce by th e plai ntiff of his a gen t.

32 . Serv i ce t h r oug h t he cou r t s o f o t he r coun t r i es .

33 . P ro ced u re fo r p ro cu r i ng se rv i ce t h r oug h cou r t s o f o t he r coun t r i es .

ORDER VI: PLEADINGS GENERALLY

Rule

1 . P l e a d i n g s .

2 . Se rvi ce of p l ea di ng s on the par t ie s to su i t .

3 . P l e ad i ng t o s t a t e mat e r i a l f ac t s and no t ev i d enc e .

4 . Par t i cu l a r s t o be g i ve n whe re nece ssary .

5 . Fu r t he r and be t t e r s t a t eme n t o r par t i c u l a r s .

6 . Cond i t i on p reced en t .

7 . Depar t u re .

8 . Den i a l o f con t r ac t .

9 . Effe ct of do cu me nt to be s tated .

1 0 . M a l i c e , k n o w l e d g e , e tc .

11 . No t i ce .

12 . Imp l i ed con t r ac t , o r r e l a t i on .

13 . P re sum pt i o n o f l aw .

14. Plea ding to b e s igned.

15 . Ver i f i ca t i on o f p l ead i ngs .

16. St r ik ing out p le adi ngs .

1 7 . A m e n d m e n t o f p l e a d i n g s .

18 . Fa i l u r e t o am en d a f t e r o rder .

ORDER VII: PLAINT

1. Par t icula rs to be con tai ned in p lain t .

2 . I n mo ne y su i t s .

3 . Wh er e t he sub j e c t -m at t e r o f t he su i t i s i mm ov ab l e p rope r t y .

4 . W he n p l a i n t i f f sue s as r ep rese n t a t i ve .

5 . Def end an t ' s i n t e r e s t and l i ab i l i t y t o be sho wn .

6 . G r o u n d o f e x e m p t i o n f r o m l i m i t a t i o n l a w .

7 . Rel ief to be speci f i cal ly s tated .

8 . Re l i e f foun ded on separ a t e g rou nds .

9 . P ro ced u re on adm i t t i ng p l a i n t.

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10. Re tu rn of p lain t .

P rocedu re on r e t u rn i ng p l a i n t .

11 . Reje ct io n of p lain t .

12 . P roc edu re on , r e j ec t i ng p l a i n t .

13 . Wh er e r e j ec t i on o f p l a i n t doe s no t p re c l u de p res en t a t i on o f f r esh

p l a i n t .

D O C U M E N T S R E L I E D O N I N P L A I N T

14 . P ro duc t i on o f do cu me n t on wh i c h p l a i n t i f f sues .

L i s t o f o t her docu men t s .

15 . S t a t eme n t i n case o f doc um en t s no t m h i s poss ess i on o r pow er .

16 . Su i t s on l o s t neg o t i a b l e i n s t rum en t s .

17 . Prod uct i on of shop b ook.

Or i g i na l en t ry t o be marked and r e t u rned .

18 . Inadmi ss i b i l i t y o f do cu me n t no t p rodu ce d wh en p l a i n t f i l ed.

O R D E R VI I I : W R I T T E N S T A T E M E N T , S E T - O F F A N D

C O U N T E R C L A I M

Rule

1 . W r i t t e n S t a t e m e n t .

2 . N e w fac t s mu s t be spec i a l l y p l eade d .

3. De nia l to be specific.

4 . Eva s i ve den i a l .

5 . Spec i f ic deni al .

6 . Par t i c u l a r s o f se t -o f f t o be g i v en i n wr i t t en s t a t em en t .

Effect of set-off.

7 . Def enc e o f se t -o f f foun ded on sepa ra t e g rou nds .

8 . N e w g r o u n d o f d e f e n c e .

9 . Coun t er c l a i m.

10 . Cou n t e r c l a i m ag a i ns t p l a i n t i f f and t h i rd par t y .

11. Reply to c ounter claim.

12. Cour t may orde r separate trial of coun ter claim .

1 3 . S u b s e q u e n t p l e a d i n g s .

14 . Fa i l u re t o p rese n t wr i t t en s t a t em en t o f defe nce .

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ORDER IX: APPEARANCE OF PARTIES AND CONSEQUENCEOF NON-APPEARANCE

1. Par t ie s to ap pe ar on day f ixed in su m mo ns or on day f ixed for

hear i ng .

2 . D i s m i s s a l o f s u i t w h e r e s u m m o n s n o t s e r v e d i n c o n s e q u e n c e o f

p lain t i f f ' s fai lure to pay costs .

3 . Wh er e ne i t he r par t y appe ar s su i t t o be d i sm i sse d .

4 . Plain t i f f m a y b r i ng f resh sui t o r co ur t m a y r est ore sui t to f i le .

5 . D i s mi s sa l o f su i t wh er e p l a i n t if f , a f t e r s um mo ns r e t u rne d un

serv ed, fai l s for thre e mo nt hs to app ly for f resh su mm on s.

6 . P ro ced u re wh en on l y p l a i n t i f f appe ar s .

Wh en sum mo ns no t du l y se rved .

When summons se rved bu t no t i n due t i me .

7 . P r o c e d u r e w h e r e d e f e n d a n t a p p e a r s o n d a y o f a d j o u r n e d h e a r i n g

and ass i gns good cause fo r p rev i ous non -appearance .

8 . P roc edu re wh ere defe ndan t on l y appea r s .

9 . De cr ee aga ins t p lain t i f f by defa ul t ba rs f resh sui t .

10 . P ro ced u re i n case o f non -a t t e nda nce o f one o r mo re o f sever a l

plaintiffs.

11 . Proc edur e in ca se of non- at te ndan ce of one or mo re of several

defendan t s .

1 2 . C o n s e q u e n c e o f n o n - a t t e n d a n c e , w i t h o u t s u f fi c i e nt c a u s e s h o w n ,

o f par t y o rder ed t o app ear i n per so n .

SETTING ASIDE DECREES EX-PARTE

13 . Se t t i ng as i de dec ree o r j u dg me n t ex-parte a g a i n s t d e f e n d a n t .

14 . No decr ee o r j ud gm en t t o be se t as i de wi t hou t no t i c e t o oppo s i t e

par t y .

ORDER X- EXAMINATION OF PARTIES BY THE COURT

1 . Asc er t a i nme n t whet he r a l l ega t i ons i n p l ead i ngs a r e adm i t t ed o r

den i ed .

2 . Ora l exa mi n a t i on o f par t y , o r comp an i o n o f par t y .

3 . S u b s t a n c e o f e x a m i n a t i o n t o b e w r i t t e n .

4 . Co ns eq ue nc e o f r e fu sa l o r i nab i l i t y o f adv oca t e t o ans wer .

ORDER XI: DISCOVERY AND INSPECTION

1 . D i sc ove ry by i n t e r roga t o r i es .

2 . Par t i cu l a r i n t e r r oga t o r i es t o be submi t t e d .

3 . Cos t s o f i n t e r roga t o r i es .

4 . C o r p o r a t i o n s .

5 . Ob j e c t i o ns t o i n t e r roga t o r i es by answ er .

6 . Se t t i ng as i de and s t r i k i ng ou t i n t e r ro ga t o r i es .


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7. Aff ida vi t m an swe r , f i l ing .8 . No exce pt ion to be ta ken.

9 . Ord er t o ans wer o r ans wer fu r t her .

1 0. A p p l i c a t i o n f o r d i s c o v e r y o f d o c u m e n t s .

11 . Af f i dav i t o f doc ume n t s .

12 . P rod uc t i o n o f docume n t s .

13 . In s pec t i o n o f docu me n t s r e f e r r ed t o i n p l ead i ng s o r a f f i dav i t s .

14 . T i me fo r i n spe c t i on whe n no t i c e g i ven .

15 . Or de r fo r i n spec t i on .

16 . Ver i f i e d cop i es .

1 7 . P r e m a t u r e d i s c o v e r y .

18 . Non -co mpl i an ce w i t h o r der fo r d i scove ry .

19 . Us i n g ans wer s t o i n t e r r oga t o r i es a t t r i a l .

20 . Or de r t o app l y t o mi n o r s .

ORDER XII: ADMISSIONS

1. Not ice of admi ssi on of case.

2 . No t i c e t o ad mi t docu men t s .

3 . No t ic e to a dm i t facts .

4 . J u d g m e n t o n a d m i s s i o n s .

5 . Aff idavi t of s ig nature .

6 . E v i d e n c e o f n o t i c e t o p r o d u c e d o c u m e n t s .

7 . Costs .

ORDER XIII: PRODUCTION, IMPOUNDING AND RETURN OF

DOCUMENTS

1 . Do cu me n t ar y ev i d enc e t o be p ro duc ed a t f ir s t hear i ng .

2 . Ef f ec t o f non -p r oduc t i on o f doc ume n t s .

3 . R e j e c t i o n o f i r r e l e v a n t o r i n a d m i s s i b l e d o c u m e n t s .

4 . E n d o r s e m e n t s o n d o c u m e n t s a d m i t t e d i n e v i d e n c e .

5 . End or s eme n t s o n cop i es o f admi t t e d en t r i es i n boo ks , acc oun t s

a n d r e c o r d s .

6 . E n d o r s e m e n t s o n d o c u m e n t s r e j e c t e d a s i n a d m i s s i b l e i n e v i d e n c e .

7 . R e c o r d i n g o f a d m i t t e d a n d r e t u r n o f r e j e c t e d d o c u m e n t s .

8 . Cour t ma y o rder any docum en t t o be i mpou nded .

9 . Re t u rn o f admi t t ed d ocu men t s .

10 . Co ur t ma y se nd for pa pe rs f rom i t s o w n re co rd s or f rom oth er

cou r t s .

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O R D E R X I V : S E T T L E M E N T O F I S S U E S A N D D E T E R M 1 N A -

TION OF SUIT ON ISSUES OF LAW OR ON ISSUES AGREED

UPON

1 . F ra mi n g o f i s sues .

2. Iss ues of law a nd o f fact.

3 . Mat er i a l s f rom wh i c h i s sues ma y be f r amed .

4 . C o u r t m a y e x a m i n e w i t n e s s e s o r d o c u m e n t s b e f o r e f r a m i n g

issues.

5 . Po we r t o am en d , and s t r i ke ou t , i s sue s .

6 . Que st i ons o f fact or law m ay by ag re em en t be s tated in form

of i s sues .

7 . Cour t , i f sa t i s f ied t ha t ag reem en t wa s exec u t ed i n goo d f a i t h , ma y

p r o n o u n c e j u d g m e n t .

ORDER XV: DISPOSAL OF THE SUIT AT THE FIRST HEARING

1. Par t ies n ot at iss ue.

2 . On e of seve ral def enda nts not at i ssue.

3 . Par t ies at i ssu e.

4 . Fa i l u r e t o p rod uce ev i den ce .

ORDER XVI: S U MMON ING AND ATTEND ANCE

OF WITNESSES

1 . S u m m o n s t o a t t e n d t o g i v e e v i d e n c e o r p r o d u c e d o c u m e n t s .

2 . Ex pe ns es o f w i t nes s t o be pa i d i n t o cou r t on app l y i n g fo r

s u m m o n s .

E x p e r t s .

S c a l e o f e x p e n s e s .

3 . Te nde r o f e xpen ses t o wi t nes s .

4 . P ro ce du r e whe re i n su f f i c i en t sum pa i d i n .

E x p e n s e s o f w i t n e s s e s d e t a i n e d m o r e t h a n o n e d a y .

5 . T i me , p l ac e and p u rp ose o f a t t enda nce t o be spec i f i ed i n

s u m m o n s .

6 . S u m m o n s t o p r o d u c e d o c u m e n t .

7 . Po we r t o r equ i r e per son s p rese n t i n cou r t t o g i ve ev i de nce o r

p r o d u c e d o c u m e n t .8 . Sum mo ns h ow served .

9 . T i m e fo r se rv i ng sum mon s .

10 . P roc edu r e wh ere wi t ne ss f a i ls t o com pl y wi t h sum mo ns .

11 . I f w i t ne ss ap pear s , a t t ac hme n t ma y be wi t hd r awn .

12. Pro ce dur e i f wi tn ess fai l s to ap pear .

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14 . Co ur t ma y o f it s ow n acc o rd su mm on as wi t nes ses s t r ang er s t o

suit.

1 5 . D u t y o f p e r s o n s s u m m o n e d t o g i v e e v i d e n c e o r p r o d u c e

d o c u m e n t .

16 . Wh en they m ay de par t .

17 . App l ic at i on of ru le s 10 to 13 .

18 . P roc edu r e whe re wi t ness ap p reh ende d can no t g i ve ev i de nce o r

p r o d u c e d o c u m e n t .

19 . No wi t ne ss t o be o rd ere d t o a t t end i n per s on un l ess r es i den t

wi th in cer tain l imi ts .

20 . Co ns eq ue nc e o f r e fu sa l o f par t y t o g i ve ev i de nce whe n ca l l e d on

by cour t .

21 . Ru l es as t o wi t ne sse s t o app l y t o par t i es sum mon ed .

ORDER XVII: ADJOUR NMENT S

1 . Co ur t ma y g ra n t t i m e and ad j ou rn hea r i ng .

Cos t s o f ad j ou rnm en t .

2 . Pr oc ed ure i f par t ies fai l to ap pe ar on da y f ixed.

3 . Co ur t m ay proc eed notw i ths tand ing ei ther par ty fai l s to pro duc e

evidence, etc.

4 . P r oc edu re wh er e no app l i ca t i on i s m a de on su i t ad j o u rne d

general ly .

5 . Su i t m ay be s t ru ck out i f no s tep ta ke n for 3 yea rs .

ORD ER XVIII: HEA RIN G OF THE SUIT AN D EXA MI NAT IO N

OF WITNESSES

1. Rig ht to begi n .

2 . S t a t e m e n t a n d p r o d u c t i o n o f e v i d e n c e .

3 . E v i d e n c e w h e r e s e v e r a l i s s u e s .

4 . W i t n e s s e s t o b e e x a m i n e d i n o p e n c o u r t.

5 . H o w ev i d enc e sha l l be t aken .

6 . An y p ar t i c u l a r qu es t i on and an sw er ma y be t ak en dow n .

7 . Que s t i ons ob j ec t ed t o and a l l o wed by cou r t .

8 . R e m a r k s o n d e m e a n o u r o f w i t n e s s e s .

9 . Po we r t o d i r ec t sho r t han d r eco rd .

10 . Po we r t o dea l w i t h ev i de nce t aken befo r e ano t her Ju dg e o r

mag i s t r a t e .

1 1 . P o w e r t o e x a m i n e w i t n e s s i m m e d i a t e l y .

12 . Cou r t ma y r eca l l a nd exam i ne wi t ne ss .

13 . Po we r o f cou r t t o i n spec t .


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ORDER XIX: AFFIDAVITS

1. Po we r to ord er any poi nt to be pro ve d by af f idavi t .

2 . P o w e r t o o r d e r a t t e n d a n c e o f d e p o n e n t f o r c r o s s - e x a m i n a t i o n .

3 . Ma t te rs to wh ic h af f idavi t s shal l be conf ined .

ORDE R XX- JUDGM ENT AN D DECR EE

1 . J u d g m e n t w h e n p r o n o u n c e d .

2 . Po we r t o p ro nou nce j ud gm en t wr i t t e n by j udge ' s o r mag i s t r a t e ' s

p redecesso r .

3 . Ju dg me n t t o be s i gned .

4 . J u d g m e n t s .

5 . Co ur t to s tate i t s dec is io n on ea ch i ssue .

6 . Con t en t s o f decr ee .

7 . Dat e o f decre e .

8 . P ro ce du re wh er e Ju dge o r mag i s t r a t e ha s vac a t e d o f f i ce befo r e

s i gn i ng decree .

9 . D e c r e e f o r r e c o v e r y o f i m m o v a b l e p r o p e r t y .

10 . De cr ee fo r de l i ver y o f mo va b l e p roper t y .

11 . Dec ree ma y d i r ec t pay me n t by i n s t a l l men t s .

Ord er , af ter dec ree , for pa ym en t by insta l lments .

12 . De cr ee fo r pos ses s i on and mes ne p ro f i t s .

13 . De cre e i n admi n i s t r a t i on su i t.

14 . Dec ree i n p re - empt i on su i t.

15 . De cr ee i n su i t f o r d i s so l u t i o n o f par t n er sh i p .

16 . De cr ee i n su i t f o r acc oun t be t w ee n p r i nc i pa l and agen t .

17 . Spec i a l d i r ec t i ons as t o acc oun t s .

18 . De cr ee i n su i t f o r par t i t i on o f p rop er t y o r separ a t e pos ses s i o n o f

a share therein .

19 . De cr ee wh en se t -o f f i s a l l owed .

Appeal f rom decree relat ing to set -off .

20 . Cer t i f i ed cop i es o f j ud gm en t and decr ee t o be fu rn i s hed .

I N T E R E S T

2 1 . I n t e r e s t o n j u d g m e n t d e b t s .

ORDE R XXI: EXEC UTI ON OF DECREE S AND ORDE RS

PAYMENT UNDER DECREE

1 . M o d e s o f p a y i n g m o n e y u n d e r d e c r e e .

2 . Pay me n t ou t o f cou r t t o decree- ho l der .

C O U R T S E X E C U T I N G D E C R E E S

3 . La nd s s i t ua t e i n mo re t han one j u r i s d i c t i o n .

4 . M od e o f t r ans fe r .

5 . P ro ce du re wh er e cou r t des i r es t ha t i t s ow n dec ree sha l l be

execu t ed by ano t her cou r t .


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6. Cour t recei ving cop ies of decr ee, etc. , to fi le s ame with out proof.7. Ex ec uti on of decr ee o f orde r by C ourt to wh ic h i t is sent .

8 . Exe cu t i on by Hi g h Cour t o f decre e t r ans fe r r ed by o t her cou r t .

A P P L I C A T I O N F O R E X E C U T I O N

9 . App l i c a t i on fo r exec u t i on .

10 . Ora l app l i ca t i on .

W r i t t e n a p p l i c a t i o n .

1 1 . A p p l i c a t i o n f o r a t t a c h m e n t o f m o v a b l e p r o p e r t y n o t i n j u d g m e n t .

d e b t o r ' s p o s s e s s i o n .

1 2 . A p p l i c a t i o n f o r a t t a c h m e n t o f i m m o v a b l e p r o p e r t y t o c o n t a i n

c e r t a i n p a r t i c u l a r s .

13 . App l i c a t i on fo r exe cu t i on by j o i n t decree -ho l de r .

14 . App l i c a t i on fo r exe cu t i on by t r ans fe ree o f decre e .

15 . P ro ce du r e on r ec e i v i ng app l i ca t i on fo r exe cu t i on o f decr ee .

16 . Exe cu t i o n i n cas e o f c ro ss de cree s .

17 . Exe cu t i o n i n case o f c ro s s - c l a i m s und er sam e decre e .

1 8 . C r o s s - d e c r e e s a n d c r o s s - c l a i m s m m o r t g a g e s u i ts .

1 9. S i m u l t a n e o u s e x e c u t i o n .

N O T I C E B E F O R E E X E C U T I O N

20 . No t i ce t o sho w caus e aga i ns t exe cu t i on i n cer t a i n cases .

21 . P ro ced u re a f t er i s sue o f no t i ce .

P R O C E S S F O R E X E C U T I O N

22 . P roce ss fo r exec u t i on .

2 3 . E n d o r s e m e n t o n p r o c e s s .

S T A Y O F E X E C U T I O N

24 . Wh en cou r t ma y s t ay execu t i on .

P o w e r t o r e q u i r e s e c u r i t y f r o m , o r i m p o s e c o n d i t i o n s u p o n ,

j ud g m e n t - d e b t o r .

2 5 . L i a b i l i t y o f j u d g m e n t - d e b t o r d i s c h a r g e d .

26 . Or de r o f cou r t w h i ch pas sed decr ee o r o f appe l l a t e cou r t t o be

b i nd i ng upon cou r t app l i ed t o .

2 7 . S t a y o f e x e c u t i o n p e n d i n g s u i t b e t w e e n d e c r e e - h o l d e r a n d

j u d gm e n t -d e b t o r .

M O D E O F E X E C U T I O N

28. Decr ee for paym ent of mon ey.

29 . De cre e fo r spec i f i c mo va b l e p rope r t y .

30 . Dec ree fo r spec i f ic per f o rma nce , fo r r es t i t u t i on o f con j uga l r i gh t s ,

or for an in junct ion .

31 . Exe cu t i on o f dec ree s fo r r es t i t u t i on o f con j u ga l r i gh t s .

3 2 . D e c r e e f o r e x e c u t i o n o f d o c u m e n t , o r e n d o r s e m e n t o f n e g o t i a b l e

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33 . Dec ree fo r i m mo vab l e p roper t y .

3 4 . D e c r e e f o r d e l i v e r y o f i m m o v a b l e p r o p e r t y w h e n i n o c c u p a n c y

of tenant .

ARREST AND DETENTION IN PRISON

3 5 . D i s c r e t i o n a r y p o w e r t o p e r m i t j u d g m e n t - d e b t o r t o s h o w c a u s e

against detent ion in pr i son.

36 . Wa r ra n t fo r a r r es t t o d i r ec t j udg men t -d eb t o r t o be b r oug h t up .

37 . Req ues t fo r a r r es t by t e l eg r am.

3 8 . S u b s i s t e n c e a l l o w a n c e .

39 . P roc eed i ngs on app eara nce o f j udg men t -de b t o r i n obed i enc e t onot ice or af ter ar rest .

ATTACHMENT OF PROPERTY

40. Exa mina t ion o f jud gm en t as to h is proper ty .41 . At t ach me nt in case of decr ee for rent or mesn e prof i t s or o ther

m a t t e r , a m o u n t o f w h i c h t o b e s u b s e q u e n t l y d e t e r m i n e d .

42 . A t t ac hm en t o f mo va b l e p rope r t y , o t her t han ag r i cu l t u ra l p rod uce ,

i n possess i o n o f j udgm en t - deb t o r .

4 3 . A t t a c h m e n t o f a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c e .

4 4 . P r o v i s i o n s a s t o a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c e u n d e r a t t a c h m e n t .

45 . A t t ac hm en t o f deb t , share and o t her p rop er t y no t i n pos ses s i on

o f j u d g m e n t - d e b t o r .

46 . A t t ac hmen t o f share i n movab l es ,

4 7 . A t t a c h m e n t o f s a l a r y .

48 . A t t a chm en t o f par t ner sh i p p r oper t y .

49. Exec ut ion of decree against f i rm.

50 . A t t a chm en t o f nego t i a b l e i n s t rumen t s .

51 . A t t ac hm en t o f p roper t y i n cus t ody o f cou r t o r pub l i c o f f icer .

5 2 . A t t a c h m e n t o f d e c r e e s .

5 3 . A t t a c h m e n t o f i m m o v a b l e p r o p e r t y .

54 . Re mo va l o f a t t ach men t a f t er sa t i s f ac t i on o f dec ree .

55 . Ord er fo r paym en t o f co i n o r cu r r ency n o t es t o par t y en t i t l ed

under decree .

5 6 . D e t e r m i n a t i o n o f a t t a c h m e n t .

INVESTIGATION OF CLAIMS AND OBJECTIONS

57 . Inve s t i g a t i o n o f c l a i ms t o , and ob j e c t i on s t o a t t ach me n t o f,

a t t a c h e d p r o p e r t y .

Pos t ponemen t o f sa l e .

58 . Ev i d enc e t o be addu ced by c l a i man t .

59 . Re l eas e o f p roper t y f rom a t t ach men t .

60 . D i s a l l owa nce o f c l a i m t o p rop er t y a t t a ched .

61 . Con t i nua nce o f a t t ac hmen t sub j ec t t o c l a i m o f enc umb ran ce .

62. Sa vin g of su i t s to esta bl i s h r igh t to at tac hed prop er ty .


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S ALE GENERALLY

63 . Po we r t o o rd er p rope r t y a t t ac hed t o be so l d and p ro ce eds t o be

paid to person ent i t led .

6 4 . S a l e s b y w h o m c o n d u c t e d a n d h o w m a d e .

65 . P ro c l a ma t i on o f sa l es by pub l i c auc t i on .

6 6 . M o d e o f m a k i n g p r o c l a m a t i o n .

67. Ti me of sale.

68 . Adjo urnm ent or s toppag e of sale.

69 . Defa u l t i n g pu r cha ser answ era b l e fo r l o ss on r e - sa l e .

70 . Dec ree -ho l de r no t t o b i d fo r o r buy p rop er t y wi t h ou t perm i ss i o n .

W h e r e d e c r e e - h o l d e r p u r c h a s e s , a m o u n t o f d e c r e e m a y b e t a k e n

a s p a y m e n t .

71. Res t r i c t i on on b i dd i ng o r pu rchase by o f f i cer .

S ALE OF MOVABLE PROPERTY

72. Sale of agr icu l tural pro duc e.

73 . Spec i a l p rov i s i o ns r e l a t i ng t o g row i ng c rops .

74 . Nego t i ab l e i n s t rum en t s a nd shares i n co rpo ra t i o ns .

75. Sale by publ ic auct ion .

76. I r re gula r i ty n ot to v i t ia te sale, but any pe rs on in jur ed m a y sue.

77 . Del i ver y o f mo va b l e p rope r t y , deb t s and share s .

78 . Tran s fer o f nego t i ab l e i n s t r ume n t s an d shares .

79 . Ve s t i ng o rde r i n cas e o f o t he r p rop er t y .

SALE OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY

80. Wh at cour ts ma y orde r sales .

8 1 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f s a l e t o e n a b l e j u d g m e n t - d e b t o r t o r a i s e a m o u n t

o f decree .

82 . De pos i t by pu r cha se r and r e - sa l e on defau l t .

83 . T i m e fo r pa ym en t i n fu ll o f pu r cha se- mon ey .

84 . P ro ced u re i n defau l t o f pay men t .

85 . No t i f i ca t i on , o n r e - sa l e .

86 . B i d o f co - sha rer t o have p refe rence .

87 . App l i ca t i on t o se t as i de sa l e o n depos i t .

88 . Ap pl i ca t io n to set a s ide sale on gr ou nd of i r re gula r i ty or f raud.

89 . App l i ca t i on by pu r cha se r t o se t as i de sa l e on g ro und o f j u dg me n t -

debt or hav ing no saleabl e in terest .

90 . Sa l e whe n t o be co me a bso l u t e o r be se t as i de .

9 1 . R e t u r n o f p u r c h a s e - m o n e y i n c e r t a i n c a s e s .

92 . Cer t i f i ca t e t o pu rcha ser .

9 3 . D e l i v e r y o f p r o p e r t y i n o c c u p a n c y o f j u d g m e n t - d e b t o r .

94 . Del i very o f p rope r t y i n o ccu pan cy o f t enan t .

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RES I S TAN CE TO DEL IVE RY OF POS S ES S ION TO DEC REE -HOLDER OR PURCHAS ER

9 5 . R e s i s t a n c e o r o b s t r u c t i o n t o p o s s e s s i o n o f i m m o v a b l e p r o p e r t y .

96 . Res i s t anc e o r obs t ruc t i on by j udgm en t -d eb t o r .

97. Resist ance or obstr uctio n by bona fide claimant.

9 8 . D i s p o s s e s s i o n b y d e c r e e - h o l d e r o r p u r c h a s e r .

99 . Bona fide claimant to be restored to possession.

100. Rules not ap pli cable to transf eree pendente lite.

10 1. Ord ers conc lusiv e subje ct to regula r su i t.

O R D E R X X I I : D E A T H , M A R R I A G E A N D I N S O L V E N C Y O F

PARTIES

1 . No a ba t e me n t by par t y ' s dea t h i f r i gh t t o sue su rv i v es .

2 . P ro ced u re wh ere one o f seve ra l p l a i n t i f f s o r defe ndan t s d i es and

r ight to sue surviv es .

3 . Pr oc ed ur e in ca se of de at h of on e of sev era l p lain t i f fs or of so le

plaintiff.

4. Pr oc ed ur e in case of dea th of on e of sev era l defe nda nts o r of

so l e defendan t .

5 . Det e rm i na t i on o f ques t i on as t o l ega l r ep re sen t a t i ve .

6 . No aba tem ent by rea son of dea th af ter hea r in g.

7 . Su i t no t aba t ed by mar r i a ge o f f emal e par t y .

8 . W he n plain t i f f ' s ins olve ncy bar s su i t .

P roc edu re whe re ass i g nee f a i l s t o con t i nue sui t o r g i ve secu r i t y .

9 . Effect of abate men t or d ismissa l .

10 . P ro ce du r e i n cas e o f a s s i gn me n t befo r e f i na l o rde r i n su i t.

11 . App l i ca t i on o f Or der t o appea l s .

12 . App l i c a t i on o f Or der t o p roc eed i n gs .

ORDER XXIII: WITHDR AWAL AND ADJUSTME NT OF SUITS

1 . Wi t h d r aw al o f su i t o r ab an do nm en t o f par t o f c l a i m .

2 . Li mi ta t io n law not af fecte d by f resh sui t ,

3 . Com pr om i s e o f su i t.

4 . P ro cee d i ng s i n exe cu t i on o f decree s no t a f f ec t ed .

ORDER XXIV: PAYM ENTS INTO COURT

1 . Dep os i t by def end an t o f am ou n t i n sa t i s f ac t i on o f c l a i m.

2 . No t i ce o f depos i t .

3 . I n t e r es t on dep os i t no t a l l owe d t o p l a i n t i f f a f t e r no t i c e .

4 . P ro ced u re wh er e p l a i n t i f f acc ep t s dep os i t as sa t i s f ac t i on m par t .

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ORD ER XXV: SECUR ITY FOR COSTS

1 . W h e n secu r i t y fo r cos t s ma y be r equ i r e d f rom p l a i nt i f f .

Res i den ce ou t o f Tanz an i a .

2. Effect of fai lure to furnish security.

ORDER XXVI: COMMISSIONS

COMMISSIONS TO EXAMINE WITNESSES

1. Case s in whi ch cour t may i ssue com miss ion to examin e wi tness .

2 . Ord er fo r com mi ss i on .

3 . Wh er e wi t ne ss r es i de s wi t h i n cou r t ' s j u r i sd i c t i on .

4 . P e r s o n s f or w h o s e e x a m i n a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n m a y is s u e .

5 . C o m m i s s i o n o r r e q u e s t t o e x a m i n e w i t n e s s n o t w i t h i nT a n g a n y i k a .

6 . Cour t t o exa mi n e wi t ness pu r su an t t o commi ss i on .

7 . Re t u rn o f com mi s s i o n wi t h d epos i t i ons o f w i t ne sses .

8 . W h e n d e p o s i t i o n s m a y b e r e a d i n e v i d e n c e .

COMMISSION FOR LOCAL INVESTIGATIONS

9 . C o m m i s s i o n s t o m a k e l o c a l i n v e s t i g a t io n .

1 0 . P r o c e d u r e o f c o m m i s s i o n e r .

Repor t and deposi t ion to be evidence in sui t .

Commi ss i oner may be exami ned m per son .

COMMISSIONS TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS

1 1 . C o m m i s s i o n t o e x a m i n e o r a d ju s t a c c o u n t s .

1 2 . C o u r t t o g i v e C o m m i s s i o n e r n e c e s s a r y i n s t r u c t i o n s .

P ro cee d i n gs and r epo r t t o be ev i d enc e , cou r t ma y d i r ec t fu r t her

inqui ry .

COMMISSIONS TO MAKE PARTITIONS

1 3 . C o m m i s s i o n t o m a k e p a r t i t i o n o f i m m o v a b l e p r o p e r t y .

1 4 . P r o c e d u r e o f c o m m i s s i o n e r .

GENERAL PROVISIONS

15 . Ex pen se s o f co mm i ss i on t o be pa i d i n t o cou r t .

1 6 . P o w e r s o f c o m m i s s i o n e r s .

1 7 . A t t e n d a n c e a n d e x a m i n a t i o n o f w i t n e s s e s b e f o r e c o m m i s s i o n e r .

1 8 . P a r t i e s t o a p p e a r b e f o r e c o m m i s s i o n e r .

ORDER XXVII: SUITS BY OR AGAINST MILITARY MEN

1 . Of f i cer s o r s o l d i e r s wh o can no t ob t a i n l eave ma y au t ho r i z e any

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2 . P e r s o n s o a u t h o r i z e d m a y a c t p e r s o n a l l y o r a p p o i n t - a d v o c a t e .3 . Serv i c e on per son so au t h o r i z ed , o r on h i s adv oca t e , t o be go od

service.

ORDER XXVIII: SUITS BY OR AGAINST CORPORATIONS

1 . Subscr i p t i on and ver i f i ca t i o n , o f p l ea d i ng ,

2 . Serv i ce on co rpo ra t i on .

3 . Po we r t o r equ i r e per sona l a t t e ndan ce o f o f f i cer o f co rp o ra t i o n .

ORDE R XXIX: SUITS BY OR AGAI NST FIRM S AND PERS ONS

CAR RYI NG ON BUSIN ESS IN NAM ES OTH ER THAN THEIR

OW N

1. Su in g of par tne rs in na m e of f i rm.

2 . D i s c l o s u r e o f p a r t n e r s ' n a m e s .

3 . Serv i ce .

4 . Rig ht of su i t on dea th of par tn er .

5 . No t i ce i n wh at capac i t y se rved .

6 . A p p e a r a n c e o f p a r t n e r s . .

7 . No ap pea ran ce e xcep t by par tne rs .

8 . A p p e a r a n c e u n d e r p r o t e s t .

9 . S u i t s b e t w e e n c o - p a r t n e r s .

10 . Su i t aga i n s t pe r so n car ry i n g on bus i ne ss i n na me o t he r t ha n

his own.

ORDER XXX: - SUITS BY OR, AGAINST TRUSTEES,EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS

1 . R e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f b e n e f i c i a r i e s i n s u i t s c o n c e r n i n g p r o p e r t y

ves t ed - i n t ru s t ees , e t c .

2 . J o i n d e r o f t r u s t e e s , e x e c u t o r s a n d a d m i n i s t r a t o r s .

ORDE R XXXI: SUITS BY OR AGAI NST MINORS AND PERSONS

OF UNSOUND MIND

1. Mi no r to sue by next friend.

2 . Wh er e su i t i s i n s t i t u t ed wi t ho u t ne x t f r i end , p l a i n t t o be t ak en o f f

the fi le.

3 . Gu ar d i an fo r , t he su i t t o be app o i n t ed by cou r t fo r mi no r

defendan t .

4 . W h o m a y act as ne xt f r iend or be app oin te d gu ar di an for the sui t .

5 . Re pre se nta t io n of mi no r by ne xt f r iend or gua rd ian for the sui t .

6 . Re ce ip t by ne xt f r iend or gu ar dia n for the sui t of pro per ty

under decree fo r mi no r .

7 . Ag re em en t o r co mp ro mi se by nex t f r i end o r gua rd i an fo r t he su i t .

8 . Re t i r e men t o f ne x t f r i end.

9 . Re mo va l of next f r iend.


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10. Stay of pr oc ee di ng on re mo va l , etc. , of ne xt f r iend.

11 . Re t i r e men t , r e mo va l o r dea t h o f gua rd i a n fo r t he su i t .

12 . Co ur se t o be fo l l owe d by mi no r p l a i n t i f f o r app l i can t on

a t t a i n i ng maj o r i t y .

13 . Wh er e mi no r co -p l a i n t i f f a t t a i n i n g maj o r i t y des i r es t o r ep ud i a t e

suit.

14 . Unr eas ona b l e o r i mp rope r su i t.

15 . App l i c a t i on o f ru l es t o pe r so ns o f un so un d mi n d .

O R D E R X X X I I : S U I T S R E L A T I N G T O M O R T G A G E S O F

I M M O V A B L E P R O P E R T Y ,

1 . Par t i es t o su i t s fo r fo rec l o su r e , sa l e and r ede mpt i on .

2 . P re l i mi nar y decr ee i n fo rec l o su resu i t .

3 . F i na l decre e i n fo rec l o su re- s u i t .

Power t o en l a rge t i me .

Di sc harg e o f deb t .

4 . P re l i mi nar y dec ree i n su i t f o r sa l e . .

Po we r to decre e sale in forec losure sui t .

5. Fin al de cre e in suit for sale.

6 . R e c o v e r y o f b a l a n c e d u e o n m o r t g a g e .

7 . P r e l i m i n a r y d e c r e e i n r e d e m p t i o n - s u i t .

8 . F i na l decre e i n r edem pt i on - su i t .

Pow er t o en l a rge t i me .

9 . D e c r e e w h e r e n o t h i n g i s f o u n d d u e o r w h e r e m o r t g a g e e h a s

b e e n o v e r p a i d .

10 . Cos t s o f mor t ga gee subs eque n t t o decree .

1 1 . R i g h t o f m e s n e - m o r t g a g e e t o r e d e e m a n d f o r e c l o s e .

12. Sale of p rope r ty subjec t to pr ior mo rtg ag e.

13 . App l i c a t i on o f p roceeds .

14 . Su i t f o r possess i on .

15 . In t e rp re t a t i on .

16 . Mo r t ga ge s by depos i t o f t i t l e deeds and charg es .

O R D E R X X X I I I : I N T E R P L E A D E R .

1. Plai nt in inter plea der suits .

2 . Pa ym en t o f t h i ng c l a i med i n t o cou r t .

3 . Pro ce dur e wh er e defe ndan t i ssui ng plain ti f f .

4 . Proc edur e at f i rs t hear ing.

5 . Age n t s and t ena n t s ma y no t i n s t i t u t e i n t e rp l ea der - su i t s .

6 . Ch ar ge for p lain t i f f ' s cost s .


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ORD ER XXXIV : SPECIAL CASE

1. Po we r to s tate cas e for cour t ' s opinion .

2 . Wh er e va l ue o f sub j ec t -mat t e r mu s t be s t a t ed .

3 . Ag re em en t t o be f i led and r eg i s t e r e d as su i t.

4 . Par t ies to be subj ect to cour t ' s jur i sd ict ion .

5 . He ar i ng and dispos al of case .

ORDER XXXV: S UMMA RY PROCE DURE

1 . App l i c a t i on o f Orde r .

2 . I n s t i t u t i on o f su mm ar y su i t s .

3 . Def end an t sho wi n g defenc e on mer i t s t o hav e l eave t o appear .

4 . Po we r t o se t as i de decre e .

5 . Po we r t o or de r b i l l , e tc . , to be de pos i te d wi th off icer of cour t .

6 . Re co ver y o f cos t o f no t i ng non -ac cep t anc e o f d i sh ono ure d b i l l

or note.

7 . P ro ced u re i n su i t s .

O R D E R X X X V I : A R R E S T A N D A T T A C H M E N T B E F O R E

JUDGMENT

ARREST BEFORE JUDGMENT

1 . Wh er e defen dan t ma y be ca l l e d up on t o fu rn i sh secu r i t y fo r

a p p e a r a n c e .

2 . Re que s t fo r a r r es t by t e l e g ram .

3 . Secu r i t y .

4 . P roc edu re on app l i c a t i on by su re t y t o be d i scha rged .

5 . Pr oc ed ur e wh er e def end ant fai l s to furnis h sec ur i ty or f ind f resh

secur i ty .

ATTACHMENT BEFORE JUDGMENT

6 . Wh er e defen dan t m ay be ca l l ed up on t o fu rn i sh secu r i t y fo r

p r o d u c t i o n o f p r o p e r t y .

7 . A t t a ch me n t wh er e ca use no t sh ow n o r secu r i t y no t fu rn i shed .

8 . Mo de o f ma k i n g a t t achmen t .

9 . I nve s t i g a t i o n o f c l a i m t o p ro per t y a t t ach ed befo r e j udgm en t .

10 . Re mo va l o f a t t ach men t wh en sec u r i t y fu rn i shed o r su i t d i sm i sse d .

11 . A t t ac hm en t befo re j u dg me n t no t t o a f f ec t r i gh t s o f s t r anger s no r

bar decree-h o l der f rom app l y i ng fo r sa l e .

12 . P rop er t y a t t ac hed befo re j u dg me n t no t t o be r e - a t t ac hed i n

execu t i on o f decree .

1 3 . A g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c e n o t a t t a c h a b l e b e f o r e j u d g m e n t .


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O R D E R X X X V I I : T E M P O R A R Y I N J U N C T I O N S A N DI N T E R L O C U T O R Y O R D E R S

T E M P O R A R Y I N J U N C T I O N S

1 . Ca se s i n w h i ch t em por ary i n j unc t i on ma y be g ran t e d .

2 . In j un c t i on t o r es t r a i n r e pe t i t i o n o r con t i nu anc e o f b rea ch .

3 . Befo re g ran t i ng i n j unc t i on cou r t t o d i r ec t no t i ce t o oppos i t e par t y .

4 . Ord er fo r i n j unc t i on ma y be d i sc harg ed , var i ed o r se t as i de .

5 . In j unc t i on t o co rp o ra t i on b i nd i ng on i t s o f f i cer s .

I N T E R L O C U T O R Y O R D E R S

6. Po we r to ord er in te r im sale.

7 . Det en t i on , p r es erv a t i o n , i n sp ec t i o n , e t c . , o f su b j ec t -ma t t e r o f

suit.

8 . App l ic at i on for su ch o rde rs t o be af ter not i ce.

9 . Dep osi t s of mo ne y, etc. , in cour t .

O R D E R X X X V I I I : A P P O I N T M E N T O F R E C E I V E R S

1 . App o i n t men t o f r ece i ver s .

2 . R e m u n e r a t i o n .

3 . Du t i es .

4 . En f o rce men t o f r ece i ver ' s du t i es .

O R D E R X X X I X : A P P E A L S F R O M O R I G I N A L D E C R E E S

1 . F o r m o f a p p e a l . W h a t t o a c c o m p a n y m e m o r a n d u m .

C o n t e n t s o f m e m o r a n d u m .

2 . G r o u n d s w h i c h m a y b e t a k e n o n a p p e a l .

3 . R e j e c t i o n o r a m e n d m e n t o f m e m o r a n d u m .

4 . On e o f severa l p l a i n t i f f s o r de fend an t s ma y o b t a i n r ever sa l o f

wh o l e decre e whe re i t p ro cee ds on g ro und co mm on t o a l l .

S T A Y O F P R O C E E D I N G S A N D O F E X E C U T I O N

5. Stay by appel late Cour t .

Stay by cour t wh ic h pas sed the decree.

6 . Secu r i t y i n cas e o f o rde r fo r exe cu t i on o f decr ee appe a l e d f rom.

7 . No sec u r i t y t o be r equ i r ed f rom t he Go ve rn me n t o r a pub l i c

officer in certain cases.

8 . E x e r c i s e o f p o w e r s i n a p p e a l f r o m o r d e r m a d e i n e x e c u t i o n o f decree.

P R O C E D U R E O N A D M I S S I O N O F A P P E A L

9 . R e g i s t r a t i o n o f m e m o r a n d u m o f a p p e a l .

Reg i s t e r o f Appea l s .

10 . App el l a t e C ou r t ma y r equ i r e app e l l a n t t o fu rn i sh secu r i t y fo r

costs.

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11 . Po we r t o d i smi ss app ea l w i t h ou t send i ng no t i c e t o l owe r cou r t .

12 . Da y fo r hea r i ng appea l .

13 . High C our t to g ive n ot ice to cour t who se decre e a ppea led f rom.

Trans mi ss i o n o f paper s t o Hi gh Cour t .

Cop i es o f exh i b i t s i n c ou r t wh os e decre e appe a l ed f rom.

14 . Pub l i ca t i on and se rv i ce o f no t i ce o f day fo r he ar i ng o f appea l .

Hi gh Cour t ma y i t sel f cau se not ice to be served.

15 . Con t en t s o f no t i ce .

PROCEDURE ON HEARING

16. Rig ht t o b egin .

17 . D i sm i ssa l o f appea l fo r appe l l an t ' s defau l t .

Hearing appeal ex parte.

18 . D i sm i ssa l o f appea l wher e no t i ce no t se r ved i n con seq uen ce o f

appe l l an t s f a i l u r e t o depo s i t cos t s .

19 . Re- adm i ss i on o f appe a l d i smi sse d fo r defau l t .

20 . Po we r t o ad j ou rn hea r i n g and d i r ec t per son s app ear i ng i n t e r es t ed

t o be made r esponden t s .

2 1 . R e - h e a r i n g o n a p p l i c a t i o n o f r e s p o n d e n t a g a i n s t w h o m ex parte

d e c r e e m a d e .

2 2 . U p o n h e a r i n g r e s p o n d e n t m a y o b j e c t t o d e c r e e a s i f h e h a d

p refer r ed separa t e appea l .

Form of object ion and provis I i ons app l i cab l e t here t o .

2 3 . R e m a n d o f c a s e , b y H i g h C o u r t .

2 4 . W h e r e e v i d e n c e o n r e c o r d s u f f i ci e n t H i g h C o u r t m a y d e t e r m i n e

case finally.

25 . Wh er e Hi gh Cou r t m ay f r ame i s sues and r e f e r t he m fo r t r i a l t o

c o u r t w h o s e d e c r e e a p p e a l e d f r o m .

26. Fin ding s and evid enc e to be put on recor d .

Object ions to f inding.

Det ermi na t i on o f appea l .

27 . P ro duc t i on o f add i t i on a l ev i de nce i n Hi gh Cour t .

28 . Mo de o f t ak i ng add i t i ona l ev i dence .

29 . Po i n t s t o be def i ne d and r eco rded .

JUDGMENT IN APPEAL

3 0 . J u d g m e n t w h e n a n d w h e r e p r o n o u n c e d .

31 . Con t en t s , da t e a nd s i gna t u re o f j udgm en t .

3 2 . W h a t j u d g m e n t m a y d i r e c t.

33 . Po we r o f H i g h Cour t .

34 . D i s sen t t o be r ec o rde d .


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DECREE IN APPEAL

35 . Dat e and con t en t s o f decree .

J u d g e d i s s e n t i n g f r o m j u d g m e n t n e e d n o t s i g n d e c r e e .

36 . Cop i es o f j ud gm en t and dec ree t o be fu rn i shed t o par t i es .

37 . Cer t i f i ed co py o f dec ree t o be sen t t o cou r t wh os e dec ree

appea l ed f rom.

ORDER XL: APPEALS FROM ORDERS

1 . Ap pe a l s f rom o rder s .

2 . P r o c e d u r e .

ORDE R XLI: REFER ENCE

1. Ref eren ce of que st io n to H igh Cour t . '

2 . Cou r t ma y pas s decr ee con t i ng en t up on dec i s i o n o f H i gh Cour t .

3 . Ju dg me n t o f H i gh Cour t t o be t r ansmi t t ed , and case d i spo sed

of accordingly .

4 . Cos t s o f r e f e r en ce t o Hi gh Cour t .

5 . Pow er to al ter , etc . , de cree of cour t ma ki ng referen ce.

6 . Po we r t o r e f e r t o H i gh Co ur t ques t i on s as t o j u r i sd i c t i on .

ORDER XLII: REVIEW

1 . A p p l i c a t i o n f o r r e v i e w o f j u d g m e n t .

2 . T o w h o m a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r r e v i e w m a y b e m a d e .3 . Fo rm o f app l i ca t i ons fo r r ev i ew.

4 . App l i ca t i on w her e r e j ec t ed .

App l i ca t i on where g ran t ed .

5 . App l i c a t i on fo r r e v i ew i n cou r t cons i s t i n g of . t w o o r mo re j ud ge s .

6 . App l i ca t i on w her e r e j ec t ed .

7 . Or de r of rejec t ion not appe alab le.

Ob j ec t i on s t o o rder g ran t i ng app l i ca t i on .

8 . Reg i s t ry o f app l i c a t i on g ran t ed , and o rde r fo r , r e -h ear i ng ,

9 . Bar of cer tain appl ica t ions.

ORDER XLIII: MISCELLANEOUS

1 . Po we rs o f Reg i s t r a r s .

2 . A p p l i c a t i o n s .

3 . P ro ces s t o be se rv ed a t exp ens e o f par t y i s su i ng .

Cost s of service.

4 . Ord er s and no t i c es ho w served .

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THE SECOND SCHEDULE

ARBITRATION

ARBITRATION IN SUITS

1. Par t i es to su i t ma y apply for ord er of refe renc e.

2 . A p p o i n t m e n t o f a r b i t r a to r .

3 . Ord er o f r e f e r enc e .

4 . Wh er e r e f e r en ce i s t o t wo o r mo re , o rder t o p rov i de fo r

di f fere nce of opin ion.

5. Pow er of court to ap point ar bitrator in certa in cases.

6 . Po we rs of arb i t rator or um pir e a ppoi nte d unde r ru le 4 or 5 .

7 . S u m m o n i n g w i t n e s s e s a n d d e f a u l t .

8 . Exte nsion of t ime for mak ing award.

9 . Wh er e ump ir e ma y arbi t rate in l ieu of arb i t rators .

10. Aw ar d to be signed a nd fi led.

11 . S t a t eme n t o f spec i a l case by a rb i t r a t o r s o r ump i re .

12. Po we r to m odify or correc t award.

13. Or de r as to cos ts of arb i t r at ion .

14 . Wh er e awa rd o r ma t t e r r e f e r r e d t o a rb i t r a t i o n ma y t i t r emi t t ed .

15 . Gr oun ds for set t ing as ide awar d.

16. Jud gme nt to be acc ording to awar d.

O R D E R O F R E F E R E N C E O N A G R E E M E N T S T O R E F E R

17. App l ic at i on to f i le in cour t ag ree me nt to refer to arbi t rat i on .

18 . Sta y of su i t wh er e the re i s an agr eem ent to refer to arbi t rat ion .

19 . P rov i s i on s app l i cab l e t o p roc eed i ngs unde r ru l e 17 .

ARBITRATION WITHOUT THE INTERVENTION OF A COURT

20 . F i l i n g awa rd i n ma t t e r r e f e r r ed t o a rb i t r a t i on wi t h ou t i nt e rven

t ion of cour t .

21 . Fi l ing an enf orcem ent of such awa rd.


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THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

No . 49 OF 1966

I ASSENT,

27 TH OCTOBER, 1966

An Act to replace the Indian Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 hereto in

force in Tanganyika

[ ]E N A C T E D by t he Par l i a men t o f t he Un i t ed Repub l i c o f Tanza n i a .

PRELIMINARY

1 . Th i s Ac t ma y be c i t ed as t he C i v i l P roc edu re Co de , 1966 , a nd

sha l l c om e i n t o o pera t i on on suc h da t e as t h e Mi n i s t e r fo r t he t i m ebei ng res pons ible for legal af fai rs shal l , by not i ce in the Gazette, appo i n t .

2 . Sub j ec t t o t he exp r ess p rov i s i o ns o f any wr i t t en l aw , t he p r ov i

s io ns of th is C od e shal l appl y to al l pr oc ee din gs in the Hi gh Cou r t

o f t he Un i t ed Repu b l i c , cou r t s o f r es i d en t mag i s t r a t es and d i s t r i c t cou r t s .

3 . I n t h i s Cod e , un l e ss t he con t ex t o t he rwi s e r equ i r es -

' ' advoca t e ' ' sha l l have t he me an i ng ascr i bed t o i t m t he Adv oca t es Ord i

n a n c e ;

' ' cour t ' ' exc ept in the exp res sio n ' ' foreign cour t ' ' me an s the Hi gh Cour t ,

of th e Un i t ed Re pu bl ic , a cou r t of a res ide nt ma gis t ra te or a d is t r ic t

cou r t p r e s i de d ove r by a c i v i l mag i s t r a t e and r e f e rence s t o a d i s t r i c t

cour t are references to a d is t r ict cour t presided over by a civ i l

mag i s t r a t e ;

' ' d ecree ' ' me an s t he fo rmal exp ress i on o f an ad j ud i ca t i on wh i ch , so f a ras r ega rds t he cou r t exp res s i ng i t, conc l us i ve l y de t e rm i ne s t he

r igh ts of the par t ies w i th reg ard to al l or any of the mat ter s in

cont roversy in the sui t and may be ei ther prel iminary or f inal .

I t sha l l be d ee me d t o i nc l ude t he r e j ec t i on o f a p l a i n t and t he de t e r

min at i on of any ques t ion wi th in sect io n 38 or sect i on 89, but shal l

n o t i n c l u d e -

(a) an adjud icat i on f rom wh ic h an app eal lies as an app eal f rom an

order; or

Short title

and

commence

ment

Applicat ion

Interpre

tation

Cap. 341


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(b) any orde r of dism iss al for default .Explanation: A decree i s p r e l i mi na ry wh en fu r t her p roc eed i ngs have

to be take n bef ore the s ui t can be comp le tel y d isp ose d of . I t i s

f i na l wh en suc h , ad j ud i c a t i on c omp l e t e l y d i sp ose s o f t he su i t . I t

ma y be par t l y p re l i m i nary and par t l y f i na l ;

' ' d ec ree- ho l de r mea ns any p er s on i n w ho se f avo ur a decr ee has bee n

pass ed o r an o rder capa b l e o f exec u t i on has been mad e;

" fo re i g n cou r t ' ' m ea ns a c ou r t s i t ua t e d be yo nd t he l i mi t s o f Ta nz an i a

which has no author i ty in Tanzania. ;

' ' foreign judg men t ' ' me an s the j udg me nt of a foreign cour t ;

' 'H i gh Cour t ' ' mea ns t he Hi gh Cou r t o f t he Un i t ed Re pub l i c ;

j u d g m e n t ' ' m e a n s t h e s t a t e m e n t g i v e n b y t h e J u d g e o r t h e m a g i s t r a t e

of the gr ou nds of a decre e or order ;

" j u d g m e n t d e b t o r " m e a n s a n y p e r s o n a g a i n s t w h o m a d e c r e e h a s b e e n

pass ed o r an o rder capa b l e o f exec u t i on has been mad e;

' ' l ega l r e p res en t a t i ve ' ' me an s a per son wh o i n l aw r ep re sen t s t he es t a t e

o f a decea sed per s on , an

wi t h t he es t a t e o f t he de ce as ed and wh er e a par t y sues o r i s sue d

i n a r ep re sen t a t i ve ch arac t e r t he per son on wh om t he es t a t e d e-

val ves on the dea th of the par t y so sui ng or sued;

"m es ne p ro f i t s ' ' o f p rope r t y m ea ns t h ose p ro f i t s w h i ch t he per son i n

w r o n g f u l p o s s e s s i o n o f s u c h p r o p e r t y a c t u a l l y r e c e i v e d o r m i g h t

w i t h o r d i n a r y d i l i g e n c e h a v e r e c e i v e d t h e r e f r o m t o g e t h e r w i t h

in terest on such prof i t s , but shal l not include prof i t s due to improve

men t s made by t he per son i n wrongfu l possess i on ;

" m o v a b l e p r o p e r t y ' ' i n c l u d e s g r o w i n g c r o p s ;

"orde r ' ' me an s the forma l expr ess ion of any de cis ion of a civ i l cour t

which is not a decree;

' 'p rescr ibed ' ' means prescr ibed by ru les;

" ru l es ' ' me an s t he ru l e s c on t a i n ed i n t he F i r s t and Se co nd Sc he du l es

or ma de unde r sect ions 29, 45 or 82;

"shar e i n a co rpo ra t i on ' ' sha l l be de em ed t o i nc l ude s t ock , deb en t u re

s t ock , deben t u res , o r bonds - I and

' ' s i gned ' ' s ave i n t he cas e o f a j u dg me n t o r dec ree , i nc l udes s t ampe d .

4 . Fo r t he pu r pos e o f t h i s Co de , eve ry cou r t o f a r es i den t mag i s t r a t e

and e ver y d i s t r i c t cou r t i s subo rd i na t e t o t he Hi gh Cou r t , and ever y

d i s t r i c t cou r t i s subo r d i na t e t o t he cou r t o f t he r es i d en t mag i s t r a t e

wi t h i n t he a r ea o f who se j u r i s d i c t i o n i t i s s i t ua t e .

Saving of 5 . In t he abs enc e o f any spec i f i c p rov i s i o n t o t he con t r a ry , no t h i n g

procerdued in this C od e sh all be d e e m e d to l im it or ot he rw is e affe ct an y sp ec ialp r e s c r ^ r

e form o f pro ced ure pre scr i bed by or unde r any other law for the t im e

law bein g in force.

Pecuniary 6 . Save i n so f a r as i s o t her wi se exp re ss l y p rov i ded , no t h i ng here i nj u r i s d i c t i o n

con t a i ned sha l l opera t e t o g i ve any cou r t j u r i sd i c t i on over su i t s t he

am oun t o r va l u e o f t he sub j ec t -mat t e r o f wh i c h exc eed s t he pec un i a ry

limits (if any) of i ts ordin ary juris dicti on.

Subordination

of courts


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P A R T I

JURISDICTION OF COURTS AND RES JUDICATA

Jurisdiction(1) The cour ts shal l ( subject to the provi s ions here in conta ined)ha ve jur i s dic t io n to t ry al l s u i t s of a civ i l nat ure ex ce pt in g sui t s of of cour ts

wh i ch t he i r cog n i z anc e i s e i t her exp re ss l y o r i mp l i ed l y bar r ed .

(2) No suit shall be ope n to obj ectio n on the g rou nd that a merel y

d e c l a r a t o r y j u d g m e n t o r o r d e r i s s o u g h t t h e r e b y , a n d t h e c o u r t m a y

m a k e b i n d i n g d e c l a r a t i o n s o f r i g h t w h e t h e r o r n o t a n y c o n s e q u e n t i a l

rel ief i s or could be clai med.

8 . No co ur t sha l l pr oc ee d wi t h the t r ia l of any sui t in wh ic h the s tay of su i t

mat t e r i n i s sue i s a l so d i r ec t l y and subs t an t i a l l y i n i s sue i n a p rev i ous l y

i n s t i t u t ed su i t be t ween t he same par t i es , o r be t ween par t i es under whom

t hey o r any o f t h em c l a i m l i t i ga t i ng und er t he s ame t i t l e wh er e suc h su i t

i s pe nd ing in , the sa me or any other cour t in Ta ng an yi ka ha vin g jur i sdiction to gra nt the rel ie f cla ime d.

Explanation: Th e pe nd en cy of a su i t in a fore ign cou r t do es no t

preclude the cour ts in Tanganyika f rom t ry ing a sui t founded on

the sa me cau se of act ion .

9 . N o cour t shal l t ry any sui t or i ssue in whi ch the ma t te r d i rect l y Res judicata

and subs t an t i a l l y i n i s sue has be en d i r ec t l y and subs t an t i a l l y i s suein a form er sui t be tw ee n t he s am e par t ies or be tw ee n par t ies un de r

w h om t hey o r any o f t hem c l a i m l i t i ga t i ng un de r t he sa me t i t l e i n a

cou r t co mp et en t t o t ry suc h sub se que n t su i t o r t he su i t m wh i c h suc h

i s sue has been subs eque n t l y r a i sed and ha s been he ard and f ina l l y

decided by such cour t .

Explanation I: Th e expr ess ion ' ' f ormer sui t ' ' shal l den ote a su i t

wh i c h has be en dec i de d p r i o r t o t he su i t i n que s t i on wh et he r o rnot i t was inst i tu ted pr ior thereto .

Explanation II: For t he pu rpo ses o f t h i s sec t i on , t he , com pet enc e

of a cour t shal l be det erm ine d i r re spec t ive of any pro vis ion s as to

a r ight of appe al f rom the deci s ion of such cour t .

Explanation III: The mat t e r abo ve r e f e r r e d t o m us t t he fo rm er

su i t ha ve been a l l eged by one par t y and e i t her den i ed o r admi t t ed ,

expressly or impl iedly , by the o ther .

Explanation IV: An y mat t e r , wh i ch mi gh t and oug h t t o hav e been

ma de g ro und o f defe nce , o r a t t ack i n such fo rm er su i t sha l l be

de em ed to have bee n a mat t er d i rect ly and substan t ial ly in i ssue

in such suit .

Explanation V: Any re lief cla imed in the plaint , wh ic h is notexp re ss l y g ra n t ed by t he decree , sha l l , f o r t he pu rp ose s o f t h i s

sect i on , be de em ed to hav e been refused.

Explanation VI. Wh er e p er s ons l i t i ga t e b on a f i de i n r es pec t o f

a public right or of a private right claimed in common for them

selves and other, al l persons interested in such right shall , for the

pu r pos es o f t h i s sec t i on , be d ee me d t o c l a i m un der t he per son s

so l i t igating.


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Bm- too ^ 10 . Wh er e a p l a i n t i f f i s p r e c l u ded by ru l es f rom i n s t i t u t i ng a fu r t herf u r t h e r s u i t

sui t in re sp ec t of an y par t ic ula r ca us e of act i on , he shal l no t be ent i t le d

to inst i tu te a su i t in re sp ec t of suc h ca us e of ac t ion m any co ur t to

wh i ch t h i s Code app l i es .

Wh en foreign 11 . A fo re i gn j u dg me n t sha l l be conc l us i v e as t o any mat t e r t here by

judgm ent n ot d i r e c t l y a d j u d i c a t e d u p o n b e t w e e n t h e s a m e pa r t ie s o r b e t w e e n pa r t i e sc o n c l u s i v e und er w ho m t hey o r any o f t h em c l a i m l i t i ga t i ng un de r t he sa me t i t l e

e x c e p t -

( a ) whe re i t has no t bee n p ro nou nce d by a cou r t o f com pet e n t

j ur i sd ic t ion;

(b) wh er e i t has not bee n given on the merit s of the ca se ;

(c) wh er e i t app ear s on the face of the pro ce ed ing s to be foun de d on

an i nco r r e c t v i e w o f i n t e rna t i ona l l aw o r a r e fu sa l t o r eco gn i ze t hel aw o f Ta ng an y i k a i n cas es i n wh i c h such l aw i s app l i cab l e ;

(d ) whe re t he p roce ed i ng s i n w h i c h t he j udg men t was ob t a i ned a r e

o p p o s e d t o n a t u r a l j u s t i c e ;

(e) whe re i t has be en obtaine d by f raud;

( f ) wh er e i t susta ins a claim foun ded on a bre ach of any law in force

i n T a n g a n y i k a .

12. Th e c ou r t sha l l p r es um e, u po n t he p rod uc t i on o f any do cu me n t

pu r po r t i n g t o be a cer t i f i ed copy o f a fo re i gn j u dg me n t t ha t such

j u d g m e n t w a s p r o n o u n c e d b y a c o u r t o f c o m p e t e n t j u r i s d i c t i o n , u n l e s s

t he con t r a ry appe ar s on t he r ec o rd ; bu t such p re sum pt i o n ma y be d is

plac ed by pro ving w an t of jur i s d ict i on .

PLACE OF SUING

13 . Eve ry sui t shal l be inst i tu ted in the cour t of the low es t gra de

co mp et en t to t ry i t . For the pu rp os es of th is se ct i on , a cour t of a

r es i den t mag i s t r a t e and a d i s t r i c t cou r t sha l l be de em ed t o be cou r t s

o f t he s ame g rade .

14 . Sub j ec t t o t he pec un i a ry o r o t h er l i mi t a t i ons p res cr i be d by any

l aw, su i t s -

( a ) fo r t he r ec over y o f i m mo va b l e p rope r t y wi t h o r w i t hou t r en t o r

prof i t s ;

(b) for the par t i t io n of imm ova ble pr oper t y ;

(c) for for eclo sure , sale or r ede mp t io n on the cas e of a mo rta ge of

o r c h a r g e u p o n i m m o v a b l e p r o p e r t y ;

(d) for the det erm inat ion of any othe r r ight to or in teres t in im mo va blep r o p e r t y ;

(e) for com pen sat ion for wr on g to immo vab le proper ty ; or

( f) for the rec ove ry of mov ab le pro per ty actua l ly und er d is t rain t or

a t t a c h m e n t ,

shal l be inst i tu te d in the cour t wi th in the loca l l imi ts of wh os e jur i sd ic

t ion the pro per ty i s s i tuate :

Presumptionas toforeign

judgmen t

Court inwhich suits

instituted

Suits to beinstitutedwheresubject-mattersituate


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P r o v i d e d t h a t a s u i t t o o b t a i n r e l i e f r e s p e c t i n g , o r c o m p e n s a t i o nfor wr on g to , i mm ov ab le pro per t y he ld by or on beh a l f o f the de f end ant

ma y, whe re the re l i e f sou ght can be en t i re ly ob ta i ned th rou gh h i s

pe r son a l o bed ien ce , be ins t i tu t ed e i the r in the cou r t w i t h in the loca l

l imi t s o f wh os e ju r i sd ic t ion the prope r ty i s s i tua te , o r in the cou r t

w i t h i n the loca l l imi t s o f wh os e ju r i sd i c t io n the de fen dan t ac tu a l ly and

volunta r i ly re s ides , o r ca r r i e s on bus ines s , o r pe rsona l ly works for ga in .

Explanation: In this

s i tua ted in Tanganyika .

s ec t io n ' ' p rope r t y ' ' me an s the prop er ty

15 . Wh er e a su i t i s t o ob ta in re l i e f re sp ec t i ng , o r co mp en sa t i on forw r o n g t o , i m m o v a b l e p r o p e r t y s i t u a t e w i t h i n t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n o f d i f f e r en t

cour t s , t he su i t ma y be ins t i tu t e d in any cour t w i th in the loca l l imi t sof wh os e ju r i sd ic t ion any por t io n of the prope r ty i s s i tua te , i f, i n

resp ect of the val ue of the s ubje ct-m at te r of the sui t , the ent i re c la i m is of cognizab le by such cour t .

16 . - (1) Wh er e i t i s a l leged to be uncert a in with in the local l imits of

t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n o f w h i c h o f t w o o r m o r e c o u r t s a n y i m m o v a b l e p r o p e r t y

i s s i tua te , any one of tho se cour t s ma y, i f s a t i s f i ed tha t the re i s g r ou nd

for the a l l ege d unce r t a in ty , r ec ord a s t a t emen t to tha t e f fec t and the re

up on pr oce ed to en te r t a in and d i sp ose of any su i t r e l a t ing to tha t

pro pe rty , and i ts de cre e in the sui t shal l ha ve the sa me effect as i f the

pro per ty wer e s i tuate within the local l imits of i t s jur i sdic t io n:

P rovided tha t the su i t i s one wi th re spec t to which the cour t i s

co mp ete nt as reg ard s the natu re and val ue of the sui t to exer cise jur isdi c

tion.

(2) Wh er e a s ta te ment has not bee n rec ord ed und er sub- sect io n (1) ,and an ob j ec t i on i s t ak en be fo re an appe l l a t e o r rev i s iona l . cou r t t ha t

a de cre e o r or der in a sui t re l a t i ng to suc h pr op er ty wa s ma de by a

cou r t no t ha v in g ju r i sd ic t ion whe re the pro per t y i s s i tua te , t he appe l l a t e

or rev i s ion a l cour t sha l l no t a l lo w the ob je c t io n un l es s in i t s op i n io n

the re was , a t the t im e of the ins t i tut i on of the sui t , no reas on ab le

gro un d for unc e r t a i n ty a s to the cour t ha v in g ju r i sd ic t ion wi th re sp ec t

the re to and the re has been a consequent fa i lu re of jus t i ce .

Suits for

immovable

property

situate

within

jurisdicti on

of different

courts

Place of

institution

of suit where

local limits

of

jur isd ict ion

of courts

are

uncertain

17 . Wh er e a su i t i s fo r co mpe nsa t io n for w ro ng don e to the pe r son

or to mo va bl e proper ty , i f t he wr on g wa s don e wi th in the loca l l imi t s o f

the ju r i sd ic t io n o f one cour t an d the de fe ndan t re s ides , o r ca r r i e s on

bus ines s , o r pe rso na l l y wo rk s for ga i n , w i th i n the l oca l l imi t s o f the

j u r i s d i c t i o n o f a n o t h e r c o u r t , t h e su i t m a y b e i n s t i tu t ed a t t h e o p t i o n

of the plaintiff in either of the sa id cour ts.

18 . Sub jec t to the l imi t a t ion s a foresa id , eve ry su i t sha l l be ins t i t u t ed

in a cou r t w i th in the loca l l imi t s o f wh os e ju r i sd i c t io n-

(a) the defe ndan t , or each of the def enda nts wh er e there are mor etha n one , a t t he t i me of the c om me nc em en t o f the su i t , ac tua l lyand volu nta r i ly re s id es , o r ca r r i e s on bu s in es s , o r pe rs ona l ly

works for ga in ; o r

Suits of

compensation

for wrongs

to person or

movable

Other suits

to be

instituted

where

defendants

reside or

cause

of action

arises


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(b) any of the de fen dant s, wher e there are mor e than one, at the

time of the co mmen ce men t of suit, actually and voluntar ily

resides, or carries on business, or personally works for gain,

pro vi ded that in such case eit her t he lea ve of the cour t is giv en

or the de fend ant s who d o, not resi de or carr y on busi nes s, or

per sonal ly wor k for gain, as aforesai d, acq uie sce in such institu

tion; or

(c) the cau se of action, wholly or in part, arises.

Explanation I: Wher e a per son has a per mane nt dwell ing at one

plac e and also a te mpor ar y res ide nce at another pla ce, he shall

be de em ed to res ide a t bot h pla ces m re spe ct of any ca use of act ion

arising at the pla ce where he has such te mpor ary resi dence .

Explanation II: A corpor at ion shall be de eme d to carry on busi nes s

at its sole or prin cipa l office in Tang any ik a, or, in res pect of anycau se of a cti on ari sing at any pla ce wher e it has also a subo rdi nat e

office, at such place.

19. No obje cti on a s to the pl ace of sui ng shal l be al lo wed by any

appell ate or revisi onal c ourt unle ss such obje ctio n was tak en in the

cour t of first inst ance at the earli est poss ibl e opport unit y and in all

case s wher e issu es are settl ed at or befo re suc h set tle ment, and unl ess

there has bee n a con seq uent failure of justi ce.

20. Whe re a suit ma y be instit uted in any one of two or mor e district

cour ts withi n the area of the jur isd ict ion of a cour t of a res ide nt

magi str ate , and is insti tute d i n o ne of suc h cour ts, not bei ng the cour t

of the r esident magis tra te-

(a) if before any evi den ce ha s b een t ake n all the part ies to the suit

con sen t to the suit be in g tra nsfer red to the cour t of suc h res ide ntmagi st rat e, the cou rt i n whi ch t he suit has be en inst itut ed shall

rec ord the fact of suc h con sen t and shall tra nsmi t the reco rd

to such resident magistrate who shall in due course try the suit; or

(b) on the appli cati on to such resi dent magist rat e of a party to the

suit and after notice to the parties and after consideration of

object ions (if a ny) of any part y such resi dent magis tra te may , at

any stage befor e any evi den ce has bee n ta ken in the suit, trans fer

the s uit for tri al by himsel f; o r

(c) of his own moti on, such resid ent magist rat e may , at any stage

bef ore evi den ce has be en ta ken in the suit, tran sfer the suit for

trial by himself:

Provi ded that the exerci se of the power s conferre d by parag raph

(b) or (c) hereof shall be subject to such limitations or conditions, ifany, as the Chief Justi ce shall imp ose by rule s of cour t and pro vi ded

further that this sect ion shall not affect the po wer s of the Hi gh Court

under section 21.

Gefieral power 21.-(1) On the appl ica ti on of any of the parti es and after not ice

a

o

n

f

d

t r a n s f e r

to the par ti es and after hea ri ng suc h of th em as desi re to be hear d, or

withdrawal of its own mot io n wit hou t su ch not ic e, the Hi gh Cour t ma y at any

stage-

Objectionsto

ju ri sd ic ti on

Power totransfersuits whichmay be

instituted inmore thanone count


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(a ) t ransf er any sui t or oth er pr oce ed ing pe nd in g befo re i t for t r ia l

o r d i sp osa l to any cou r t sub ord ina te to i t and co mp e t en t to t ryor dispose of the same; or

(b) w i t hdr aw any su i t o r o the r p roc eed ing pend in g in any cour t

subordinate to i t , and

(i) try or dispose of the same; or

( i i ) t ransfe r th e sam e for t r ia l or disp osal to any cour t subordi

nat e to i t and c om pe te nt to t ry or di spo se o f the sa me ; or

(iii) retr ansf er the sa me for trial or disp osa l to the cou rt from

which i t was w i thdrawn.

(2) Wh er e an y sui t or pro cee din g has be en t ransfe rred or wi t hd raw n

un de r su b-sec t ion (1) , the cour t wh ic h th ereafte r t r ies such sui t ma y,

sub ject to any spe cial di r ect ion s in t he case of an ord er of t rans fer ,

e i the r re - t ry i t o r p roc eed f rom the po i n t a t whi ch i t wa s t rans fe r redor withdrawn.

(3) Th e po we rs of t ransfe r and wit hdr awa l of sui ts conf erre d by this

sec t io n an d sec t io n 2 0 shal l be in add i t i on to an d no t m sub s t i t ut i on

for the pow er s conta i ned in Pa r t V of the Magi s t ra t e s ' Co ur t s Ac t , 1963 . Cap. 537

INSTITUTION OF SUITS

22 . Ev ery sui t shal l be ins t i t uted by the pre sent at i on of a pla i nt or in

such other manner as may be prescribed.

Institution

of suits

SUMMONS AND DISCOVERY

23 . Wh er e a su i t h as be en du ly ins t i tu t ed , a su mm on s ma y be i s sue dto the de f end ant t o app ea r and ans wer the c l a im and ma y be s e r ved

in mann er presc r ibed .

24 . - (1) A su mm on s may be sen t for servi ce to anoth er cou rt in

Tan zan ia w i th in th e loca l l imi t s o f wh os e ju r i sd ic t ion the de f end ant

may be believed to be residing.

(2) The cou r t t o whi ch such s um mo ns i s s en t sha l l , upo n rece ip tthereof , pr oc ee d as i f i t ha s be en iss ued by suc h cou rt an d shal l th en

retur n the su mm on s to the court of issue togethe r wi th the record ( i f any)

of i t s proceedings with regard thereto.

25. Subj ec t to such con di t i ons and l imi t a t ions a s ma y be pres c r ib ed ,

the cour t ma y , a t any t im e , e i the r o f i t s ow n mo t io n or o f t app l i ca t ion

of any pa rty -

(a ) ma ke such orde rs a s ma y be neces sa ry or reaso nabl e , i n a ll

ma t t e r s re l a t i ng to the de l iv e ry and ans wer in g of in t e r roga t or i e s ,

the adm is s ion of do cu me nt s and fac t s , and the d i s cove ry , inspec

t i o n , p r o d u c t i o n , i m p o u n d i n g , a n d r e t u r n o f d o c u m e n t s o r o t h e r ,

ma te r i a l ob jec t s p roduc ib le a s ev idence ;

Summons todefendant

Service of

summons

where

defendant

reside

outside

jur isd ict ion

of court

Power to

order

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