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Mahakama Kuu Kitengo cha Biashara imeiamuru Kampuni ya Yapi Merkezi Insaat Ve Sanayi kuilipa Kampuni ya Puma Energy Tanzania Ltd salio la Tsh. Bilioni 30 baada ya kusambaza mafuta ya Petroli katika Mradi wa Ujenzi wa Reli ya Kisasa ya SGR.
Hakimu Deo Nangela ametoa uamuzi huo baada ya kukubali ombi la kibali kwa Puma Energy Tanzania Limited dhidi ya Yapi ambaye ni Mkandarasi Mkuu wa Mradi wa SGR.
Mahakama imeeleza Mlalamikiwa atamlipa Mlalamishi salio lililobaki la deni kwa awamu.
Mleta maombi kupitia kwa Wakili Gasper Nyika, alitoa hoja ya kutekelezwa kwa tuzo hiyo, iliyofikiwa kwa ridhaa ya pande zote mbili, chini ya Kifungu cha 73(1) na (2) cha Sheria ya Usuluhishi ya mwaka 2020 na Kanuni ya 63 (1) (a), (b), (c), (d) na (e) ya Kanuni za Usuluhishi (Kanuni za Utaratibu) za 2021.
Nyika alieleza kuwa pande zote zilikubali suluhu ya mwisho iwasilishwe Mahakamani na kuitaka Mahakama ikubali maombi hayo, msimamo ambao haukupingwa na Mlalamikiwa, kupitia kwa Wakili wao, Humphrey Aloyce.
Imekumbukwa kuwa kati ya Mwaka 2017 na 2022 wahusika waliingia katika makubaliano matatu ya usambazaji wa bidhaa za Petroli, uhifadhi na huduma.
Wakati huohuo, mlalamikiwa alikuwa amepewa kandarasi na Shirika la Reli Tanzania (TRC) kujenga Reli ya SGR kutoka Dar-es-Salaam hadi Morogoro na kutoka Morogoro hadi Makutopora na Makutopora Tabora.
Mlalamikiwa alikiuka mikataba hiyo kwa kushindwa kulipia huduma alizotoa, jambo lililosababisha kifungu cha usuluhishi na Mlalamikaji kuanza taratibu za usuluhishi akidai dola za Marekani 13,703,003.96.
Kufuatia kuanza kwa mashauri ya usuluhishi, pande zote zilishiriki katika majadiliano na mashauriano mbalimbali kwa nia ya kufikia mwafaka.
Septemba 19, 2023, wahusika walitekeleza Hati ya Suluhu ambapo walikubaliana kuwa Mlalamikiwa atalipa salio lililosalia lililothibitishwa kuwa la kiasi cha Dola za Marekani 12,425.278.00 na wataendelea kununua huduma kutoka kwa Mlalamishi kwa msingi wa fedha taslimu.
Septemba 22, 2023, wahusika walifika mbele ya Msuluhishi Pekee kwa mkutano wa awali na mnamo Septemba 25, 2023, Msuluhishi Pekee alitoa Tuzo la Mwisho la Makazi.
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Court orders Yapi Merkezi to pay Puma Energy 30bn/-
THE High Court’s Commercial Division has ordered Yapi Merkezi Insaat Ve Sanayi to pay Puma Energy Tanzania Limited about 30bn/- as balance after supplying petroleum products during construction of Standard Gauge Railway line.
Judge Deo Nangela made the ruling after granting an application for leave to Puma Energy Tanzania Limited, the Petitioner, to enforce the Final Settlement Award as a judgement of the court against the construction company, the respondent.
“The respondent shall pay the Claimant (Petitioner) the remaining balance of the debt in instalments and to be included in every instalment towards Debt Settlement a corresponding amount for future supply of the services,” he ruled.
Judge Nangela ruled further that the respondent shall pay the instalments in US dollars or the equivalent in Tanzanian Shillings at the prevailing exchange rate as provided in the commercial banks.
“The amount shall be deposited into the Claimant’s Bank Account and the Respondent shall pay with respect to any late payment a yearly interest of Secure Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) +4.5% on the overdue amount. It is so ordered,” the judge declared.
The Petitioner, through Advocate Gasper Nyika, had moved for enforcement of the award, reached upon consent of both parties, under Section 73(1) and (2) of the Arbitration Act, 2020 and Regulation 63 (1) (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of the Arbitration (Rules of Procedure) Regulations, 2021.
Mr. Nyika submitted that the parties agreed a final settlement award be filed in court and urged the court to grant the prayers, a position which was not objected to by the Respondent, through their Advocate Mr. Humphrey Aloyce.
In his ruling delivered recently, the judge pointed out that after considering the submissions and paragraphs of the petition, he entered the judgment and decree in terms of the award in question.
It is on record that between the years 2017 and 2022 the parties entered into three agreements for the supply of petroleum products, storage, and services.
At the time, the respondent had been contracted by the Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC)to construct the Standard Gauge Railway line from Dar-es-Salaam to Morogoro and from Morogoro to Makutopora and Makutopora Tabora.
According to the parties’ agreement, any dispute in relation to the three agreements was to be resolved by reference to arbitration.
The Respondent breached the agreements by failing to pay for the services rendered, a fact which triggered the arbitration clause and the Petitioner commenced arbitration proceedings claiming for US$ 13,703,003.96.
Following the commencement of the arbitral proceedings, parties engaged in various discussions and consultations with a view to reach an amicable settlement.
On September 19, 2023, the parties executed a Deed of Settlement wherein they agreed that the Respondent shall pay the remaining balance ascertained to be in the amount of US$ 12,425.278.00 and will continue purchasing services from the Petitioner on a cash basis.
In their Deed of Settlement, they also agreed to appoint Dr. Wilbert Kapinga, a Sole Arbitrator with powers to arbitrate the dispute and issue a Final Settlement Award.
On September 22, 2023, the parties appeared before the Sole Arbitrator for a preliminary meeting and on September 25, 2023, the Sole Arbitrator issued a Final Settlement Award.
Source: Dailynews
