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{\doccomm  IN THE HIGH COURT OF FIJI;  ( AT SUVA );  APPELLATE JURISDICTION; CIVIL APPEAL NO. 11 OF 1992; BETWEEN :      SHAHIDAN NISHA  f/n Sabar Ali  Appellant ;                                          (Original Respondent/;                        
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\par (AT SUVA)
\par APPELLATE JURISDICTION
\par }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 
\par CIVIL APPEAL NO. 11 OF 1992
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\par BETWEEN:
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\par }{\b\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang1036\langfe5129\langnp1036\insrsid13452418\charrsid10358443 SHAHIDAN NISHA}{\b\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang1036\langfe5129\langnp1036\insrsid3366288\charrsid10358443 
\par }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang1036\langfe5129\langnp1036\insrsid3366288\charrsid10358443 f/n Sabar Ali}{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang1036\langfe5129\langnp1036\insrsid13452418\charrsid10358443 
\par (Original Respondent/ Complainant)
\par }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang1036\langfe5129\langnp1036\insrsid3366288\charrsid10358443 Appellant
\par }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang1036\langfe5129\langnp1036\insrsid13452418\charrsid10358443 
\par }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 AND
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\par }{\b\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 MOHAMMED ASHRAF ALI}{\b\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288\charrsid3366288 
\par }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 f/n}{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288\charrsid3366288  }{
\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 Lal Mohammed
\par (Original Petitioner/}{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288  }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 Defendant)}{
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\par Mr. S. Matawalu for the Appellant
\par No Appearance for the Respondent
\par 
\par }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288 Dates of Hearing:}{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288  11th February and 7th July 1993
\par }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288 Date of Judgment: }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 31st August 1993
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\par This is an appeal from a decision of the First Class Magistrate's Court at Nausori given on the 6th of April 1992.}{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288  }{
\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 The Appellant and Respondent were former husband and wife who were divorced in 1987.}{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288  }{
\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 There are two children of the marriage, a boy Mohammed Faiyaz Asraf Ali who was born on the 22nd of November 1980 and a girl, Shainaz Shabina S
habnam Ali who was born on the 2nd of April 1982.
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\par The Respondent is legal owner of a property situate at 52 Lagakali Road, Kalabo, Nasinu which at all material times has been occupied by the Appellant and her two children with the consent of the Respondent.
\par 
\par In previous proceedings in the Nausori Magistrate's Court, on the 16th of May 1986 an order was made by consent allowing the Appellant to continue to reside in the matrimonial home with the two children of the marriage, requiring the Respondent to pay 
$5.00 per week maintenance to each of the two children and allowing custody to remain with the Appellant subject to one day weekly access to the Respondent.
\par 
\par On the 7th of November 1986 a further order by consent was made that the Respondent pay the two children an extra $5.00 per week maintenance to each with effect from 11th of November 1986.
\par 
\par On the 13th of September 1988 the Respondent issued a Summons in the Nausori Magistrate's Court seeking an order for immediate eviction from the matrimonial home of the Appellant.
\par 
\par The Appellant filed a defence seeking orders that the Appellant remain with her children in the matrimonial home until the younger child reaches the age of sixteen years and that the Respondent increase maintenance payments to the children
 to $20.00 per week each.
\par 
\par After several adjournments the hearing of the claim and counter-claim eventually began in the Nausori Court on the 2nd of March 1992 and concluded the same day.
\par 
\par Present counsel for the Appellant made oral submissions to the Court at the end of the evidence which are recorded in the transcript of proceedings in an unintelligible fashion and consist of fourteen cryptic sentences which convey nothing to this Court.

\par 
\par By contrast, counsel for the Respondent made written submissions, five pages long and these were filed in the Court on the 19th of March 1992.}{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288  }{
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\par After stating what he said were the two main issues in the case namely:
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\par the Learned Magistrate continued as follows:
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\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 He should also give time for the Complainant/Respondent to look for a house to house the two children in question.
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\par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-720\hyphpar0\faauto\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid3366288 {\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 The Court therefore ordered:
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-720\hyphpar0\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3366288 {\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 
\par }\pard \ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-720\hyphpar0\faauto\rin0\lin2160\itap0\pararsid3366288 {\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 (1)\tab That the Defendant/Petit}{
\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288 ioner is to pay $22.50 }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 maintenance per child per}{
\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288  week x 2 a total of $45.00 }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 per week.
\par 
\par (2)\tab The Complainant/Resp}{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288 ondent is given two months to }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 vacate the house in ques}{
\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288 tion and vacant possession be }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 granted to the Defendant}{
\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288 /Petitioner by Monday 8th day }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 of June, 1992.
\par 
\par (3)\tab Custody of the }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288 two children to continue with }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 Complainant/Respondent (m}{
\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288 other) with reasonable access }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 to the father.
\par 
\par (4)\tab Paying of $22.50 mainten}{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288 ance per child to be effected }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 from 8/6/92.
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-720\hyphpar0\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3366288 {\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 
\par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-720\hyphpar0\faauto\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid3366288 {\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang1036\langfe5129\langnp1036\insrsid13452418\charrsid10358443 (sgd) E.C. SAUVAKACOLO
\par }{\f0\ul\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang1036\langfe5129\langnp1036\insrsid13452418\charrsid10358443 MAGISTRATE - NAUSORI}{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang1036\langfe5129\langnp1036\insrsid13452418\charrsid10358443 "
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-720\hyphpar0\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3366288 {\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang1036\langfe5129\langnp1036\insrsid13452418\charrsid10358443 
\par }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 The Appellant has filed Notice of Appeal against this decision on two grounds namely:
\par 
\par }\pard \ql \fi-720\li1440\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-720\hyphpar0\faauto\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid3366288 {\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 (1)\tab that the Learned Trial Ma}{
\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288 gistrate erred in law and in }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 fact in holding that the e}{
\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288 vidence supported the Orders }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 made;
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-720\hyphpar0\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid10358443 {\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 
\par }\pard \ql \fi-720\li1440\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-720\hyphpar0\faauto\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid3366288 {\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 (2)\tab that the Learned Trial Ma}{
\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288 gistrate erred in law and in }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 fact in not taking into a}{
\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288 ccount the evidence of the }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 Appellant.}{
\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288  }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 The Appella}{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288 nt
 also reserved the right to }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 add and argue further grou}{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288 nds of appeal based upon the }{
\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 Court record.
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\par When the case came before me first on the 11th of February 1993 I was informed by the Respondent's former solicitor and counsel Mr. Chand that the Respondent had left Fiji without giving Mr. Chand any forwarding address.}{
\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288  }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 
I then directed that written submissions be provided but on the 8th of July 1993 the Civil Registry of this Court received a letter from Mr. Chand stating that he had still been unable to ascer
tain the whereabouts of the Respondent and had not received any instructions from him.}{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288  }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 
He therefore withdrew from the appeal.
\par 
\par In his submission on behalf of the Appellant her counsel first argues that the judgment being appealed contains no record of the 
Learned Magistrate's finding of the facts which would enable him to conclude "that the Defendant (Respondent) in accordance with Section 87(l) of the Matrimonial Causes Act be given his right and the justice to the use of his house".}{
\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288  }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 Indeed, his counsel al
so submits, the judgment contains no finding of fact on any issue and it is therefore submitted that on the basis of this omission alone the judgment should not be allowed to stand.
\par 
\par Counsel also submits that at no stage during the proceedings did the Learned Magistrate address the question of the welfare of the children as is required by Part XIII of the Matrimonial Causes Act Cap. 51.
\par 
\par Part XIII of the Matrimonial Causes Act deals with maintenance, custody and settlements.}{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288  }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 
Section 85(1) states that in pro
ceedings in which application has been made with respect to the custody, guardianship, welfare, advancement or education of children of a marriage, the Court shall regard the interest of the children as the paramount consideration and, subject to that, ma
y make such order in respect of those matters as it thinks proper.
\par 
\par Although the Learned Magistrate states that he has regard to Section 85(1) of the Matrimonial Causes Act he makes no specific findings of fact as to the situation of the children but simply
 ordered that the Respondent increase maintenance payments to them to $22.50 per child per week.}{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288  }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 
In this I consider that the Learned Magistrate erred in not making a finding of fact as to the condition of the two children although it may be possible to ass
ume from his order that he found as a fact that their situation warranted an increase in their maintenance payments.
\par 
\par Furthermore as counsel for the Appellant submits in my judgment the Learned Magistrate erred in law in invoking Section 87(1) of the Matrimonial Causes Act when there were no facts found to support such an action. 
\par 
\par Section 87 gives the Court general powers relating to orders for maintenance, the execution of any necessary deed or instrument, and discharging or modifying or reviving any orders previously made.}{
\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288  }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 
It is just possible that the Learned Magistrate relied on Section 87(1) (l) which gives the Court power to make any other order which it considers necessary in the interests of justice.
\par 
\par If this be so then in my view the Learned Magistrate should have made findings of fact to support his conclusion that the Appellant vacate the matrimonial home.
\par 
\par On this ground alone I uphold the appeal but there is another reason also why I consider the appeal must be upheld and that is the failure of t
he Learned Magistrate to provide any intelligible record of the submission made to him during the hearing by the Appellant's counsel.
\par 
\par Without such a record it is impossible for this Court on appeal to know precisely what matters weighed or appear to have weighed with the Learned Magistrate when coming to his decision.
\par 
\par For these reasons I uphold the appeal and quash that part of the order of the Magistrate's Court at Nausori of the 6th of April 1992 directing that the Appellant vacate the matrimonial home, the subject of the proceedings.}{
\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid3366288  }{\f0\expnd0\expndtw-3\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid13452418\charrsid3366288 I also order the Respondent to pay the Appellant's costs in this Court and in the Court below.
\par 
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