judgment the subject matter of appeal did not reveal any of the above reasons of intervention. The court of appeal
decision went to referring the case to the Court of First Instance to resume looking into the case subject to the
direction stated in the appeal memo.
This decision did not finally dissolve on the dispute. It's for the Court of First Instance to carry more investigation
of the case. The case is a request for joining the custody of the child for the reason of the end of the age initial
period fixed for the women custodian. In such case the court must make sure the there is a genuine suitability in
the women mother that is not in existence in the father see (objection rule in the precedent 35/1987 Sudan Law
Journal Report 87 page 34 –
The allegation that there is a mistake in the law application in the court of appeal decision while the court is
practicing its discretionary powers in referring the case to the court of First Instance for rehearing is unsound. It's
not uncommon that the court of appeal may draw from the same facts that is presented before the court of First
Instance a different conclusion from that drawn by the court of first Instance provided that such drawing is
sound, just and based on submitted enough evidence.
There is an important note that should be made on this case, namely that the Court of First Instance decided
against Awadyia (first defendant) to deliver the child to the father while, it admitted by Awadyia that the child is
not in her custody but in the custody of the second joined defendant. Since this is the case, the court of First
Instance should have ordered dismissal of the case against Awadyia and rule only against the Second defendant
Bashria whatever that rule may be. Its judicially ruled that the defendant could not be obliged to do something
which is not in his control and decision against the defendant that effect shall be null and void (see / objection rule
in precedent 71 /1983 – published in Sudan Law Report 1987 page 63 –
For the above stated reason and for the correctness of the court of appeal decision to refer the case to Court of
First Instance for rehearing, I see it a must to dismiss the Objection application summarily under. 168 of the Civil
Procedure Act 1983 as amended 2009.
Faiza Ibrahim Zain Alabdeen
Supreme Court Judge
10/1/2016
Abdulrahim Abdalseed
Supreme Court Judge
17/1/2016
Concurred
With all due respect to the first and second opinion of my colleagues, however I did not find reasons for the ruling
that the paper should be resent to the Court of First Instance for rehearing. The defendant was instructed by the
court to submit evidence to prove her suitability for the custody of the child and no evidence was submitted to that
effect. I fact the child bad examination result clearly reflect that the defendant is not suitable for the child custody.
It's not true that when the defendant fails to prove his suitability for custody the plaintiff shall prove his
suitability. In my opinion the process of the Court of First Instance towards showing the defendant her right to
direct Oath to the plaintiff in absence of her evidence was correct and legal. Since The defendant refused to direct
the oath and as result of that the court of First Instance issued its decision, that decision meets the law requirement
in all aspects.
I only concur to the part of the ruling that require the judgment to be passed against the joined Defendant.
Rabab Mohammed Mustafa
Supreme Court Judge
15/3/2016
Final order;
A majority decision to be passed dismissing the application summarily
Abdulrahim Abdalseed
Supreme Court Judge
Circuit President
20/3/2016
Concurred