Phiri v The Attorney General (Civil Cause 1077 of 1994) [1995] MWHCCiv 5 (19 December 1995)

, • .,II- ~ .,llhf t · :iiS 551 "1 , - TW 75,. J I ,. 27E HlfiZW - J l '¥ IN 'l'HE HIGH COURT OF MALAWI PR I NCIPAL REGISTRY CI VIL CAUSE NO. 1077 OF 1994 BETWEEN AUBHEY C . K. PHIJU .. • . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • •. PL1\IN'l' IF F TH~ ATTO HNEY GEN~HAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UE FENUANT Al-JU CORAM : R . H. Mz i kornan u a , Senior Ucp u t.y l<cyist.rar Chirwa , foe U1c v 1 a ntj ff RULING Thjs i s an assessme n t of damaycs fo l.l owing a clc,fau.1.t. judgeme nt si g ned on 19th Ju l y , 1 139 4 . 'l 'he defe n dant. clj d not at tend the assessme n L a l t h o u gh t h ece was d u e service as < e v idenced by a f f.id a v j t of serv1cc~ . T he p l.a .in ti ff 1 S a lllc ss c n ger at Po st and Te lecornrn u njcat i o n s off .i ce 1n 13 1 ant. yre . Un 1 0t h October , 1993 he wa s sl: and.iny a l o n g lla.i l e Sa .l oss i c street .i n B.1. a n t.yre when he was s h ot at on the left .l eg. l t wos two po l ice who were standing n e ar by who f i red t. hc shot:.s,, The plaint.iff was i 1nmcd.iatel y takc.,n to hospital llc was unco n scious . Ile was j n hospital for two weeks . lie was at home o n off d u ty for 14 days fol.lo wing his has b% penna n c n t i nca 1Jac i t.y as pee l: hc mec.i i ca. L !"(, port EXPl. ll c conL.inues t o visit hospi letl. ~ ..,..._.,tiCTliE 1 l!R? t ntt =• I observed the f_.) l uintiff a s he tcst-.. ified . I t-. hought he was relic1ble . l have cxalllined t.h e evidence on Lh e present matter . Th e clai1,1 is for compe n sation for injuries sustained on the l e£ ancJ cos Ls of these proceed in g(; . There is n o doubt on rny mind t-. hat f o llowiny the gun shot U10. µ l aintiff suffered c1 lot of pa .in . lie became uncon sci ou s . Il e contin u es lo ex0er i e nc e pain in the l eg. He cannot walk n 0r0:11lly suc: l1 tha r_ there is l oss of c:i111e nit.ies . Fo r all the obovc . L vvou l u awa r cl a l u mµsum of Klo , UU0-00 . MADE 1n Chambers this Blanty re . \4 cJay of LJcce111b e r , 1995 at R. R. M ·karnanda SENIOR fl £E> U'rY REGISTARA 7