Maria Theresa Chin v. Yan Shui Ming. Mat Cause 13-D-67, 20/5/68, Saudi J.

Maria Theresa Chin v. Yan Shui Ming. Mat Cause 13-D-67, 20/5/68, Saudi J.

Petitioner has lived in Tanzania for the last 7 years. She was married to respondent in Bombay, India, in 1959. Petitioner came to Dar es Salaam, and respondent was to follow shortly.

Instead he went to Hong Kong. The only word respondent has ever sent was about 4 years ago, to the effect that he had gotten himself another lady, and that he was no longer interested in petitioner.

            Held: “Although the marriage was not celebrated in Tanzania, and the respondent does not live and has not lived in Tanzania, and the respondent does not live and has not lived in Tanzania, this Court has Jurisdiction under section 4 (1) (a)(ii) of the Matrimonial Causes Ordinance, Cap. 364, for the reason that the petitioner wife has lived in the country for a period extending beyond three years.” Petition for divorce granted.