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Mujungu v Tumwineand Another (Election Petition Appeal No. 26 of 2022)

Court of Appeal · [2022] UGCA 129 · 2022 Application Granted by Consent ✦ AI-generated summary ↓ Download
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application to extend time to file and serve memorandum and record of appeal, and to validate the same, in an election petition appeal
Decision
Validation of the memorandum and record of appeal allowed by consent; rival applications withdrawn

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Holding

By consent of all parties, the Court validated the memorandum and record of appeal in the election petition appeal under Application No. 0026 of 2022. The two rival applications seeking to strike out the appeal (Applications No. 25 and No. 29 of 2022) were withdrawn following concessions by counsel for the respondents. The Court, after guiding the parties on advocates' duties to clients and the court's mandate to dispense substantive justice, ordered that each party bear its own costs.

Facts

The applicant sought an extension of time to file and serve the memorandum and record of appeal, and validation of those documents, in an election petition appeal. The Court found that two further applications were pending: Application No. 25 of 2022, filed by the 1st respondent seeking to strike out the appeal, and Application No. 29 of 2022, filed by the 2nd respondent (Electoral Commission) seeking substantially the same orders on similar grounds. For purposes of case management, the Court inquired whether counsel could accept the validation and withdraw the rival applications. After consulting their clients, counsel for both respondents received instructions and conceded to withdraw their respective applications. The parties by consent agreed to the validation and withdrawal.

Issues

  1. Whether the time for filing and serving the memorandum and record of appeal should be extended and the appeal documents validated.

Orders

  • Validation in Election Petition Application No. 26 of 2022 allowed by consent.
  • Applications No. 25 of 2022 and No. 29 of 2022 withdrawn by concession.
  • Each party to bear its own costs.

Key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Consent Orders — Validation of Appeal Documents by Agreement of Parties
Where parties consent, the court may validate the memorandum and record of appeal and allow withdrawal of competing applications, each party bearing its own costs.

Legislation cited (4)

  • Parliamentary Elections (Election Petitions) Rules S.I 141-2 r.19
  • Parliamentary Elections (Election Petitions) Rules S.I 141-2 r.35
  • Judicature (Court of Appeal) Rules Directions S.I 13-10 r.2(2)
  • Judicature (Court of Appeal) Rules Directions S.I 13-10 r.5
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