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Ahmed Nsubuga v Maxensia Namuddu [2026] UGHCLD 130

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Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application by notice of motion for interim stay of execution and an eviction order arising out of consolidated civil suits
Decision
Application dismissed for want of prosecution; no order as to costs

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Holding

An application by notice of motion seeking an interim stay of execution of the decree in consolidated civil suits and an eviction order was dismissed without consideration of its merits. The court found from the record that the applicant had taken no steps to prosecute the application, which had been pending for close to three years and formed part of the court's case backlog. Exercising its power under section 17(2) of the Judicature Act, the court declined to extend the life of the application any further and dismissed it with no order as to costs.

Outcome

Application dismissed for want of prosecution; no order as to costs

Facts

The applicant filed a notice of motion on 27 June 2023 seeking, among other orders, an interim stay of execution of the decree in High Court Civil Suit No. 798 of 2020, which had been consolidated with Civil Suit No. 838 of 2020, an order for the eviction of the respondent within two weeks from the date of judgment, and provision for costs. On perusal of the record the court found that the applicant had taken no steps to prosecute the application. The application had remained pending for close to three years and formed part of the court's case backlog. The court declined to extend that period further and disposed of the application without hearing it on the merits.

Issues

  1. Whether the application for an interim stay of execution and related orders should be allowed to remain on the record where the applicant had taken no steps to prosecute it.

Orders

  • The application is dismissed under section 17(2) of the Judicature Act.
  • No order as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Want of Prosecution — Dismissal of Dormant Applications and Case Backlog Management under Judicature Act s.17(2)
Where an applicant takes no steps to prosecute an application and the matter remains dormant on the record for an extended period, contributing to case backlog, the High Court may in exercise of its inherent and statutory powers under section 17(2) of the Judicature Act dismiss the application without determining its merits.

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Ahmed Nsubuga v Maxensia Namuddu [2026] UGHCLD 130 (31 March 2026)
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