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Alex Kanyonyi Kaaya and Another v Wasswa Peter Lusuku and Others (Miscellaneous Application 156 of 2026)

High Court · [2026] UGHC 491 · 2026 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for administrative interim order arising from contempt of court application, itself arising from alleged breach of consent orders in earlier interlocutory applications
Decision
Application for administrative interim order dismissed; contempt application remains pending for ruling on 18 May 2026

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Holding

Held that an administrative interim order would not be granted where consent orders for interim injunction had already been issued in earlier applications. The court found no compelling grounds for an administrative order as the alleged grading and sugarcane planting did not pose an imminent threat of alienation or disposal of the land. The application for contempt was already scheduled for ruling within days. An administrative order would duplicate existing consent orders and was not necessary to prevent the contempt application from being rendered nugatory.

Outcome

Application for administrative interim order dismissed; contempt application remains pending for ruling on 18 May 2026

Facts

The Registered Trustees of Kaaya Ranch held land comprised in Block 77L plots 1 and 2, Kyambogo, pursuant to the will of the late Cranimer Kaaya. The applicants, who were trustees, instituted Civil Suit No. 181 of 2025 and related interlocutory applications. Consent orders were issued in Misc. Application No. 325 of 2025 and Misc. Application No. 85 of 2026 restricting both parties from dealing with the suit land pending disposal of the main suit. The applicants alleged that the respondents, acting in concert with the 14th respondent (Victoria Sugar Ltd), unlawfully entered the suit land and commenced grading works for a sugarcane plantation in breach of the consent orders. The applicants filed a contempt application and orally sought an administrative interim order to stop activities on the land. The court visited the locus in quo on 11 May 2026 and confirmed grading had occurred. The respondents contended the land was being used by beneficiaries of the trust for sugarcane growing, not sold or allocated to third parties.

Issues

  1. Whether there are compelling circumstances to warrant issue of an administrative order to stop activities on the suit land pending determination of the contempt application.

Orders

  • Application for administrative interim order disallowed.
  • No order as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Administrative Interim Orders — Requirements for Grant
For an applicant to succeed in an application for an administrative interim order under Order 50 Rule 3A of the Civil Procedure Rules, the applicant must demonstrate that the matter is urgent in nature, there is a real danger or threat to the suit property, there is a pending substantive application for interim order with a probability of success, the order is sought for only three days to enable the main application to be heard ex parte, and that non-grant shall render the main application nugatory.
Civil Procedure — Administrative Interim Orders — Duplication of Orders
Where consent orders for interim injunction have already been granted in earlier interlocutory applications, the grant of an administrative interim order would amount to a duplication of orders and is not warranted.
Civil Procedure — Administrative Interim Orders — Requirement of Pending Substantive Application
An administrative interim order requires a pending substantive application for interim injunction. Where the interim order and injunction have already been granted by consent, there is no pending application for interim order before the court, and an administrative order cannot be issued in relation to a pending contempt application.
Civil Procedure — Administrative Interim Orders — Imminent Threat Requirement
An administrative interim order will not be granted where the alleged activities (grading and planting of sugarcane) do not pose an imminent threat of alienation, disposal, or sale of the land to third parties, and the land is not in danger of waste pending determination of the contempt application.

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Alex Kanyonyi Kaaya and Another v Wasswa Peter Lusuku and Others (Miscellaneous Application 156 of 2026) [2026] UGHC 491 (13 May 2026)
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