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Amore investments Ltd v Kundu & 50 Ors (HCT-04-CV-MA-0058 OF 2016) 2017 UGHCLD 65 (2017-03-17)

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Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for temporary injunction pending determination of civil suit regarding competing land titles
Decision
Temporary injunction granted for 150 days pending determination of main suit

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Holding

The High Court granted a temporary injunction restraining respondents from selling, transferring, or evicting the applicant from disputed land pending determination of the main suit. The court held that the applicant established a prima facie case showing competing statutory titles to the same land, would suffer irreparable injury as the specialised agro-forestry land could not be adequately compensated in damages, and the balance of convenience favoured preserving the status quo given the respondents' stated intention to deal with the property.

Outcome

Temporary injunction granted for 150 days pending determination of main suit

Facts

Amore Investments Ltd is the registered proprietor of land comprised in LRV 3811 folio 23 Plot 100, Block 4, measuring 7661 hectares, held for 99 years from 1 November 2007. The respondents acquired a freehold title (FRV 1530 folio 20 Plot 170 Block 4, measuring 4055.72 hectares) on part of the applicant's land and were registered on 14 April 2015. The applicant uses the land for agro-forestry business. Both parties hold statutory titles to overlapping land. The applicant alleged the respondents planned to sell or transfer the suit land. The respondents denied these allegations and asserted their right to deal with their property as owners.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant established a prima facie case with probability of success.
  2. Whether the applicant would suffer irreparable injury not compensatable by damages.
  3. Whether the balance of convenience favours the grant of a temporary injunction.

Orders

  • Application for temporary injunction granted.
  • Respondents restrained from sale, transfer, or eviction of the applicant from the suit land.
  • Respondents to preserve the status quo and prevent waste.
  • Injunction to run for 150 days from date of ruling, within which the main suit should be heard and determined.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Temporary Injunctions — Three-Part Test for Grant
For a temporary injunction to be granted, the applicant must establish: (1) a prima facie case with probability of success; (2) that the applicant would suffer irreparable injury not compensatable by damages; and (3) that the balance of convenience favours the applicant.
Civil Procedure — Temporary Injunctions — Prima Facie Case — Standard of Proof
A prima facie case is not a case proved to conclusion but the backbone skeleton of the framed issues upon which a party's cause of action stands. The court need only be satisfied that there is a serious issue to be tried at trial, not that the applicant will necessarily succeed.
Land & Property — Competing Titles — Irreparable Injury — Specialised Land Use
Where land has a specialised use such as agro-forestry and the applicant demonstrates difficulty in finding equivalent vacant land for the same commercial purpose, damages may be inadequate compensation and irreparable injury is established for purposes of granting a temporary injunction.
Civil Procedure — Temporary Injunctions — Balance of Convenience — Status Quo
In determining balance of convenience, the court considers whether granting the injunction will protect the legal rights of parties and preserve the status quo. Where respondents assert their right to deal with property as owners and applicant shows risk of alienation pending trial, the balance tilts in favour of preserving the status quo by restraining dealings with the property.

Legislation cited (2)

  • Civil Procedure Rules O.41 R.1
  • Civil Procedure Rules O.41 R.9

Cases cited (4)

  • Kiyimba Kagwa v Katende [1985] HCB 43
  • American Cynamid v Ethicon Limited [1975] AC 396
  • Gapco (U) Ltd v Kawesa Badru (HCMA 259 of 2013)
  • Godfrey Sekitoleko v Sezzi Mutabazi (2001-2005) HCB 80

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Amore investments Ltd v Kundu & 50 Ors (HCT-04-CV-MA-0058 OF 2016) 2017 UGHCLD 65 (2017-03-17)
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