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Amos Nzeyi v Temangalo Tea Estates Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 1890 of 2025)

High Court · [2026] UGHCLD 175 · 2026 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application to set aside dismissal order of earlier application seeking reinstatement of yet another application
Decision
Application dismissed with no order as to costs

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Holding

Application dismissed. The court found that the applicant's law firm was registered on ECCMIS and the hearing date was updated on the system on 30 August 2024, making the claim of non-notification unconvincing. The application was filed nearly ten months after the dismissal, constituting undue delay. The underlying matter was pending at the Court of Appeal, making it imprudent for the High Court to continue entertaining related applications.

Outcome

Application dismissed with no order as to costs

Facts

The applicant instructed M/s Nambale, Nerima & Co. Advocates to represent him in HCCS No. 414 of 2016, which was struck off with costs on 27 November 2019. The respondent obtained an exparte stay of execution order in M/A 850 of 2022. The applicant filed M/A 2046 of 2022 to set aside that exparte order, but it was dismissed for non-appearance on 18 August 2023. The applicant then filed M/A 2753 of 2023 to reinstate M/A 2046 of 2022. M/A 2753 of 2023 was fixed for hearing on 3 July 2024, adjourned to 29 August 2024 when court was indisposed, and ultimately dismissed on 14 November 2024 for non-attendance. The applicant filed the present application on 5 September 2025, nearly ten months later, claiming he did not receive ECCMIS notification of the 14 November 2024 hearing date.

Issues

  1. Whether the court should set aside the order dismissing Miscellaneous Application No. 2753 of 2023.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • No order as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Reinstatement of Dismissed Applications — Sufficient Cause — Burden of Proof
A party seeking reinstatement of an application dismissed for non-appearance under Order 9 rule 17 of the Civil Procedure Rules must demonstrate sufficient cause for the non-appearance, which is a question of fact to be established on the evidence.
Civil Procedure — Electronic Case Management — ECCMIS Notifications — Registered Parties
Where a law firm is registered as a party on the ECCMIS system and a hearing date has been updated on the system, the court may reject a claim of non-notification absent credible evidence to the contrary, as registered parties receive automatic notifications of court updates.
Civil Procedure — Delay — Reinstatement Applications — Undue Delay
An application to reinstate a dismissed matter filed nearly ten months after the dismissal order constitutes undue delay and may be refused on that ground.

Legislation cited (5)

  • Civil Procedure Act s.98
  • Civil Procedure Rules O.9 r.23
  • Civil Procedure Rules O.9 r.17
  • Civil Procedure Rules O.52 rr.1
  • Civil Procedure Rules O.52 rr.3

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