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Anatolia Enterprises Ltd v Tweyambe Esau trading as Crane Force Auctioneers (Miscellaneous Application No. 210 of 2015)

High Court · [2015] UGHCEBD 2 · 2015 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for review of Registrar's order granting distress for rent
Decision
Application dismissed for procedural irregularity

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Holding

An application for review of a Registrar's order must be brought under section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 46 of the Civil Procedure Rules, not section 83 which applies only to revision of Magistrate's Court orders. A judge of the High Court, not the Registrar, has jurisdiction to review orders made by a Registrar. An aggrieved party may alternatively apply to set aside an ex parte order under Order 9 rule 27 or appeal under Order 50 rule 8. Application dismissed for being brought under wrong provisions.

Outcome

Application dismissed for procedural irregularity

Facts

The Respondent, as holder of a power of attorney from the registered proprietor of property in Industrial Area, Kampala, obtained an ex parte order for distress for rent against the Applicant tenant from the Registrar of the High Court in Miscellaneous Cause No. 3234 of 2014. The hearing date was moved forward from 30 January 2015 to 19 January 2015. The Applicant contended it was not served with the application and that the ex parte hearing was irregular. The Applicant also claimed it recently discovered the Respondent was not the landlord entitled to receive rent, relying on a letter from the Custodian Board. The Applicant sought review under sections 83 and 98 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 52 rules 1 and 3 of the Civil Procedure Rules, alleging material irregularity, new evidence, and error apparent on the record.

Issues

  1. Whether the High Court has jurisdiction to review orders made by the Registrar of the High Court.
  2. Whether the application was brought under the correct provisions of law.
  3. Whether the proper procedure for challenging an ex parte order of the Registrar was followed.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the Respondent.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Review of Registrar's Orders — Jurisdiction — Judge of High Court
The power to review judgments or orders of the High Court, including those entered by the Registrar, is not delegated to the Registrar but vests in a judge of the High Court. An application for review of a Registrar's order must therefore be brought before a judge, not before the Registrar who made the order.
Civil Procedure — Revision versus Review — Proper Procedure — Section 83 of Civil Procedure Act
Section 83 of the Civil Procedure Act empowers the High Court to revise orders made by a Magistrate's Court, not orders made by the Registrar of the High Court. An application for review of a Registrar's order brought under section 83 is founded on the wrong procedural provision and is incompetent.
Civil Procedure — Review of Registrar's Orders — Proper Procedure — Section 82 and Order 46
The proper procedure for seeking review of a Registrar's order is provided under section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 46 of the Civil Procedure Rules, not under provisions governing revision or inherent jurisdiction.
Civil Procedure — Ex Parte Orders — Alternative Remedies — Order 9 rule 27 and Order 50 rule 8
A person aggrieved by an ex parte order of the Registrar may either apply to the Registrar under Order 9 rule 27 of the Civil Procedure Rules to set aside the ex parte order, or appeal to a judge of the High Court under Order 50 rule 8.
Civil Procedure — Inherent Jurisdiction — Section 98 — When Applicable
Section 98 of the Civil Procedure Act should only be invoked where there is no clear law providing for a remedy. It is not properly invoked where the law provides ample procedural remedies to an aggrieved person.
Administrative Law — Substantive Justice — Article 126 — Limits on Disregarding Procedure
Article 126 of the Constitution, which enjoins courts to render substantive justice without undue regard to procedural technicalities, does not oust or dispense with rules of procedure altogether. Parties may not hide behind Article 126 to flout established procedural rules, as the provision itself is qualified and warns against undue disregard of procedure.

Legislation cited (8)

Cases cited (1)

  • Attorney General & Uganda Land Commission v James Mark Kamoga & Another (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 8 of 2004)

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Anatolia Enterprises Ltd v Tweyambe Esau trading as Crane Force Auctioneers (Miscellaneous Application No. 210 of 2015) [2015] UGHCEBD 2 (16 October 2015)
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