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Bagamuhanda & 2 Ors v Uganda Electricity Board (in liquidation) (Misc Application No. 262 of 2012)

High Court · [2012] UGHC 236 · 2012 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for review of a consent order arising from miscellaneous application No. 63 of 2007 which arose from HCCS No. 1044 of 2001
Decision
Application for review dismissed

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Holding

The High Court dismissed an application to review a five-year-old consent order concerning payment of gratuities. The applicants alleged an error on the face of the record — the wrong case citation that excluded a 1.5% interest factor. The court found that the affidavits generated controversy as to whether the citation was deliberate or erroneous, and held that a review under Section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act applies only to obvious, easily detectable errors, not those taking years to discover after obligations have been met.

Outcome

Application for review dismissed

Facts

The applicants were former employees of Uganda Electricity Board (UEB) who obtained a decree in HCCS No. 1044 of 2001 for payment of gratuities. In 2007, a consent order was entered in Misc Application No. 63 of 2007 to execute the decree. The consent order cited Civil Appeal No. 46 of 2005 (UEB v Peter Kiganda) as the basis for computing gratuities. The applicants claimed the consent order should have cited HCCS No. 77 of 2003 (Peter Kiganda v UEB), which included a 1.5% interest factor in the gratuity formula. The Auditor General verified the entitlement and UEB paid Shs 652,943,449. The applicants' lawyers signed a deed of indemnity acknowledging that payment would discharge the consent order. Over five years later, the applicants applied for review, alleging the wrong citation was an error that caused them to be underpaid.

Issues

  1. Whether the consent order in Misc Application No. 63 of 2007 contained an error apparent on the face of the record warranting review under Section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 46 Rule 1(b).
  2. Whether the citation of Civil Appeal No. 46 of 2005 instead of HCCS No. 77 of 2003 was an erroneous or deliberate choice by the parties in the consent order.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the respondent.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Review of Judgment — Error Apparent on Face of Record — Test for Reviewability
A review of judgment under Section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 46 Rule 1(b) is available only for mistakes or errors that are apparent on the face of the record — meaning obvious and easily detectable errors. Where affidavits generate controversy as to whether a provision in a consent order was deliberate or erroneous, the matter does not constitute an error apparent on the face of the record.
Civil Procedure — Review of Judgment — Delay — Five-Year Lapse Before Seeking Review
Where a party waits more than five years after a consent order is entered and after the other party has fulfilled its obligations to allege an error apparent on the face of the record, such delay undermines the claim that the error was obvious and easily detectable.
Civil Procedure — Consent Orders — Finality — Effect of Deed of Indemnity
Where parties enter a consent order and one party signs a deed of indemnity acknowledging that payment of a specified sum will discharge the consent order, and payment is made, the consent order is final and the party cannot later seek review to obtain additional payment.

Legislation cited (4)

Cases cited (2)

  • UEB v Peter Kiganda (Civil Appeal No. 46 of 2005)
  • Peter Kiganda v UEB (HCCS No. 77 of 2003)

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Bagamuhanda & 2 Ors v Uganda Electricity Board (in liquidation) (Misc Application No. 262 of 2012) [2012] UGHC 236 (14 November 2012)
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