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Barclays Bank of Uganda v Mariam Omono (H.C.Miscellaneous Application No. 86 of 2018)

Industrial Court · [2021] UGIC 13 · 2021 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application to dismiss labour claim for want of prosecution
Decision
Labour claim dismissed for want of prosecution

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Holding

Held that where a labour claim was filed in 2012, referred to the Industrial Court in 2014, and the claimant took no step to prosecute it for over six years, the claim is ripe for dismissal under Order 17 rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules for want of prosecution.

Outcome

Labour claim dismissed for want of prosecution

Facts

Labour Dispute Claim No. 132/2014 was originally filed in the High Court on 8 April 2012. In 2014, the High Court referred the claim to the Industrial Court. From 2014 onwards, the claimant took no step towards prosecuting the claim. Barclays Bank of Uganda, the respondent in the underlying labour dispute, applied to dismiss the claim for want of prosecution, citing that it was one of the cases causing backlog. The application was supported by an affidavit from the bank's counsel.

Issues

  1. Whether the labour claim should be dismissed for want of prosecution where no step has been taken by the claimant for more than two years.

Orders

  • Labour Dispute Claim No. 132/2014 dismissed for want of prosecution under Order 17 rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules.
  • No order as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Dismissal for Want of Prosecution — Order 17 Rule 6
Where no application is made or step taken by either party for a period of two years with a view to proceeding with a suit, the court may order the suit to be dismissed under Order 17 rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules.

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