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Bemanyisa Adonijah v Musoke Godfrey (Miscellaneous Application No. 1212 of 2022)

High Court · [2025] UGHCLD 254 · 2025 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application to set aside dismissal order arising from Civil Suit No. 252 of 2018
Decision
Application dismissed for want of prosecution

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Holding

Application dismissed under section 17(2) of the Judicature Act for want of prosecution. The applicant filed the application on 14 July 2022 but failed to serve the respondent, set down the matter for hearing, or apply for a hearing date.

Outcome

Application dismissed for want of prosecution

Facts

The applicant sought to set aside a dismissal order made against him on 20 June 2022 in Civil Suit No. 252 of 2018 and to have that suit reinstated along with an attendant injunction order issued in Miscellaneous Application No. 258 of 2018. The application was filed on 14 July 2022 by Bemanyisa and Co. Advocates. Following filing, there was no follow-up action by the applicant. The application was not served on the respondent and was not set down for hearing as no application for a hearing date was made.

Issues

  1. Whether the application should be dismissed for want of prosecution.

Orders

  • Application dismissed under section 17(2) of the Judicature Act.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Want of Prosecution — Dismissal under Section 17(2) Judicature Act
A court may dismiss an application under section 17(2) of the Judicature Act where the applicant has failed to prosecute the matter by serving the respondent and setting down the application for hearing within a reasonable time after filing.

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Bemanyisa_Adonijah_v_Musoke_Godfrey_(Miscellaneous_Application_No._1212_of_2022)_[2025]_UGHCLD_254_(30_January_2025)
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