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Bitamisi v Rwabuganda (Civil Appeal 16 of 2014)

Citation: [2018] UGSC 53 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 19 December 2018 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Failure to serve summons within 21 days under Order 5 rule 1 mandates dismissal without notice; later substituted service and the ex parte judgment were a nullity.

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