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Biyinzika Enterprises Limited v Cairo Bank Uganda Limited (Miscellaneous Cause 101 of 2023)

High Court · [2023] UGCOMMC 104 · 2023 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application by notice of motion seeking relief under section 33 of the Mortgage Act and section 98 of the Civil Procedure Act to set aside default and sale notices issued by mortgagee
Decision
Application dismissed for improper procedure

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Holding

Held that the application was improperly brought. The reliefs sought by the applicant were interlocutory in nature and required full trial by plaint with oral evidence, not determination by miscellaneous cause with affidavit evidence alone. A notice of motion without a rule under which it is premised, lacking a mother suit from which it originates, and seeking final determination of contentious matters cannot be brought under section 33 of the Mortgage Act and section 98 of the Civil Procedure Act. Application dismissed with costs.

Outcome

Application dismissed for improper procedure

Facts

The applicant, Biyinzika Enterprises Limited, was indebted to the respondent, Cairo Bank Uganda Limited, under loan facilities secured by mortgage. The respondent issued a notice of default dated 14 June 2023 and a notice of sale dated 11 September 2023, with an advertised sale in the New Vision newspaper on 12 September 2023. As at 5 October 2023, the applicant's arrears stood at UGX 1,864,395,800 and USD 13,745.23. The applicant did not deny its indebtedness and proposed to pay interest over eight months with a further year to normalise the loan. The applicant brought a miscellaneous cause under section 33 of the Mortgage Act and section 98 of the Civil Procedure Act seeking to set aside the notices, cancel the sale, obtain an injunction, order an account of the loan, and obtain a grace period for repayment.

Issues

  1. Whether the application was properly brought under section 33 of the Mortgage Act and section 98 of the Civil Procedure Act.
  2. Whether the reliefs sought by the applicant were appropriate for determination by miscellaneous cause or required a full trial by plaint.
  3. Whether the applicant complied with Regulation 13 of the Mortgage Regulations 2012 requiring deposit of 30% of forced sale value or outstanding amount.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the respondent.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Miscellaneous Causes — Proper Use — Distinction from Full Trial
A miscellaneous cause is a suit in its own right determined on affidavit evidence. Where reliefs sought are interlocutory in nature and require final determination of contentious matters through oral evidence, the proper procedure is to file an ordinary plaint for full trial, not to bring the matter by miscellaneous cause.
Banking & Finance — Mortgage Enforcement — Section 33 Mortgage Act — Procedural Requirements
A notice of motion which does not bear the rule under which it is premised, does not have a mother suit from which it originates, and which seeks final determination of contentious matters cannot be properly brought under section 33 of the Mortgage Act and section 98 of the Civil Procedure Act.
Civil Procedure — Applications — Section 98 Civil Procedure Act — Inherent Powers — Proper Invocation
Section 98 of the Civil Procedure Act confers inherent powers on the court to make orders necessary for the ends of justice or to prevent abuse of process. It cannot be invoked to circumvent proper procedure where substantive contentious matters require full trial.

Legislation cited (6)

Cases cited (2)

  • Zalwango Elivason and Nakalema Mariam v Dorothy Walusimbi and Henry Bijjumuko (Originating Summons No. 3 of 2013)
  • Adam Yacob Muhammed and Barclays Bank of Uganda v Madaya Rogers (Miscellaneous Cause No. 14 of 2013)

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Biyinzika Enterprises Limited v Cairo Bank Uganda Limited (Miscellaneous Cause 101 of 2023) [2023] UGCommC 104 (31 October 2023)
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