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Body of Christ Church v Bakashaba Anthony (Miscellaneous Application 1621 of 2024)

High Court · [2026] UGHCLD 244 · 2026 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application to set aside temporary injunction order arising from land trespass suit
Decision
Application to set aside temporary injunction dismissed; temporary injunction remains in force pending determination of main suit

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Holding

The High Court dismissed an application to set aside a temporary injunction, holding that the applicant failed to demonstrate grounds under Order 41 Rule 4 of the Civil Procedure Rules warranting discharge of the injunction. The Court found that setting aside the injunction would defeat its purpose of preserving the status quo pending determination of the main suit, and that the applicant's challenge amounted to a disguised appeal which should have been brought through proper appellate channels after the applicant was joined to the main suit.

Outcome

Application to set aside temporary injunction dismissed; temporary injunction remains in force pending determination of main suit

Facts

The applicant Body of Christ Church claimed to be the registered proprietor of land at Lukuli, Makindye Division (LRV 1732 Folio 20 Plot 485), allegedly acquired by donation in 1990. The respondent Bakashaba Anthony filed Civil Suit No. 581 of 2023 against Nathan Ocan (administrator of the donor's estate) for trespass, and obtained a temporary injunction on 30 August 2023 via Miscellaneous Application No. 1301 of 2023. The applicant church, not initially a party, was subsequently joined as 2nd defendant in the main suit via Miscellaneous Application No. 786 of 2024. On 27 January 2026, the temporary injunction was extended to bind the applicant church. The applicant then sought to set aside the original 30 August 2023 injunction, alleging misrepresentation and arguing the respondent had sued the wrong party. The respondent countered that the donation covered only a 20ft by 50ft portion for church activities, that the donor had evicted the church in 2015/2016, and that the applicant had violated the injunction by evicting the respondent and his tenants on 16 December 2025.

Issues

  1. Whether the injunctory order issued vide High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 1301 of 2023 should be set aside.
  2. What remedies are available to the parties.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the respondent.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Temporary Injunctions — Setting Aside — Grounds Required Under Order 41 Rule 4
An applicant seeking to set aside a temporary injunction under Order 41 Rule 4 of the Civil Procedure Rules must demonstrate one or more of the following grounds: material non-disclosure when the injunction was obtained; failure to comply with the terms on which it was granted; that the facts do not justify injunctive relief; the oppressive effect of the order; material change in circumstances since the injunction was granted; failure to prosecute the main suit with due speed; or interference with the rights of innocent third parties.
Civil Procedure — Temporary Injunctions — Discharge — Burden of Proof
A party seeking discharge of a temporary injunction bears the burden of demonstrating that the injunction is causing real damage, whether through changed circumstances, abuse by the holder, or abandonment of the main suit; mere allegations of misrepresentation without supporting evidence are insufficient.
Civil Procedure — Temporary Injunctions — Purpose — Preservation of Status Quo
The purpose of a temporary injunction under Order 41 Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules is to preserve the status quo and prevent wastage, damage, alienation, sale, removal or disposal of the suit property until the questions in the main suit are investigated and finally disposed of.
Civil Procedure — Applications to Set Aside Orders — Disguised Appeals
An application to set aside a court order may be dismissed as a disguised appeal where the applicant was a party to the proceedings when the extension of the order was made and had the opportunity to contest the order through the proper appellate channels but failed to do so.
Civil Procedure — Locus Standi — Effect of Joinder as Party
Where a non-party to an injunction application asserts an interest in the suit property and is subsequently joined as a party to the main suit, and the injunction is extended to bind them, they acquire locus standi to bring an application under Order 41 Rule 4 to set aside or vary the injunction.

Legislation cited (5)

Cases cited (3)

  • Kavuma v Hotel International Ltd (Supreme Court Criminal Appeal No. 8 of 1990)
  • Uganda National Bureau of Standards v Ren Publishers Limited (Miscellaneous Application No. 635 of 2019)
  • Geilia v Cassman Brown & Co. Ltd.

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Body of Christ Church v Bakashaba Anthony (Miscellaneous Application 1621 of 2024) [2026] UGHCLD 244 (13 July 2026)
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