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Byehondozo v The Attorney General of Uganda and Another (Miscellaneous Application No. 83 of 2020)

High Court · [2021] UGHCCD 265 · 2021 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application to vary temporary injunction arising from earlier interlocutory proceedings in a civil suit
Decision
Application dismissed; applicant advised to prosecute the main suit

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Holding

An application to vary a temporary injunction requires the applicant to adduce sufficient cause. Where the applicant failed to prove that the respondent breached the injunction and the original order was clear in requiring both parties to maintain the status quo, no sufficient cause exists for variation. The application was dismissed with costs in the main cause.

Outcome

Application dismissed; applicant advised to prosecute the main suit

Facts

The applicant sought to vary a temporary injunction granted on 14 February 2018 which restrained both parties from interfering with each other until the main suit was disposed of. The applicant alleged that the respondents' officials had violated the injunction by spraying grass during the COVID-19 lockdown, affecting her cattle. The applicant had previously filed an application for contempt of court which was dismissed for lack of proof. The applicant contended that the terms of the injunction were vague and needed clarification of boundaries. The respondents denied violating the court order and argued that the applicant was using the application as a form of appeal against the dismissed contempt application.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant has shown sufficient cause to warrant variation of the temporary injunction granted on 14 February 2018.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Costs in the main cause.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Injunctions — Variation of Temporary Injunction — Test for Sufficient Cause
An application to vary an interlocutory injunction under Order 41 rule 4 of the Civil Procedure Rules may be granted only upon evidence of sufficient cause, which means a legally sufficient reason for the requested variation.
Civil Procedure — Injunctions — Clarity of Injunctive Orders — Status Quo Orders
An order requiring parties to maintain the status quo and not interfere with each other's possession pending determination of the main suit is not vague merely because it does not establish precise boundaries, as boundary determination is a matter for the main suit.

Legislation cited (6)

Cases cited (2)

  • Kavuma v Hotel International Limited (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 08 of 1990)
  • UNBS v Ren Publishers Limited and Another (Miscellaneous Application No. 635 of 2019)

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Byehondozo v The Attorney General of Uganda and Another (Miscellaneous Application No. 83 of 2020) [2021] UGHCCD 265 (5 August 2021)
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