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Chesang v Barawa General Agencies Ltd & Anor (HCT-04-CV-MA-0072-2012)

High Court · [2014] UGHCCD 144 · 2014 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for stay of execution pending appeal from civil suit
Decision
Application dismissed for incompetence; underlying appeal struck out as a nullity

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Holding

The court held that an appeal from orders made under Order 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules requires leave to appeal under Order 44 rules 1 and 2, and is not appealable as of right. Where the applicant failed to seek such leave, the purported appeal was rendered incompetent and a nullity. Consequently, the application for stay of execution, which was premised on the existence of a competent appeal with a high chance of success, was dismissed as incompetent.

Outcome

Application dismissed for incompetence; underlying appeal struck out as a nullity

Facts

The applicant, Chesang Joan, brought an application for stay of execution of orders arising from Civil Suit 28 of 2011, pending determination of Civil Appeal 51 of 2012. The applicant had been unsuccessful in the lower court proceedings, which were conducted under Order 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules (summary procedure). She claimed she had only been advanced a loan of 600 shillings but was being held liable for 5 million shillings, alleging forgery. She undertook to provide security and sought stay of execution. The respondent opposed, arguing that the applicant had not demonstrated a competent appeal with a high chance of success, and particularly that the applicant had failed to seek leave to appeal as required under Order 44 rules 1 and 2 for orders made under Order 36.

Issues

  1. Whether the application for stay of execution should be granted pending determination of the appeal.
  2. Whether the appeal from which the stay application arises is competent where no leave to appeal was sought under Order 44 of the Civil Procedure Rules.
  3. Whether an illegality not pleaded in the affidavit in reply can be raised and considered by the court.

Orders

  • Application for stay of execution dismissed as incompetent.
  • The purported appeal struck off the record for being incompetent and a nullity.
  • Costs awarded to the respondents.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Appeals — Leave to Appeal — Orders under Order 36 CPR
Appeals from orders made under Order 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules (summary procedure) are not appealable as of right and require leave of court under Order 44 rule 2 before an appeal can be commenced.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Competent Appeal as Prerequisite
For an application for stay of execution pending appeal to succeed, the applicant must demonstrate the existence of a pending competent appeal with a high chance of success. Where no competent appeal exists, the application for stay must fail.
Civil Procedure — Illegality — Court's Duty to Act
An illegality, once pointed out to court, can never be allowed to stand, even if the matter was not pleaded in the affidavit in reply. The omission to plead illegality is not fatal to raising it before the court.
Civil Procedure — Incompetent Appeals — Consequential Applications
Where an appeal is incompetent for failure to seek leave as required by law, any subsequent applications arising from that incompetent appeal are equally rendered incompetent and must be dismissed.

Legislation cited (8)

Cases cited (5)

  • Mohamed Kisule v Greenland Bank (SCCA No. 10 of 2010)
  • Robert Mugabe v Irene Twinobusingye (Civil Appeal No. 50 of 2009)
  • Matovu & Others v Abacus Pharmacy (Africa) Ltd (Misc. Application No. 75 of 2012)
  • Sango Bay Estates Ltd v Dresder Bank AG (1971) EA 17
  • Makula International Ltd v Cardinal Nsubuga (Civil Appeal No. 4 of 1981)

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Chesang v Barawa General Agencies Ltd & Anor (HCT-04-CV-MA-0072-2012) [2014] UGHCCD 144 (20 August 2014)
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