Christine Nanfuka v Bank of Baroda Uganda Limited and Another (Miscellaneous Application No. 1719 of 2025)

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Holding

Court granted partial relief to a 92-year-old applicant by ordering the bank to immediately release UGX 20,000,000 for medical and basic needs from a frozen account. The underlying dispute arose from the applicant's complaint about withdrawals made by a co-signatory she had herself authorized. Court referred the main suit to mediation for expeditious resolution and deferred ruling on injunction and account statement requests pending mediation. Each party to bear own costs.

Outcome

Interim relief granted for UGX 20,000,000; main suit referred to mediation; remaining prayers deferred

Facts

The applicant, a 92-year-old woman, held a bank account with the first respondent bank which she originally operated solely. On 7 September 2023, she requested in writing that the second respondent be added as a co-signatory with each party able to sign separately. The bank acted on this request. Subsequently, the applicant complained about withdrawals made by the second respondent under the altered mandate. The bank froze the account to protect itself from potential claims by either party. The applicant filed this application seeking UGX 20,000,000 for medical and basic needs, unfreezing of the account, an injunction, and a full account statement.

Issues

1. Whether the applicant should be granted interim access to UGX 20,000,000 from her frozen bank account for medical and basic needs.
2. Whether an injunction should be granted against the first respondent bank.
3. Whether the applicant is entitled to a full statement of account entries.

Orders

• Application partly succeeds.
• First respondent to immediately avail the applicant UGX 20,000,000 to enable her cater for her medical and daily needs.
• Head suit referred for mediation to ensure expeditious resolution.
• Prayers for injunction against first respondent and request for full account statement to be dealt with during mediation of head suit.
• Each party to bear its own costs.

Cases cited (1)

• Victoria Candles Ltd v Bank of Africa Uganda Ltd (Miscellaneous Cause No. 284 of 2023)

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