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Don Dino Institute for Orphans' Care Limited v The Management Committee of St. Kizito Ediofe Orphans Primary School (Miscellaneous Cause 5 of 2020)

High Court · [2024] UGHC 1000 · 2024 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for revision of Chief Magistrate's Court decision under sections 83(c) and 98 of the Civil Procedure Act
Decision
Application dismissed; applicant advised to await determination of main suit between respondent and bank

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Holding

The High Court dismissed the application for revision. The applicant lacked standing to challenge orders made in proceedings between the respondent school and KCB Bank concerning a bank account to which the applicant was neither a signatory nor a party. Under the doctrine of privity of contract, a third party cannot enforce rights or claim remedies under a contract to which it is not a party. The applicant failed to demonstrate any legal grievance or stake in the relationship between the bank and the respondent.

Outcome

Application dismissed; applicant advised to await determination of main suit between respondent and bank

Facts

The respondent school filed a civil suit against KCB Bank for breach of contract and unlawful blocking of its bank account number 2202511008. During COVID-19 lockdown in May 2020, the Chief Magistrate issued an interim order restraining the bank from blocking the account. The applicant, claiming to be the operator of the respondent school as its project, filed Miscellaneous Application No. 34 of 2020 seeking review of that order, alleging that registered trustees of Arua Diocese had illegally confiscated the respondent and withdrawn funds. The Chief Magistrate dismissed the review application on grounds that the applicant was not a party to the main suit and had filed without proper company resolution. The applicant then sought revision in the High Court under section 83 of the Civil Procedure Act.

Issues

  1. Whether the trial Magistrate acted in exercise of its jurisdiction but with material irregularity and injustice.

Orders

  • Application fails.
  • No order as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Revision — Standing — Third Party to Contract
A third party who is neither a signatory to a bank account nor a party to proceedings concerning that account lacks standing to seek revision of orders made in those proceedings.
Contract Law — Privity of Contract — Third Party Rights
Under the doctrine of privity of contract, a person cannot enforce rights under a contract to which he is not a party, a person who is not party to a contract cannot have contractual liabilities imposed on him, and contractual remedies are designed to compensate parties to the contract, not third parties.

Legislation cited (10)

Cases cited (1)

  • Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co Ltd v Selfridge Ltd [1915] AC 847

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Don Dino Institute for Orphans' Care Limited v The Management Committee of St. Kizito Ediofe Orphans Primary School (Miscellaneous Cause 5 of 2020) [2024] UGHC 1000 (4 October 2024)
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