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Dr Nkurunziza Edward and Another v Matovu Moses [2026] UGHCLD 179

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Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Miscellaneous application arising from Taxation Appeal No. 50 of 2023 (itself arising from HCCS No. 928 of 2020), dismissed on the court's own motion for want of prosecution
Decision
Application dismissed for want of prosecution

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Holding

The court dismissed a miscellaneous application for want of prosecution under section 17(2) of the Judicature Act, no step having been taken by either party since the application was filed on 4 April 2024. The ruling turns entirely on the parties' inaction and contains no substantive determination of the underlying taxation appeal or land suit.

Outcome

Application dismissed for want of prosecution

Facts

The applicants filed Miscellaneous Application No. 824 of 2024 on 4 April 2024, arising from Taxation Appeal No. 50 of 2023, which in turn arose from High Court Civil Suit No. 928 of 2020. Thereafter neither the applicants nor the respondent took any step towards prosecuting or otherwise progressing the application. On 22 April 2026 the court, noting the complete absence of action by either party since filing, dismissed the application.

Issues

  1. Whether the application should be dismissed for want of prosecution where no step had been taken by either party since it was filed.

Orders

  • The application is dismissed for want of prosecution under section 17(2) of the Judicature Act.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Dismissal for Want of Prosecution — Inaction by Both Parties under Judicature Act s.17(2)
Where no step has been taken by either party to progress an application from the date of its filing, the High Court may dismiss the application for want of prosecution under section 17(2) of the Judicature Act.

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Dr Nkurunziza Edward and Another v Matovu Moses [2026] UGHCLD 179 (22 April 2026)
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