Dunstan Dan Senjule v Lule Edward and Another [2026] UGHCLD 159
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Holding
The applicant filed a miscellaneous application in January 2024 and the court issued directives on ECCMIS in August 2025 requiring the parties to file an affidavit in reply, a rejoinder and written submissions. None of the parties complied with those directives. The court held that where parties fail to comply with directions for the filing of pleadings and submissions, the application may be dismissed for want of prosecution, and dismissed the application under section 17(2)(a) of the Judicature Act Cap 15.
Outcome
Application dismissed for want of prosecution
Facts
The applicant filed a miscellaneous application in the High Court, Land Division, on 24 January 2024. On 26 August 2025 the court issued directives on the Electronic Court Case Management Information System (ECCMIS) requiring the parties to file an affidavit in reply, a rejoinder and written submissions. As at the date of the ruling, none of the parties had complied with those directives. The court accordingly dismissed the application for want of prosecution.
Issues
- Whether the application should be dismissed for want of prosecution where no party complied with the court's directives to file affidavits and written submissions.
Orders
- Application dismissed under section 17(2)(a) of the Judicature Act Cap 15 for want of prosecution.
Rules and key headnotes
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