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Edith Nagujja Jakana v Commissioner Land Registration and Another [2026] UGHCLD 103

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Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Miscellaneous application in the Land Division arising from earlier applications and a civil suit; dismissed on the court's own motion for want of prosecution
Decision
Application dismissed for want of prosecution

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Holding

The application, filed on 14 March 2022, was dismissed for want of prosecution because neither party had taken any step to advance the matter since filing. The court invoked Order 17 rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules and section 17(2) of the Judicature Act to dispose of the dormant application. The ruling determines no substantive question of land law and records no order as to costs.

Outcome

Application dismissed for want of prosecution

Facts

The applicant, Edith Nagujja Jakana, suing through her lawful attorney Beatrice Kagga Jakana, filed Miscellaneous Application No. 321 of 2022 on 14 March 2022 against the Commissioner Land Registration and Jakana Foods Limited. The application arose from Miscellaneous Applications Nos. 2333 and 2100 of 2021 and from Civil Suit No. 1090 of 2019. After filing, neither the applicant nor the respondents took any step with a view to proceeding with the matter. The court, noting the inaction, dismissed the application for want of prosecution.

Issues

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

Orders

  • The application is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Dismissal for Want of Prosecution — Inaction by Both Parties After Filing
Where no step is taken by either party to advance a matter after it is filed, the court may dismiss the proceeding for want of prosecution under Order 17 rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules and section 17(2) of the Judicature Act.

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Edith Nagujja Jakana v Commissioner Land Registration and Another [2026] UGHCLD 103 (26 March 2026)
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