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Ekisa & Anor v Bank of Africa(U) Ltd & Ors (Miscellaneous Application No. 632 of 2015)

High Court · [2016] UGCOMMC 205 · 2016 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for declaratory judgment on admission arising from civil suit for recovery of bank charges
Decision
Application for judgment on admission dismissed; main suit to proceed to trial

Observed later treatment

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Holding

Court held that for judgment on admission under Order 13 rule 6 CPR, the admission must be unequivocal and relate to the claim itself, not merely to a fact in the pleadings. Admitting that collection fees were charged is insufficient to dispose of a suit about the legality of those charges. Evidence must be heard on the justification for levying the fees before declaratory judgment can be entered.

Outcome

Application for judgment on admission dismissed; main suit to proceed to trial

Facts

The applicants sued 21 banks for recovery of bank deposit charges allegedly illegally collected over the years. When the matter came up for hearing, counsel for the plaintiffs applied for judgment on admission, arguing that the respondents had admitted to charging the contested bank charges and that court should rule on the legality of these admissions without a full trial. The applicants sought permission to make legal submissions on the illegality of the charges, after which the respondents would rebut and the court would make a declaratory ruling. The respondents denied making any admissions as to the legality of the charges.

Issues

  1. Whether the respondents made unequivocal admissions entitling the applicants to judgment under Order 13 rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules.
  2. Whether the court should permit the applicants to make legal submissions on the illegality of bank charges and enter declaratory judgment without hearing evidence.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the respondents.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Judgment on Admission — Requirements for Entry
For a court to enter judgment on admission under Order 13 rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules, the admission must be unequivocal, unambiguous, clear, and free from uncertainty, and must admit the claim in the suit, not merely a fact in the pleadings.
Civil Procedure — Judgment on Admission — Insufficiency of Partial Admission
An admission to a fact (such as that certain fees were collected) is insufficient to support judgment on admission where the claim in the suit concerns the legality or justification for those fees, and evidence must be heard on the factual justification before the suit can be disposed of.
Civil Procedure — Evidence — Admissions and Proof
Under section 22 of the Evidence Act, facts which are admitted need not be proved, but the admissions must be sufficient requiring no further proof; partial or factual admissions that do not dispose of the entire claim do not obviate the need for a full trial.

Legislation cited (3)

Cases cited (2)

  • Kibalama v Alfasan CVBA [2004] 2 EA 146
  • Kamugisha Lennard v Uganda Revenue Authority (High Court Civil Suit No. 311 of 2012)

Cases citing this judgment (1)

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Ekisa & Anor v Bank of Africa(U) Ltd & Ors (Miscellaneous Application No. 632 of 2015) [2016] UGCommC 205 (19 December 2016)
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