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Elesh Chandrakant Gheewala v Mukta Chandrakant Gheewala and Others (Miscellaneous Application 2000 of 2025)

High Court · [2026] UGCOMMC 193 · 2026 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for review of Order No. 2 issued in Miscellaneous Application No. 1124 of 2025, which directed the applicant to comply with registered Kenyan succession orders within one month or face arrest and six months' civil imprisonment
Decision
Application for review dismissed; Order No. 2 of Miscellaneous Application No. 1124 of 2025 remains in force

Observed later treatment

Cited — treatment unverified cited in 1 (treatment unverified) Sequitur — Uganda’s citator · Derived from citing cases in the Wakilii corpus — not an assertion that this case is good law.

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Holding

The High Court dismissed the application for review. The Court held that the applicant's complaints did not constitute an error apparent on the face of the record. The allegation that the Court lacked jurisdiction or misapplied the law is not a proper ground for review but rather for appeal. An error apparent must be self-evident and not require elaborate argument. The Court found that it had properly exercised jurisdiction in the earlier ruling and that the applicant's grievance was essentially that the Court reached an erroneous decision, which is not amenable to review.

Outcome

Application for review dismissed; Order No. 2 of Miscellaneous Application No. 1124 of 2025 remains in force

Facts

The applicant filed Miscellaneous Application No. 1124 of 2025 seeking to hold the respondents in contempt for failing to withdraw Civil Suit No. 980 of 2018 in compliance with orders issued in Kenyan Succession Cause No. 264 of 1994, which had been registered in Uganda as Miscellaneous Cause No. 023 of 2021. On 11th August 2025, the Court found the respondents in contempt and ordered withdrawal of the suit, but also issued Order No. 2 directing the applicant to comply with the Kenyan succession orders within one month, failing which he would be arrested and imprisoned for six months. The applicant sought review of Order No. 2, contending it was issued without jurisdiction, without a formal contempt application against him, without notice or hearing, and constituted an error apparent on the face of the record. The respondents opposed the review, arguing that the applicant had failed to comply with the registered Kenyan orders and that the Court acted within its jurisdiction.

Issues

  1. Whether the application raises grounds for review of Order No. 2 delivered on 11th August 2025 in Miscellaneous Application No. 1124 of 2025.
  2. Whether the 1st respondent's Affidavit in reply is incurably defective for failure to comply with the Illiterates Protection Act.
  3. Whether Order No. 2 constitutes an error apparent on the face of the record warranting review.

Orders

  • Application for review dismissed.
  • Each party to bear its own costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Review of Judgment — Grounds for Review — Error Apparent on Face of Record
An error apparent on the face of the record must be self-evident and not require elaborate argument to establish. It must be an error so manifest and clear that no court would permit it to remain on record. A mere erroneous decision does not constitute an error apparent on the face of the record.
Review of Judgment — Distinction Between Review and Appeal
An allegation that the court lacked jurisdiction, proceeded on an incorrect exposition of law, or reached an erroneous conclusion of law is not a proper ground for review but is a ground for appeal. Review cannot be used to allow a court to sit in appeal on its own judgment.
Preliminary Objections — Illiterates Protection Act — Proof of Illiteracy
Where a party alleges that an affidavit is defective for non-compliance with the Illiterates Protection Act, there must be clear evidence that the deponent is illiterate in the language of the affidavit. A certificate of translation issued eight years prior may not be conclusive proof of current illiteracy unless supported by contemporaneous evidence demonstrating inability to comprehend the language at the material time.

Legislation cited (11)

Cases cited (12)

  • Mohamed Alibhai v E.E. Bukenya Mukasa (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 56 of 1996)
  • Edison Kanyabwera v Pastori Tumwebaze (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 6 of 2004)
  • Kasaala Growers Co-operative Society v Kakooza Jonathan & Another (Civil Application No. 19 of 2010)
  • Mukisa Biscuit Manufacturing Co. Ltd v West End Distributors Ltd [1969] EA 696
  • In Re: Nakivubo Chemists (U) Ltd and in the matter of the Companies Act (1979) HCB 12
  • Yusufu v Nokrach (1971) EA 104
  • Ladak Abdallah Mohammed Hussein v Isingoma Kakiiza (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 8 of 1995)
  • Igga Godfrey & Others v The Registered Trustees of Pentecostal Assemblies of God & Another (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 11 of 2016)
  • National Bank of Kenya V Ndungu Njau Civil Appeal No.211 of 1996
  • F.X Mubuuke v UEB (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 98 of 2005)
  • Nyamogo and Nyamogo Advocates v Kogo [2001] 1 EA 173
  • Remco Ltd v Mistry Jadva Parbat and Co. Ltd and others [2002] 1 EA 233

Cases citing this judgment (1)

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Elesh Chandrakant Gheewala v Mukta Chandrakant Gheewala and Others (Miscellaneous Application 2000 of 2025) [2026] UGCommC 193 (25 February 2026)
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