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Enscon Ltd v Orient Bank Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 442 of 2012)

High Court · [2012] UGCOMMC 177 · 2012 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for certificate of urgency to enable hearing during court vacation
Decision
Certificate of urgency granted; matter referred to registrar for hearing on the merits

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Holding

Application for certificate of urgency granted in respect of an application for interim injunction restraining a bank from selling mortgaged property. The court found sufficient urgency based on the imminent threat of sale to justify hearing during court vacation. The registrar would determine the merits of the interim injunction application.

Outcome

Certificate of urgency granted; matter referred to registrar for hearing on the merits

Facts

The applicant had borrowed money from the respondent bank and still owed money. The applicant alleged the respondent recalled the loan prematurely and in breach of contract. The respondent sought to sell mortgaged property comprised in Block 77 Plot 65 land at Lyantode, Rakai. The applicant filed a main suit for an injunction and also filed applications for temporary and interim injunctions to restrain the sale pending hearing. The applicant then sought a certificate of urgency to have these applications heard during court vacation, asserting its property was in imminent danger of sale.

Issues

  1. Whether the application for a certificate of urgency should be granted to enable hearing of applications for injunctive relief during court vacation.

Orders

  • Certificate of urgency granted with respect to Miscellaneous Application No. 437 of 2012.
  • Application to be heard by the registrar on the merits.
  • Main application to be given a date in consultation with the presiding judge to whom the main suit has been assigned.
  • Costs of the application to abide the outcome of the main application.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Certificate of Urgency — Jurisdiction during Court Vacation
The registrar has jurisdiction to hear applications during court vacation and to determine whether an application is of an urgent nature.
Civil Procedure — Certificate of Urgency — Test for Urgency
An application is sufficiently urgent to warrant hearing during court vacation where there is an imminent threat of sale of mortgaged property arising from a contractual right, notwithstanding that the merits of the underlying dispute have not been determined.

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Enscon Ltd v Orient Bank Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 442 of 2012) [2012] UGCommC 177 (2 August 2012)
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