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Fadel El Mula & Anor v Okuti & 2 Ors (HCT – 08 – CV – MA – 0012 – 2015)

High Court · [2015] UGHCCD 175 · 2015 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for temporary injunction to restrain respondents from interfering with the administration of the Kingdom of Ambala Aringa
Decision
Application for temporary injunction refused; applicant to proceed with main suit CS No. 0008 of 2015

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Holding

Held that the applicant failed to satisfy the requirements for grant of a temporary injunction. The court found that although a main suit was pending, the applicant was not likely to suffer irreparable damage adequately atonable by damages. Considering resolutions of the Governing Council of Elders of the Ambala Aringa Community, the balance of convenience tilted against the applicant. The application was dismissed with costs to the respondents.

Outcome

Application for temporary injunction refused; applicant to proceed with main suit CS No. 0008 of 2015

Facts

The applicant claimed to be the duly elected and enthroned Sultan of the Ambala Aringa Kingdom, having been enthroned on 18 January 2014. He alleged that the respondents had been disrupting the kingdom's operations since 23 March 2014, with the first respondent impersonating the Sultan by calling himself Sultan Said Fadel El Mula Ali Adu Okuna II. The respondents allegedly used police to block kingdom activities and illegally held kingdom properties including official stamps and flags. The respondents opposed the application, arguing that the applicant was not a legitimate successor as he was not a direct lineal descendant of the first Sultan but rather a cousin of the royal family. They contended that the first respondent, being the biological son of Nasur Okuti, son of the first Sultan, was the rightful candidate. Resolutions of the Governing Council of Elders dated 23 March 2014 and 6 December 2014 supported the respondents' position.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant satisfied the conditions for grant of a temporary injunction.
  2. Whether the applicant demonstrated a prima facie case with probability of success.
  3. Whether the applicant would suffer irreparable injury not adequately compensable by damages.
  4. Whether the balance of convenience favoured granting the temporary injunction.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the respondents.
  • Applicant urged to prosecute the main suit expeditiously.

Rules and key headnotes

Interim Injunctions — Requirements for Grant — Prima Facie Case
A temporary injunction will only be granted where the applicant demonstrates a prima facie case with a probability of success, likelihood of suffering irreparable injury, and where the balance of convenience favours the applicant.
Interim Injunctions — Irreparable Injury — Adequacy of Damages
Where the nature of the claims in an application is such that any damage or injury the applicant may suffer can be adequately atoned to by damages, the court will refuse to grant a temporary injunction.
Interim Injunctions — Balance of Convenience
The balance of convenience is a decisive factor in determining whether to grant a temporary injunction, and where it tilts against the applicant, the court will refuse to grant the order to maintain the status quo.

Legislation cited (4)

Cases cited (1)

  • Commodity Trading Industries Ltd and Manjon (U) Ltd v Uganda Maize Industries Ltd and Simba Distributors Ltd (Civil Appeal No. 406 of 2003)

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Fadel El Mula & Anor Vs Okuti & 2 Ors (HCT – 08 – CV – MA – 0012 – 2015) [2015] UGHCCD 175 (30 October 2015)
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