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Godfrey Nyakana and Another v Gab Holdings Ltd (Miscellaneous Application 856 of 2024)

High Court · [2026] UGHCLD 120 · 2026 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for extension of time to furnish security for due performance of decree, arising from earlier miscellaneous application and civil suit
Decision
Application dismissed for failure to prosecute

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Holding

The High Court dismissed an application for extension of time to furnish security for due performance of a decree under section 17(2) of the Judicature Act. The applicants had taken no steps to prosecute their application since filing in April 2024, and the matter had become case backlog exceeding two years in the system. The court found no reason to extend the period further.

Outcome

Application dismissed for failure to prosecute

Facts

The applicants filed a Notice of Motion on 8 April 2024 seeking an extension of time to furnish security for due performance of a decree in the sum of UGX 25,000,000. The application arose from Miscellaneous Application No. 3618 of 2023, which itself arose from Civil Suit No. 593 of 2013. After filing, the applicants took no further steps to prosecute their application. The matter remained in the system for more than two years, constituting case backlog.

Issues

  1. Whether the court should extend time for the applicants to furnish security for due performance of the decree equivalent to UGX 25,000,000

Orders

  • Application dismissed under Section 17(2) of the Judicature Act.
  • No orders as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Case Management — Dismissal for Want of Prosecution — Failure to Take Steps
Where applicants file an application but take no steps to prosecute it, and the matter becomes case backlog exceeding two years in the system, the court may dismiss the application under section 17(2) of the Judicature Act for failure to prosecute.

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