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Iganga District Local Government v Bakooma & Anor (MISC. APPLICATION NO 113 OF 2015)

High Court · [2017] UGHCCD 208 · 2017 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for review of judgment and garnishee order arising from Civil Suit No. 39 of 2005
Decision
Application for review dismissed; garnishee proceedings to continue

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Holding

Held that an application for review is not interlocutory but an independent civil proceeding. The alleged new evidence — electronic transfer forms and payment vouchers — did not prove actual payment to the respondents as they lacked acknowledgements and proof of receipt. A list of computed payments without supporting proof is insufficient. No error apparent on the face of the record was established. Application dismissed with costs.

Outcome

Application for review dismissed; garnishee proceedings to continue

Facts

Iganga District Local Government sought review of a judgment dated 27 April 2011 in Civil Suit No. 53 of 2005 and a garnishee nisi order issued in Misc. Application No. 12 of 2015. The applicant claimed it had made payments totalling UGX 75,000,000 through Opwonya & Co Advocates in three instalments between October 2012 and March 2013, and that the decretal sum of UGX 1,217,945,126 should be reduced accordingly. The applicant alleged error on the face of the record and new important evidence. The respondents, 93 pensioners led by Bakooma Ruth Nabirye, opposed the application, asserting no payments had been made except UGX 231,318,599 recovered by garnishee and that all respondents confirmed non-receipt of any further sums.

Issues

  1. Whether the affidavit in reply was filed out of time and should be struck out.
  2. Whether the applicants discovered new and important evidence justifying review of the judgment.
  3. Whether there was an error apparent on the face of the record in the decretal sum.

Orders

  • Application for review dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the respondents.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Review of Judgment — Nature of Review Application
An application for review under Section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act is not interlocutory in nature but is an independent civil proceeding which is determined on its merits.
Civil Procedure — Review of Judgment — Standard of Proof for New Evidence
For evidence to qualify as new and important matter justifying review, the applicant must show proof of actual payment to the required standard, including acknowledgements or proof of receipt by the recipient, with details of how, when, and where payment was effected. Electronic transfer forms without proof that instructions were carried out, and payment vouchers without acknowledgements of receipt, are insufficient.
Civil Procedure — Review of Judgment — Error Apparent on Face of Record
An error apparent on the face of the record must be an evident error which does not require any extraneous matter to show its incorrectness. It must be an error so manifest and clear that no court would permit such an error to remain on the record. The error may be one of fact or law.
Evidence — Documentary Evidence — Proof of Payment
A list of computed part payments without supporting proof of individual payments, acknowledgements, or evidence of how payment was effected is insufficient to prove that payments were made.

Legislation cited (5)

Cases cited (1)

  • Kanyabwera v Tumwebaze (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 6 of 2004)

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Iganga District Local Government v Bakooma & Anor (MISC. APPLICATION NO 113 OF 2015) [2017] UGHCCD 208 (1 December 2017)
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