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Imran v GAPCO Uganda Ltd (Misc. Application No. 492 of 2013)

High Court · [2013] UGHCCD 86 · 2013 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application to review an interlocutory order arising from Misc. Application 259 of 2013, which was itself related to HCCS 133 of 2013
Decision
Application dismissed with costs to the respondent

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Holding

Held that an applicant who was not a party to the proceedings that resulted in the order sought to be reviewed does not have locus standi to bring an application for review, even where he claims to be aggrieved by that order. The applicant must establish that he is an aggrieved person who has suffered a legal grievance. In the instant case, the temporary injunction did not deprive the applicant of proprietary interests, and the applicant had consented to being joined as a party to the main suit, making him bound by the existing order. The preliminary objection was upheld and the application dismissed.

Outcome

Application dismissed with costs to the respondent

Facts

The respondent GAPCO Uganda Limited held a 49-year lease over land at Ndeeba. On 25 February 2013, the lessors Kawesa Badru and Sempala Obadiah, who were Attorneys of the Administrator of the Estate of the late G.W. Walusimbi, attempted to evict the respondent after transferring the land title to themselves. The respondent resisted and filed HCCS 133 of 2013 with applications for interim and temporary injunctions. The court granted a temporary injunction vide Misc. Application No. 259 of 2013 on 28 May 2013. In reply, Kawesa Badru revealed that the land had been sold to the applicant Imran Ahmed on 9 January 2013, and the applicant obtained possession on 25 February 2013. The applicant then filed this application seeking to review and set aside the temporary injunction order. The respondent raised a preliminary objection that the applicant lacked locus standi as he was not a party to the proceedings that resulted in the order.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant has locus standi to bring an application for review of an order when he was not a party to the proceedings that resulted in that order.
  2. Whether the applicant can be considered an 'aggrieved person' under Section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 46 of the Civil Procedure Rules for purposes of seeking review.

Orders

  • Preliminary objection upheld.
  • Miscellaneous Application No. 492 of 2013 dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the respondent.

Rules and key headnotes

Review of Judgment — Locus Standi — Application by Person Not Party to Original Proceedings
An application for review under Section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 46 of the Civil Procedure Rules can only be brought by a person who is an aggrieved party to the decree or order sought to be reviewed. A person who was not a party to the proceedings that resulted in the order does not have locus standi to seek review unless he can demonstrate that he has suffered a legal grievance.
Review of Judgment — Aggrieved Person — Definition and Test
An aggrieved person for purposes of review is one who has been deprived of property or has suffered a legal grievance. A third party claiming to be aggrieved must establish that the judgment or order has directly infringed his legal rights, not merely that he is affected by it.
Temporary Injunctions — Effect on Third Parties — Binding Nature
An interlocutory order such as a temporary injunction granted to maintain the status quo pending the hearing of the main suit does not deprive a third party purchaser of proprietary interests where the order is intended to preserve the subject matter until the dispute is fully investigated. Where the third party is subsequently joined as a defendant in the main suit, he becomes bound by the existing interlocutory orders.

Legislation cited (3)

Cases cited (6)

  • Erukana Kuwe v Vasrambhai Damji Veder (Civil Appeal No. 2 of 2001)
  • Mohammed Allibhai v W.E. Bukenya and Another (Court of Appeal No. 56 of 1996)
  • Re Nakivubo Chemists (U) Ltd; In the matter of the Companies Act (1979) HCB 12
  • Kawdu vs Bever Ginning Co. Ltd, Akot and Others 1929 AIR Nagpur 185
  • Ladak Abdulla Mohamed Hussein v Griffiths Isingoma Kakiiza & Others (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 8 of 1995)
  • Jackques v Harrison (1883-4) 12 AC 165

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Imran v GAPCO Uganda Ltd (Misc. Application No. 492 of 2013) [2013] UGHCCD 86 (18 June 2013)
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