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In Re A Petition by Mohammed Amer Abdel Kaher Mohammed Abdel Magid Nagy (Bankruptcy Petition No. 8 of 2002)

High Court · [2004] UGCOMMC 38 · 2004 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Debtor's petition for receiving order and adjudication of bankruptcy
Decision
Petition refused pending compliance with statutory filing requirements

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Holding

A debtor's petition for a receiving order under the Bankruptcy Act cannot be granted until the debtor has filed a statement of affairs with the official receiver, verified by affidavit, as required by sections 7 and 15. The presentation of the petition is deemed an act of bankruptcy, but the receiving order must be refused until this statutory precondition is satisfied.

Outcome

Petition refused pending compliance with statutory filing requirements

Facts

Mohammed Amer Abdel Kaher Mohammed Abdel Magid Nagy filed a bankruptcy petition under sections 2(1)(f), 7 and 15 of the Bankruptcy Act, seeking a receiving order and adjudication of bankruptcy on the ground that he was unable to pay his debts. Section 7 provides that a debtor's petition alleging inability to pay debts constitutes an act of bankruptcy, and the court shall make a receiving order except that the order shall be refused until the debtor files with the official receiver a statement of affairs prepared in accordance with section 15. The statement must be verified by affidavit and submitted prior to but not more than three days before presentation of the petition. The statement of affairs accompanying the petition did not bear the stamp of the official receiver, indicating it had not been filed with that office as required.

Issues

  1. Whether the court can grant a receiving order where the petitioner has not filed the statement of affairs with the official receiver as required by sections 7 and 15 of the Bankruptcy Act.

Orders

  • Petition for receiving order refused.
  • Petitioner directed to first file statement of affairs with the official receiver as required by sections 7 and 15 of the Bankruptcy Act.

Rules and key headnotes

Bankruptcy — Debtor's Petition — Statutory Preconditions for Receiving Order
A receiving order in bankruptcy proceedings can only be granted after the debtor has complied with all prescribed conditions, including the filing of a statement of affairs with the official receiver as required by sections 7 and 15 of the Bankruptcy Act.
Bankruptcy Proceedings — Statement of Affairs — Manner of Filing
A statement of affairs in bankruptcy proceedings must be filed with the official receiver, not merely attached to the petition filed in court. The absence of the official receiver's stamp on the statement is clear indication that the statutory filing requirement has not been satisfied.
Bankruptcy Act — Sequential Compliance — Mandatory Procedural Steps
Section 7 of the Bankruptcy Act makes the filing of a statement of affairs with the official receiver a mandatory precondition to the granting of a receiving order, notwithstanding that the presentation of a debtor's petition is itself deemed an act of bankruptcy.

Legislation cited (4)

  • Bankruptcy Act Cap. 67 s.2(1)(f)
  • Bankruptcy Act Cap. 67 s.4
  • Bankruptcy Act Cap. 67 s.7
  • Bankruptcy Act Cap. 67 s.15

Cases cited (1)

  • Re Pinfold, Ex parte Pinfold (1892) 1 QB 73

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In Re A Petition by Mohammed Amer Abdel Kaher Mohammed Abdel Magid Nagy (Bankruptcy Petition No. 8 of 2002) [2004] UGCommC 38 (16 November 2004)
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