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In Re - Conceicao Piedade Joanes; (Cause No. 38 of 1937)

East African Court of Appeal · [1944] EACA 10 · 1944 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application by the Official Receiver for directions on the effect of a suspended discharge order on a prior order for monthly payments
Decision
Official Receiver's application for directions granted with clarification that monthly payment obligation ceased on date of suspended discharge order

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Holding

Where a bankrupt is ordered during bankruptcy proceedings to pay monthly sums to the Official Receiver, and a subsequent order of discharge is made but suspended for a period, if the discharge order contains no provision for continuation of the monthly payments, the bankrupt is only liable to pay the monthly sum up to the date of the order suspending the discharge, not until the discharge takes effect.

Outcome

Official Receiver's application for directions granted with clarification that monthly payment obligation ceased on date of suspended discharge order

Facts

On 29 September 1939, the debtor was ordered to pay Sh. 20 per month to the Official Receiver during his bankruptcy, commencing 15 October 1939. The debtor paid instalments up to and including August 1943, after which payments ceased. On 12 November 1943, on the debtor's application, the Court made an order of discharge but suspended it for three years. The Official Receiver applied for directions on whether the debtor remained liable to pay the monthly sum until the discharge took effect on 12 November 1946, or only until the date of the suspended discharge order.

Issues

  1. Whether a bankrupt who was ordered to pay monthly sums to the Official Receiver during bankruptcy remains liable to continue those payments after an order of discharge is made but suspended for a stated period, where the discharge order contains no provision for continuation of the monthly payments.

Orders

  • Directions given that the debtor is only liable to pay the monthly sum of Sh. 20 up to 12th November 1943, the date of the order granting discharge subject to suspension.

Rules and key headnotes

Bankruptcy — Effect of Suspended Discharge on Prior Payment Orders
Where a bankrupt is ordered during bankruptcy proceedings to pay monthly sums to the Official Receiver, and a subsequent order of discharge is made but suspended for a stated period, if the discharge order contains no provision for continuation of the monthly payments previously ordered, the bankrupt is only liable to pay the monthly sum up to the date of the order suspending the discharge, not until the discharge takes effect.

Cases cited (1)

  • in re Gold ex parte Gold 8 Morrell 45

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In Re - Conceicao Piedade Joanes; (Cause No. 38 of 1937) [1944] EACA 10 (1 January 1944)
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