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In the Matter of Application for Extension of Letters of Administration on the Estate of Kiiza (HCT-01-CV-MA-0120-2025)

High Court · [2025] UGHC 1159 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for renewal of letters of administration and extension of time to file inventory
Decision
Application struck out and dismissed for want of a valid affidavit

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Holding

Held that an affidavit that is not commissioned is incompetent and cannot be relied upon by the court. Commissioning is a legal necessity that ensures the authenticity, reliability, and integrity of affidavits as sworn statements of fact. Without proper commissioning, the affidavit lacks evidentiary value. The application, lacking a valid affidavit, was declared incompetent and dismissed with costs.

Outcome

Application struck out and dismissed for want of a valid affidavit

Facts

The applicants sought renewal of letters of administration for the estate of the late Kiiza Masiika Januario and an extension of time to file the inventory in Administration Cause No. 12 of 2016. The application was supported by an affidavit sworn by Kabagambe Adolf Kiiza. Upon examination, the court found that the affidavit was neither dated nor commissioned by a Commissioner for Oaths, rendering it fundamentally defective.

Issues

  1. Whether the instant application is competent before Court given that the supporting affidavit was neither dated nor commissioned.

Orders

  • Application declared incompetent.
  • Application dismissed with costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Affidavits — Requirements for Validity — Commissioning and Dating
An affidavit that is not commissioned is incompetent and cannot be relied upon by the court. The requirement that an affidavit be made before a Commissioner for Oaths is not a mere formality but a legal necessity that ensures the authenticity, reliability, and integrity of affidavits as sworn statements of fact.
Civil Procedure — Applications — Competence — Effect of Invalid Affidavit
Where an application is supported by an affidavit that is neither dated nor commissioned, the application lacks the evidentiary foundation required by law to proceed and must be dismissed as incompetent.

Legislation cited (8)

Cases cited (1)

  • Kakooza John Baptist v Electoral Commission and Another (Election Petition Appeal No. 11 of 2007)

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In the Matter of Application for Extension of Letters of Administration on the Estate of Kiiza (HCT-01-CV-MA-0120-2025) [2025] UGHC 1159 (15 September
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