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Jamada v Hardscreen Logistics Limited & 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application 345 of 2024)

High Court · [2024] UGCOMMC 151 · 2024 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for stay of execution pending appeal from registrar's ruling on interlocutory application for temporary injunction
Decision
Application for stay of execution dismissed as incompetent; applicant found in contempt of court for failure to comply with conditional order

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Holding

Held that an appeal from a registrar's interlocutory order under Order 50 Rule 3 must be by notice of motion as mandated by Order 50 Rule 8, not by notice of appeal. The word 'shall' in Order 50 Rule 8 is mandatory. The purported appeal by notice of appeal was filed out of time, 15 days after the ruling when the limitation period is 7 days, and no good cause was shown for extension. Without a properly commenced appeal, no stay of execution can be granted. Application dismissed as incompetent.

Outcome

Application for stay of execution dismissed as incompetent; applicant found in contempt of court for failure to comply with conditional order

Facts

The applicant filed Miscellaneous Application No. 2637 of 2023 seeking a temporary injunction, which was decided by the registrar in favour of the 2nd respondent on 15 January 2024. The applicant filed a notice of appeal and subsequently this application for stay of execution pending appeal. The registrar's ruling ordered the applicant to deposit 30% security under Mortgage Act Regulation 13. When the stay application came for hearing on 3 May 2024, the 2nd respondent raised preliminary objections that the appeal was commenced by notice of appeal instead of notice of motion as required by Order 50 Rule 8, that it was filed out of time, and that the applicant had failed to deposit the 30% security as ordered. The applicant applied for the record of proceedings on 30 January 2024, 15 days after the ruling.

Issues

  1. Whether the appeal from the registrar's order was commenced in the proper format under Order 50 Rule 8 of the Civil Procedure Rules.
  2. Whether the appeal was filed within the prescribed time period under Section 79(1) of the Civil Procedure Act.
  3. Whether the applicant's failure to comply with the condition to deposit 30% security under Mortgage Act Regulation 13 rendered the application for stay of execution incompetent.

Orders

  • No appeal has been commenced from which this application arises and therefore it is incompetent.
  • The Applicant is wrongfully before this Court as conditions precedent by this Court have not been fulfilled and the Applicant is in contempt of Court.
  • The 2nd Respondent is awarded the costs of this application.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Appeals from Registrar's Orders — Mode of Appeal — Order 50 Rule 8
An appeal from a registrar's interlocutory order made under Order 50 Rule 3 of the Civil Procedure Rules must be by notice of motion, not by notice of appeal. The word 'shall' in Order 50 Rule 8 is mandatory and prescribes the specific mode to institute the appeal.
Civil Procedure — Statutory Interpretation — Mandatory versus Directory Provisions
Although the word 'shall' in a statutory provision prima facie gives it a mandatory character, in some circumstances it may be used in a directory sense. The context and purpose of the provision determine whether 'shall' is mandatory or directory.
Civil Procedure — Appeals — Limitation Period — Section 79 Civil Procedure Act
Under Section 79(1)(b) of the Civil Procedure Act, an appeal from a registrar's order must be entered within 7 days of the date of the order. While Section 79(2) excludes time taken to obtain certified copies, this exclusion applies only where proof is shown that the request for typed records was made within the 7-day period. Without such proof, the time runs from the date of the ruling.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Requirement of Subsisting Appeal
A court cannot grant a stay of execution where no valid appeal has been commenced. An application for stay of execution is contingent upon the existence of a properly filed and subsisting appeal.
Civil Procedure — Conditional Orders — Failure to Comply with Conditions
A conditional court order's existence is tied to the fulfillment of the condition. Failure to fulfil the condition discharges any other relief sought whose relevance is hinged on the fulfillment of the condition.

Legislation cited (10)

Cases cited (4)

  • Sitenda Sebalu v Sam K Njuba and Electoral Commission (Election Petition Appeal No. 26 of 2007)
  • Theodore Ssekikubo and Others v Attorney General and Others (Constitutional Application No. 3 of 2014)
  • Nakato Margaret v Housing Finance Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 1800 of 2021)
  • Nadia Manji v I & M Bank Uganda Limited and Fontana Auto Parts Uganda Limited (Miscellaneous Application No. 170 of 2024)

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Jamada v Hardscreen Logistics Limited & 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application 345 of 2024) [2024] UGCommC 151 (3 May 2024)
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