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Jane Buwande Guweddeko and Others v Muyanja Raphael Sseddugge and Another [2026] UGHCLD 123

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Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Court's own ruling declaring abatement of a first instance land suit for want of prosecution
Decision
Suit declared abated for failure to apply for summons for directions; no order as to costs

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Holding

Where a plaintiff, after the close of pleadings, takes no step to prosecute the suit and in particular fails to apply for summons for directions as required by Order 11A rule 2 of the Civil Procedure Rules, the suit abates by operation of Order 11A rule 1(6). The court, on perusing the record, found that the plaintiffs had taken no step since filing their reply to the written statement of defence and accordingly declared the suit abated, making no order as to costs.

Outcome

Suit declared abated for failure to apply for summons for directions; no order as to costs

Facts

The plaintiffs filed a suit on 23 April 2024 against the defendants seeking, among other reliefs, a declaration that the 1st defendant was a trespasser on land comprised in Busiro Block 401-402 Plot No. 1224 at Namulanda. The defendants filed their written statement of defence on 29 May 2024, and the plaintiffs filed a reply to that defence on 4 April 2025. Thereafter the record showed no further step taken by the plaintiffs to prosecute the suit, and in particular no application for summons for directions as required by the Civil Procedure Rules. On perusal of the record, the court found the suit had abated.

Issues

  1. Whether the suit abated where the plaintiffs took no step to prosecute the suit or to apply for summons for directions after filing a reply to the written statement of defence.

Orders

  • The suit abates under Order 11A rule 1(6) of the Civil Procedure Rules.
  • No orders as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Abatement of Suit — Failure to Apply for Summons for Directions under Order 11A CPR
A suit abates under Order 11A rule 1(6) of the Civil Procedure Rules where the plaintiff, after the close of pleadings, takes no step to prosecute the suit and fails to apply for summons for directions as required by Order 11A rule 2.

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Jane Buwande Guweddeko and Others v Muyanja Raphael Sseddugge and Another [2026] UGHCLD 123 (9 April 2026)
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