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Jane Frances Mpungu v DFCU Bank Ltd (Misc.App.No.41 Of 2003) (Misc.App.No.41 of 2003)

High Court · [2003] UGHC 112 · 2003 Injunction Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for temporary injunction under Order 37 rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules and section 101 of the Civil Procedure Act
Decision
Temporary injunction granted restraining respondent from selling or interfering with the suit premises pending disposal of Miscellaneous Application No. 830 of 2002

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Holding

Held that an application for temporary injunction can be based on a pending miscellaneous application to set aside dismissal of a suit, as a miscellaneous application constitutes a 'suit' under section 2 of the Civil Procedure Act. The court granted the temporary injunction restraining the respondent bank from selling the suit premises after finding that the applicant satisfied all four requirements: preservation of status quo, prima facie case with probability of success, irreparable injury that damages cannot atone, and balance of convenience in her favour.

Outcome

Temporary injunction granted restraining respondent from selling or interfering with the suit premises pending disposal of Miscellaneous Application No. 830 of 2002

Facts

In 2000, the applicant's husband granted an irrevocable power of attorney to A.V. Enterprises Ltd to borrow money using their matrimonial home (Kibuga Block 16 Plot 98) as security. A.V. Enterprises Ltd borrowed from DFCU Bank and registered a mortgage over the property. When A.V. Enterprises defaulted, DFCU Bank advertised the property for sale in November 2001. The applicant lodged a caveat and filed High Court Civil Suit No. 369 of 2002 to invalidate the mortgage. This suit was dismissed for want of prosecution on 13 December 2002. The applicant then filed Miscellaneous Application No. 830 of 2002 to set aside the dismissal order. She now sought a temporary injunction to prevent the bank from selling the property pending disposal of that application. The property had been the applicant's matrimonial home for 30 years.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant satisfied the legal requirements for the grant of a temporary injunction.
  2. Whether a temporary injunction can be granted in support of a pending application to set aside the dismissal of a suit.

Orders

  • Application for temporary injunction granted.
  • The respondent, its officers and agents are hereby restrained from selling, disposing of or otherwise interfering with the applicant's quiet possession of the suit premises comprised in Mailo Register Kibuga Block 16 Plot 98 situate at Rubaga in Kampala District until further orders of this Honourable Court.
  • The costs of this application shall abide the final outcome of Miscellaneous Application No. 830 of 2002.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Temporary Injunctions — Definition of 'Suit' — Miscellaneous Application as Suit
A miscellaneous application constitutes a 'suit' within the meaning of section 2 of the Civil Procedure Act and can form the basis for an application for temporary injunction.
Civil Procedure — Temporary Injunctions — Four Requirements Test
Before granting a temporary injunction, the applicant must prove: (1) the purpose is to preserve the status quo until the head suit is finally disposed of; (2) the applicant has a prima facie case with probability of success; (3) the applicant would suffer irreparable injury which damages cannot atone if the injunction is not granted; and (4) where the court cannot decide after considering the first three requirements, the balance of convenience favours the applicant.
Land & Property — Matrimonial Home — Irreparable Injury — Loss of Matrimonial Home
The loss of a matrimonial home which has been the family residence for 30 years and is the applicant's major source of sustenance, with no alternative place to go, constitutes irreparable injury which damages cannot easily compensate.

Legislation cited (3)

Cases cited (3)

  • Noor Mohammed Janmohamed v Kassamali Virji (1953)
  • Geilla v Cassman Brown Co. Ltd (1973) E.A. 358
  • E.A. Industries v Traffords (1972) E.A. 420

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Jane Frances Mpungu v DFCU Bank Ltd (Misc.App.No.41 Of 2003) (Misc.App.No.41 of 2003) [2003] UGHC 112 (10 March 2003)
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