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Jetha Brothers Ltd v Mbarara Municipal Council & 4 Ors (High Court Misc. Appl. No. 31 of 2004) (High Court Misc. Appl. No. 31 of 2004)

High Court · [2004] UGHC 60 · 2004 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for leave to amend plaint under Order 6 rules 18 and 30 of the Civil Procedure Rules
Decision
Application struck out

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Holding

An application for leave to amend a plaint on grounds that new facts emerged after filing is incompetent where it fails to comply with Order 6 rule 1(b) Civil Procedure Rules requiring accompanying documents including draft amended plaint and documents to be relied upon. An application supported by an affidavit containing an obvious falsehood is also incompetent. The applicant's affidavit falsely stated knowledge of defendants' registration as proprietors was gained only after receipt of written statement of defence when land registry records and the applicant's earlier caveat affidavit demonstrated prior knowledge.

Outcome

Application struck out

Facts

Jetha Brothers Ltd applied to amend its plaint under Order 6 rules 18 and 30 of the Civil Procedure Rules, claiming new facts had emerged after filing showing defendants had been fraudulently registered as proprietors of the applicant's land. The application was supported by an affidavit sworn by Noorali Jetha stating the applicant only learned of the defendants' registration upon receiving their written statement of defence. The respondents objected that the application was not accompanied by the documents required under Order 6 rule 1(b) CPR and that the supporting affidavit contained a falsehood. Evidence showed that the applicant had sworn an earlier caveat affidavit on 5 June 2002 referencing the second defendant's registration as proprietor in 1998, and the plaint was filed on 18 February 2002, both before receipt of any written statement of defence.

Issues

  1. Whether an application to amend a plaint is incompetent for failure to comply with Order 6 rule 1(b) of the Civil Procedure Rules by not being accompanied by a brief summary of evidence, list of witnesses, list of documents and list of authorities.
  2. Whether an application is incompetent for being supported by an affidavit containing a falsehood as to when knowledge of material facts was acquired.

Orders

  • Application struck out with costs to the respondents.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Amendment of Pleadings — Compliance with Order 6 rule 1(b) — Documents to Accompany Application
An application to amend a plaint which refers to documents such as the original plaint, written statement of defence and a draft amended plaint must be accompanied by a list of documents as required by Order 6 rule 1(b) of the Civil Procedure Rules, and failure to do so renders the application incompetent.
Civil Procedure — Pleadings — Order 6 rule 1(b) — Exception for Specially Endorsed Plaints
The requirement under Order 6 rule 1(b) of the Civil Procedure Rules to accompany pleadings with summary of evidence, witness list, document list and authorities is not universal; a specially endorsed plaint under Order 33 CPR supported by an affidavit amplifying all essentials may be sufficient without additional details.
Evidence — Affidavits — Falsehood in Affidavit — Effect on Application
An affidavit which contains an obvious falsehood becomes suspect and an application supported by a false affidavit is incompetent and must be struck out.
Land & Property — Land Registry — Public Access to Registry Records
Documents in the land registry are public documents and parties dealing with registered land are presumed to have access to and knowledge of the contents of the land register.

Legislation cited (6)

Cases cited (2)

  • Sula Pharmacy Ltd v The Registered Trustees of the Khoja Shia Itana Shari Jamat (Misc. Appl. No. 14 of 1999)
  • Sirasi Bitaitana and 4 Others v Emmanuel Kananura [1977] HCB 34

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Jetha Brothers Ltd v Mbarara Municipal Council & 4 Ors (High Court Misc. Appl. No. 31 of 2004) (High Court Misc. Appl. No. 31 of 2004) [2004] UGHC 60 (27 October 2004)
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