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Jjumba v Javiira Sebiitosi (Misc.Application No. 671 of 2019)

High Court · [2019] UGHCLD 49 · 2019 Application Partly Allowed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application to vary temporary injunction order arising from interlocutory proceedings in a civil suit concerning land possession
Decision
Temporary injunction order varied to preserve status quo pending final suit determination

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Holding

The court found that a temporary injunction order allowing the applicant to freely access and quietly enjoy possession of disputed land amounted to a final order. Exercising inherent powers under section 98 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 41 rule 4 of the Civil Procedure Rules, the court varied the order to require both parties to maintain the status quo of the suit property pending final determination.

Outcome

Temporary injunction order varied to preserve status quo pending final suit determination

Facts

The applicant sought variation of a temporary injunction order in ongoing land proceedings. The original order had granted the applicant the right to freely access and quietly enjoy possession of disputed land (kibanja). Both parties claimed possession of the suit kibanja. The matter arose from Civil Suit No.681 of 2018 which remained pending for final determination.

Issues

  1. Whether the temporary injunction order granted amounted to a final order and should be varied.

Orders

  • Application allowed with variation.
  • Both parties to maintain the status quo of the suit property as it was at the time of suit.
  • No waste, alienation, disposal or destruction of the subject matter by either party or their agents until final determination.
  • Each party to bear its own costs of the application.

Rules and key headnotes

Interim Relief — Temporary Injunctions — Purpose and Scope
The purpose of a temporary injunction is to preserve the status quo as it existed before suit was filed, not to grant possession or final relief to either party pending determination of the substantive matter.
Interim Relief — Temporary Injunctions — Orders Amounting to Final Relief
Where a temporary injunction order grants a party the right to freely access and quietly enjoy possession of disputed property, such an order amounts to a final order and is liable to be varied under Order 41 rule 4 of the Civil Procedure Rules.

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Jjumba_Vs_Javiira_Sebiitosi_(Misc.Application_No._671_of_2019)_[2019]_UGHCLD_49_(29_August_2019)
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