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Kaato Growers cooperative society Ltd v Wakimwayi (HCT-04-CV-MC- 17 OF 2014)

High Court · [2017] UGHCCD 28 · 2017 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for declaratory orders to recognize an arbitration award arising from ADR proceedings under the Cooperative Societies Act
Decision
Application dismissed; matter remains pending before the Cooperative Alliance Board

Observed later treatment

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Holding

The High Court dismissed the application as premature. Under Section 73(1)(a) of the Cooperative Societies Act, a party dissatisfied with an arbitrator's award must first appeal to the Cooperative Alliance Board before seeking recourse in the High Court. The applicant attempted to bypass this mandatory appellate procedure by applying directly to the High Court while the respondent's appeal to the Board remained pending and undetermined.

Outcome

Application dismissed; matter remains pending before the Cooperative Alliance Board

Facts

The applicant cooperative society obtained an arbitration award through an ADR process presided over by the District Commercial Officer of Manafwa District, following referral from the Grade 1 Court of Bubolo. The respondent, dissatisfied with the award, lodged an appeal to the Cooperative Alliance Board under Section 1(c) and 73(9) of the Cooperative Societies Act. The appeal was received and scheduled by the Board multiple times, but the applicant failed to attend the proceedings. While the appeal remained pending and undetermined, the applicant sought declaratory orders from the High Court to recognize and enforce the arbitration award. The court had previously ruled on a preliminary objection that it could not hear a matter arising from an award while an appeal remained pending before the Board.

Issues

  1. Whether the High Court could recognize and enforce an arbitration award while an appeal against that award remained pending before the Cooperative Alliance Board under Section 73(1)(a) of the Cooperative Societies Act.

Orders

  • Application dismissed in whole.
  • Costs awarded to the respondent.
  • Applicant advised to appear before the Cooperative Alliance Board to allow determination of the pending appeal.

Rules and key headnotes

Arbitration & ADR — Appeals from Arbitration Awards — Statutory Appeal Hierarchy Under Cooperative Societies Act
Under Section 73(1)(a) of the Cooperative Societies Act, a party dissatisfied with an arbitrator's award must first appeal to the Cooperative Alliance Board before appealing to the High Court; the High Court has no jurisdiction to recognize or enforce an arbitration award while an appeal against that award remains pending before the Board.
Civil Procedure — Abuse of Process — Attempting to Circumvent Mandatory Statutory Appeal Procedure
Where parties submit to arbitration under the Cooperative Societies Act, they are bound by the statutory appeal procedure set out in that Act; an attempt to bypass the mandatory appellate hierarchy by applying directly to the High Court while an appeal remains pending before the Board constitutes an abuse of the process of law.
Arbitration & ADR — Choice of Forum — Parties Bound by Contractual Arbitration Clauses
Parties who choose arbitration as their forum for dispute resolution are bound by that choice and must follow the procedures established by the governing arbitration regime, including all applicable appeal procedures; there can be no shortcuts to the prescribed statutory process.

Legislation cited (3)

Cases cited (2)

  • Bsynton v Richardsons (1924) WN 262
  • Rashid Moledina v Hoima Ginners Ltd (1967) EA 645

Cases citing this judgment (1)

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Kaato Growers cooperative society Ltd v Wakimwayi (HCT-04-CV-MC- 17 OF 2014) [2017] UGHCCD 28 (3 February 2017)
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