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Kaggwa v Barclays Bank (U) Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 43 of 2015)

High Court · [2016] UGCOMMC 198 · 2016 Application Partly Allowed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for review of orders made in Originating Summons and alternatively for stay of execution pending determination of a related land suit
Decision
Review application dismissed; stay of execution granted pending determination of related fraud suit in Land Division

Observed later treatment

Cited — treatment unverified cited in 3 (treatment unverified) Sequitur — Uganda’s citator · Derived from citing cases in the Wakilii corpus — not an assertion that this case is good law.

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Holding

The High Court held that a person not party to original foreclosure proceedings has locus standi to apply for review if aggrieved, but must establish grounds for review. The court found no error apparent on the face of the record where vacant possession was ordered from the registered proprietor-mortgagor, notwithstanding the applicant's separate claim of fraudulent title transfer. The application for review was dismissed. However, the court granted a stay of execution pending determination of the applicant's fraud suit, holding that where fraud is alleged, the party must be given opportunity to prove it.

Outcome

Review application dismissed; stay of execution granted pending determination of related fraud suit in Land Division

Facts

The applicant sought review of orders made in Originating Summons 06/2011 granting vacant possession to Barclays Bank following foreclosure proceedings. The property (LRV 3547, Folio 2, Plot 4134, Block 27 land at Masajja) was registered in the name of Joshua Wilber Musiwani, who had mortgaged it to the bank. The applicant claimed his family was in lawful possession and that the title had been fraudulently transferred into Musiwani's name. The applicant had filed HCCS 506/2014 in the Land Division seeking cancellation of Musiwani's title on grounds of fraud. The applicant's wife had earlier filed HCMA 155/2012 as an objector, obtaining an interim stay. Both Land Division suits had been consolidated and were fixed for hearing. The applicant was not a party to the original foreclosure proceedings but sought review on grounds of error apparent on the face of the record.

Issues

  1. Whether the court has power to review its own decision.
  2. Whether the decision in Originating Summons 06/2011 should be reviewed.
  3. Whether execution of the order in Originating Summons 06/2011 should be stayed pending the outcome of HCCS 506/2014 in the Land Division.
  4. What remedies is the applicant entitled to.

Orders

  • Application for review dismissed.
  • Application for stay of execution allowed pending disposal of HCCS 506/2014.
  • Costs of the application awarded to the respondent.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Review of Judgments — Locus Standi — Non-Party to Original Proceedings
A person who was not a party to original proceedings has locus standi to apply for review of a judgment or order if that person considers himself aggrieved, but such applicant must establish one of the grounds required for review under Order 46(1) CPR and Section 82 CPA.
Civil Procedure — Review of Judgments — Error Apparent on Face of Record — Definition and Application
An error apparent on the face of the record is an evident error which does not require any extraneous matter to show its incorrectness and must be an error so manifest and clear that no court would permit it to remain on record. Where a court directs vacant possession be given to a mortgagee-bank from the registered proprietor who mortgaged the property, no error apparent on the face of the record arises merely because a third party claims the title was fraudulently transferred, as a certificate of title is conclusive evidence of ownership.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Inherent Powers — Allegations of Fraud
Where fraud is alleged in relation to property subject to an execution order, the court has discretion under Section 98 CPA to grant a stay of execution to allow the party alleging fraud an opportunity to prove it in pending proceedings, in the interests of justice and to prevent abuse of process.

Legislation cited (7)

Cases cited (5)

  • Mohammed Alibhai v W.E. Bukenya Mukasa and Departed Asians Property Custodian Board (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 56 of 1996)
  • Edison Kanyabweru v Pastori Tumwebaze (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 6 of 2004)
  • Adonia v Mutekanga [1970] EA 429
  • National Enterprise Corporation v Mukisa Foods (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 7 of 1998)
  • Commissioner Customs Uganda Revenue Authority v Kayumika Emile Ogave (High Court Civil Appeal No. 62 of 2012)

Cases citing this judgment (3)

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Kaggwa v Barclays Bank (U) Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 43 of 2015) [2016] UGCommC 198 (18 August 2016)
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