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Kakyomya Farm & Anor v Attorney General & Anor (Ma No. 17 of 2012)

High Court · [2012] UGHC 50 · 2012 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Miscellaneous application for mandamus to compel payment of a court award following judgment in Civil Suit No. 14 of 2005
Decision
Application dismissed as premature with liberty to re-apply after issuing updated demand note

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Holding

Application for mandamus to compel payment of a court award dismissed as premature. The applicants had not issued a demand note following the recent revision of taxed costs. Court directed applicants to issue updated demand and advised that failure by respondents to satisfy the certificate in the current financial year would attract issuance of mandamus.

Outcome

Application dismissed as premature with liberty to re-apply after issuing updated demand note

Facts

The applicants obtained judgment and decree in their favour in Civil Suit No. 14 of 2005 on 23 April 2010. They made demands for payment on 17 May 2010 and 12 January 2012, but the respondents did not satisfy the decree. The applicants filed this application seeking orders of mandamus to compel payment, general damages, and costs. The respondents opposed, arguing that the award was uncertain due to a pending challenge to taxed costs. An application by the respondents to appeal out of time had been dismissed on 15 July 2010. A taxation reference challenging the bill of costs was subsequently filed in November 2011 and argued on the same day as this application. The reference resulted in a reduction of the taxed costs amount.

Issues

  1. Whether the conditions for the grant of a writ of mandamus to compel the respondents to pay a court award have been satisfied.
  2. Whether the application was premature given the pending dispute over taxed costs.

Orders

  • Application for mandamus dismissed.
  • Applicants directed to issue a demand note to respondents with updated figures following revision of taxed costs.
  • Respondents put on notice that failure to satisfy the certificate in the current financial year will attract issuance of mandamus.
  • Each party to bear its own costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Mandamus — Conditions for Grant — Legal Right, Legal Duty, Proper Cause, Absence of Alternative Remedy
A writ of mandamus will issue only where an applicant establishes: (i) a clear legal right; (ii) a corresponding legal duty owed by the respondent; (iii) proper cause for the court to grant the orders; and (iv) the absence of other appropriate remedies.
Civil Procedure — Mandamus — Enforcement of Court Awards — Premature Application Where Demand Not Made After Revision of Amount
An application for mandamus to compel payment of a court award is premature where the applicant has not made a demand for payment following a recent revision of the awarded amount, even where earlier demands were made based on the original unrevised figure.
Civil Procedure — Mandamus — Doubtful or Disputed Awards — Effect of Pending Challenge to Taxed Costs
Mandamus will not issue to enforce a court award where the amount is doubtful or disputed, including where a challenge to taxed costs is pending, as the respondent is entitled to contest the quantum before being compelled to pay.

Legislation cited (1)

Cases cited (3)

  • Mera Kobwemi v Attorney General (MA No. 18 of 1988)
  • Matovu Kimanje, Nsibambi and Co Advocates v Attorney General (MA No. 1756 of 2000)
  • Afro Motors v Okumu Ringa (MC No. 693 of 2006)

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Kakyomya Farm & Anor v Attorney General & Anor (Ma No. 17 of 2012) [2012] UGHC 50 (16 March 2012)
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