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Kalule v Yowhanis and 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application 1571 of 2025)

High Court · [2025] UGHCLD 139 · 2025 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Ex parte application for certificate of urgency to proceed with hearing of injunctive relief applications during court vacation
Decision
Application for certificate of urgency dismissed

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Holding

The High Court dismissed an ex parte application for a certificate of urgency to conduct a locus visit during court vacation. The court held that the applicant failed to demonstrate urgency as required by the Judicature (Court Vacation) Rules, noting that the certified copy of the Registrar's proceedings scheduling the visit was not annexed, and that an application for urgency cannot be used to cure an error by the court in setting a date during vacation.

Outcome

Application for certificate of urgency dismissed

Facts

The applicant sought a certificate of urgency to enable hearing of applications for injunctive relief (Miscellaneous Applications 1342 and 1343 of 2025) arising from Civil Suit 1537 of 2025 during court vacation. The applications for interim and temporary injunctive orders had been consolidated and heard on 1 July 2025. The Registrar adjourned the locus visit to 29 July 2025, a date falling within court vacation. The applicant filed this ex parte application seeking urgency certification to proceed with the scheduled locus visit. The applicant alleged that construction was ongoing on the suit property and that parties had agreed construction should stop. The certified copy of the Registrar's proceedings was not annexed to the application.

Issues

  1. Whether the application discloses sufficient reason for grant of a certificate of urgency.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • No certificate of urgency granted.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Court Vacation — Certificate of Urgency — Requirements
For a court to grant a certificate of urgency under Rule 4 of the Judicature (Court Vacation) Rules, the applicant must demonstrate that the matter requires immediate attention and cannot wait for standard legal procedure, providing evidence to persuade the court to exercise its discretion and fast-track the matter.
Civil Procedure — Court Vacation — Prohibition on Civil Business — Exception for Urgent Matters
Rule 4 of the Judicature (Court Vacation) Rules establishes a general prohibition for courts to hear civil matters during vacation unless the court certifies that the civil matter is of an urgent nature in the opinion of the presiding judge.
Civil Procedure — Burden of Proof — Ex Parte Applications — Certificate of Urgency
In an ex parte application for a certificate of urgency, the burden under sections 101 and 103 of the Evidence Act rests squarely on the applicant to prove or demonstrate the urgency of the matter, and this burden does not shift.
Civil Procedure — Certificate of Urgency — Insufficient Grounds — Court Error
An application for a certificate of urgency cannot be used to cure an error by commission or omission made by the court, such as where a Registrar erroneously sets a date during court vacation.

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