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Kantiti v Lumala & 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application 270 of 2024)

High Court · [2024] UGHCLD 103 · 2024 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for stay of execution pending appeal to the Court of Appeal from High Court ruling on preliminary objection
Decision
Application for stay of execution dismissed

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Holding

The High Court dismissed an application for stay of execution pending appeal to the Court of Appeal. The applicant failed to satisfy the conditions established in Lawrence Musitwa Kyazze v Eunice Busingye for granting stay of execution: no evidence of imminent threat of execution rendering the appeal nugatory, no demonstration of substantial loss, unreasonable delay of 109 days in filing the application, and no security furnished for due performance of the decree. The Court also held that counsel had misconceived the applicable law by relying on Order 43 rule 4 which governs appeals to the High Court rather than the inherent jurisdiction under Section 98 Civil Procedure Act applicable to appeals to the Court of Appeal.

Outcome

Application for stay of execution dismissed

Facts

The applicant, acting as legal representative of James Kantinti (deceased), was the plaintiff in Civil Suit No. 902 of 2022. On 16 October 2023, the High Court Land Division delivered a ruling on a preliminary objection dismissing the suit on grounds that the applicant lacked locus standi to sue as legal representative of his deceased father. The applicant filed Civil Appeal No. 1313 of 2023 to the Court of Appeal. The 2nd respondent commenced taxation of costs under Miscellaneous Application No. 816 of 2023, with the taxation hearing occurring on 13 February 2024. On 5 February 2024, approximately 109 days after the ruling, the applicant filed this application seeking stay of execution of the decree and orders, and to set aside the taxation application. The applicant deposited UGX 200,000 with the Court of Appeal as security for costs of the appeal.

Issues

  1. Whether the application discloses sufficient grounds that warrant stay of execution of the orders arising from the ruling on the preliminary objection in Civil Suit No. 902 of 2022?
  2. What remedies are available to the parties?

Orders

  • The application is dismissed.
  • No order as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Applicable Law for Appeals to Court of Appeal
Order 43 rule 4 of the Civil Procedure Rules, which governs appeals to the High Court from lower courts, does not apply to applications for stay of execution pending appeals from the High Court to the Court of Appeal. The High Court exercises inherent jurisdiction under Section 98 of the Civil Procedure Act when considering stay applications where the appeal lies to the Court of Appeal.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Conditions for Grant
An application for stay of execution pending appeal to the Court of Appeal must satisfy five cumulative conditions: (i) the applicant lodged a notice of appeal; (ii) there is serious and imminent threat of execution rendering the appeal nugatory if not stayed; (iii) substantial loss may result unless stay is granted; (iv) the application is made without unreasonable delay; and (v) security has been given for due performance of the decree.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Burden of Proof on Applicant
An applicant for stay of execution must adduce evidence demonstrating imminent threat of execution and the specific substantial loss that would result. Merely stating that loss may occur or that the appeal would be rendered nugatory is insufficient to satisfy the conditions for grant of stay.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Security for Performance of Decree
Security for costs of an appeal deposited under the Judicature Court of Appeal Rules does not constitute security for due performance of the decree. These are distinct requirements serving different purposes, and payment of security for costs of appeal does not satisfy the condition requiring security for performance of the decree when seeking stay of execution.

Legislation cited (4)

Cases cited (4)

  • Equity Bank (U) Ltd v Nicholas Were (Miscellaneous Application No. 604 of 2013)
  • Singh v Runda Coffee Estates Limited (1966) EA
  • Lawrence Musitwa Kyazze v Eunice Busingye (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 18 of 1990)
  • Theodore Sekikubo and Others v The Attorney General and Others (Constitutional Application No. 03 of 2014)

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