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Kasinzi alias Gatsinzi v Kisiki Nyamyalo and 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application No. 1493 of 2022)

High Court · [2022] UGHCLD 200 · 2022 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for stay of execution of decree and judgment pending appeal
Decision
Application dismissed for non-compliance with service requirements

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Holding

Application for stay of execution dismissed for want of proper service. The applicant failed to comply with court orders directing service of the application and written submissions upon the respondents by the stipulated date. No affidavit of service was filed to prove compliance with the service requirements under the Civil Procedure Rules.

Outcome

Application dismissed for non-compliance with service requirements

Facts

The applicant sought an order to stay execution of the decree and judgment in Civil Suit No. 156 of 2014 pending determination of an appeal. On 12 September 2022, the court directed the applicant to serve the application and written submissions upon the respondents by 16 September 2022. Counsel for the respondents informed the court by letter dated 3 October 2022 that the applicant had not complied with the court's directive and had not served the respondents within the stipulated time. No affidavit of service was filed on the court record to prove service of the application upon the respondents.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant complied with the court's directive to serve the application and written submissions upon the respondents within the stipulated time.

Orders

  • Application dismissed for want of proper service.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Service of Process — Proof of Service — Requirement for Affidavit of Service
All court processes including a motion on notice must be served in the manner provided for service of summons, and proof of service must be by affidavit of service stating the time when and manner in which the process was served.
Civil Procedure — Compliance with Court Orders — Service Requirements — Consequences of Non-Compliance
Where a court directs service of an application within a stipulated time and no evidence of service is filed, the applicant is deemed not to have complied with the court's orders and the application may be dismissed for want of proper service.

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Kasinzi_alias_Gatsinzi_v_Kisiki_Nyamyalo_and_2_Others_(Miscellaneous_Application_No._1493_of_2022)_[2022]_UGHCLD_200_(10_October_2022)
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