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Kayongo Yona Nyumba and Others v Galiwango Daniel and Others (Civil Suit No. 876 of 2024)

High Court · [2025] UGHCLD 156 · 2025 Suit Abated AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
First instance civil suit for declaratory orders concerning land ownership and fraudulent transfer
Decision
Suit abated due to procedural non-compliance

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Holding

The High Court Land Division held that the suit abated under Order 11A Rule 1(6) of the Civil Procedure Rules due to the Plaintiffs' failure to take out summons for directions within the mandatory 28-day period after the filing of the Written Statement of Defence. The court emphasized that compliance with Order 11A Rule 1(2) is mandatory, as indicated by the use of the word 'shall'.

Outcome

Suit abated due to procedural non-compliance

Facts

The Plaintiffs, grandchildren of the late Yona Baziwane who died intestate in 1967, filed suit claiming beneficial ownership of land comprised in Busiro Block 545, Plot 49, measuring 39.7 acres. They alleged that the 2nd Defendant fraudulently obtained letters of administration to the estate and used them to transfer the suit land to the 1st Defendant. The Plaintiffs filed their plaint on 19 September 2024. The 2nd Defendant filed a Written Statement of Defence on 2 December 2024. The Plaintiffs neither filed a reply nor took out summons for directions within the prescribed 28-day period.

Issues

  1. Whether the suit abated due to the Plaintiffs' failure to take out summons for directions within 28 days from the date of filing of the Written Statement of Defence.

Orders

  • The suit abated under Order 11A Rule 1(6) of the Civil Procedure Rules.
  • No order as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Summons for Directions — Mandatory Compliance — Abatement
Where a suit has been instituted by way of plaint, the plaintiff must take out summons for directions within 28 days from the date of the last reply or rejoinder, and failure to comply results in automatic abatement of the suit under Order 11A Rule 1(6) of the Civil Procedure Rules.
Civil Procedure — Statutory Interpretation — Use of 'Shall' — Mandatory Provisions
The use of the word 'shall' in a statutory provision connotes that compliance is mandatory and not discretionary.

Legislation cited (2)

Cases cited (1)

  • Abdu Kiwanuka Yiga v Abubaker Kaddu Kiberu (Misc Application No. 386 of 2022)

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