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Keisi Investments Limited v Erimu Company Ltd (Miscellaneous Appeal No. 3 of 2015)

High Court · [2017] UGHCEBD 4 · 2017 Application Granted — Execution Stayed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Appeal from notice to show cause why execution for vacant possession should not be granted, arising from exparte orders in the Land Division
Decision
Execution stayed pending disposal of the application to set aside the exparte orders before the Land Division

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Holding

The court stayed execution of exparte orders pending disposal of an application before the Land Division seeking to set aside those orders. The respondent established sufficient cause by showing that the orders were obtained exparte, fraud was alleged in the underlying consent judgment, the respondent was in possession of the land following reinstatement by another High Court order, and refusal of stay would cause substantial and irreparable injury. The balance of convenience favoured granting the stay.

Outcome

Execution stayed pending disposal of the application to set aside the exparte orders before the Land Division

Facts

The appellant sought to execute an exparte ruling and orders from the Land Division to obtain vacant possession of land in Kibuga Block 17, Plot 215. The respondent was issued a notice to show cause why vacant possession should not be given. The respondent opposed execution, arguing that the orders were obtained exparte while a court injunction subsisted, that the respondent had been reinstated to the land by orders of the High Court at Nakawa in Miscellaneous Application 716/14 which found that the appellant's predecessor obtained a consent judgment fraudulently, and that the respondent had filed Miscellaneous Application 520/16 before the Land Division seeking to set aside the exparte orders the appellant sought to execute. The appellant argued it had valid orders with no stay of execution obtained, that the Nakawa order did not specifically reinstate the respondent, and that it was entitled to execute the exparte orders.

Issues

  1. Whether execution should be stayed pending determination of an application to set aside the exparte ruling and orders that the appellant sought to execute.

Orders

  • Application for stay of execution by the Respondent allowed.
  • Execution stayed pending disposal of the application before the Land Division.
  • Costs to abide the outcome of the application before the Land Division.

Rules and key headnotes

Stay of Execution — Discretionary Power of Court — Grounds for Granting Stay
A court may exercise its discretionary power to grant a stay of execution where the applicant establishes one of three circumstances: that the appeal has prima facie likelihood of success, that refusal of stay is likely to cause substantial and irreparable injury, or that the balance of convenience favours granting the stay.
Stay of Execution — Exparte Orders — Pending Application to Set Aside
Where orders sought to be executed were obtained exparte and an application to set aside those orders is pending, execution should be stayed to avoid substantial loss or irreparable injury to the party in possession, particularly where fraud is alleged in the underlying proceedings and the balance of convenience favours granting the stay.
Notice to Show Cause — Sufficient Cause Shown for Stay of Execution
Where a party is summoned to show cause why execution should not be granted, the court may find sufficient cause has been shown where the orders were obtained exparte, the party is in possession following orders of another court, there are allegations of fraud in the underlying proceedings, and an application to set aside the exparte orders is pending.

Cases cited (1)

  • Magunga v National Bank of Commerce Ltd [2007] 2 EA 285

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Keisi Investments Limited v Erimu Company Ltd (Miscellaneous Appeal No. 3 of 2015) [2017] UGHCEBD 4 (12 January 2017)
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