Khauka and 4 Others v Mbabazi and 8 Others (Miscellaneous Application 170 of 2022)

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Holding

The High Court held that an interim stay of execution should be granted where a substantive application for review is pending and there is a serious threat of execution. The applicants satisfied both requirements: they had filed an application to review and set aside a consent judgment, and execution was already ongoing against other residents on the same land. Without a stay, the review application would be rendered nugatory.

Outcome

Interim stay of execution granted pending hearing of substantive application for review

Facts

The first respondent filed a representative suit on behalf of 350 residents of three villages, challenging the registration of land title LRV MAS2 Folio 8 Plot 22 Block 8. The first respondent and the defendants entered into a consent judgment on 22 October 2020, agreeing that the defendants would compensate the occupants, and the plaintiff would withdraw the suit and caveat. The applicants, claiming to be among the represented residents, were aggrieved by the consent judgment because their rights were determined without their participation or consent. They filed an application to review and set aside the consent judgment. While that substantive review application was pending, the applicants sought an interim stay of execution, claiming that the ninth respondent had already compensated many residents and execution was ongoing, threatening their eviction before the review could be heard.

Issues

1. Whether the applicants' application merits the grant of orders for interim stay of execution.

Orders

• Application for interim stay of execution is allowed.
• Execution of the consent judgment entered on 22 October 2020 in Civil Suit No. 46 of 2019 is stayed pending determination of Miscellaneous Application No. 11 of 2022.
• Costs shall abide the cause.

Rules and key headnotes

Legislation cited (5)

• Judicature Act Cap 13 s.33
• Civil Procedure Act Cap 71 s.98
• Civil Procedure Rules S.I 71-1 Order 52 rule 1
• Civil Procedure Rules S.I 71-1 Order 52 rule 2
• Civil Procedure Rules S.I 71-1 Order 52 rule 3

Cases cited (2)

• Zubeda Mohamed and Sadru Mohamed v Laila Kaka Wallia and Another (Supreme Court Civil Reference No. 7 of 2016)
• Huan Sung Industries v Tajuddin Hussein and 2 Others (Supreme Court Civil Application No. 19 of 2008)

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