Kinaho v Kamukama (Miscellaneous Application 6 of 2023)

Observed later treatment

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Holding

The court dismissed the application on two grounds. First, service of the Notice of Motion was effected beyond the 21 days required by Order 5 Rule 1(2) of the Civil Procedure Rules without seeking extension of time, making it subject to summary dismissal. Second, the applicant sought validation of an appeal rather than extension of time to file an appeal. The court held that validation is not a recognised remedy under the Civil Procedure Rules; the proper procedure is to seek extension of time under Order 51 Rule 6.

Outcome

Application dismissed on procedural grounds; no order on costs recorded in the ruling

Facts

The applicant was granted leave in HCMA 253 of 2021 to file an appeal out of time, with an order to file the appeal within 15 days of the ruling delivered on 14 October 2022. The applicant did not comply with this order. Her lawyers subsequently filed a memorandum of appeal on 9 December 2022, vide Civil Appeal No. 103 of 2022. The applicant then brought this application seeking validation of that appeal. The Notice of Motion was endorsed for service on 13 January 2023 but was not served on the respondent's lawyers until 15 March 2023, exceeding the 21-day service period prescribed by Order 5 Rule 1(2) CPR.

Issues

1. Whether the application was served out of time without seeking extension, rendering it incurably defective.
2. Whether the court should validate an appeal that was not filed within the time ordered by the court.
3. Whether the applicant demonstrated sufficient cause for not filing the appeal within the 15 days ordered.

Orders

• Application dismissed on the preliminary objection.
• HCMA 06 of 2023 subject to summary dismissal under Order 5 Rule 3 CPR.

Rules and key headnotes

Legislation cited (8)

• Civil Procedure Act Cap 71 s.98
• Civil Procedure Rules SI 71-1 Order 51 Rule 1
• Civil Procedure Rules SI 71-1 Order 51 Rule 3
• Civil Procedure Rules SI 71-1 Order 51 Rule 6
• Civil Procedure Rules SI 71-1 Order 5 Rule 1(2)
• Civil Procedure Rules SI 71-1 Order 5 Rule 2
• Civil Procedure Rules SI 71-1 Order 5 Rule 3
• Civil Procedure Rules SI 71-1 Order 49 Rule 2

Cases cited (3)

• Banco Arabe Epanol v Bank of Uganda (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 8 of 1998)
• Engineering Trade Links Ltd v DFCU Bank Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 593 of 2012)
• Frederick James Jjunju and Another v Madhivani Group Ltd & Another (Miscellaneous Application No. 688 of 2015)

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