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Kiriri Cotton Co. Ltd & Anor v Katto & 3 Ors (MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 258 OF 2017)

High Court · [2018] UGHCCD 9 · 2018 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application to set aside court order and execution proceedings under slip rule and review provisions
Decision
Second order set aside; earlier order of 2 June 2017 stands as the proper order reflecting the court's ruling

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Holding

The court applied the slip rule to set aside its second order dated 30 October 2017, finding that it was improperly extracted and contradicted the court's original ruling which dismissed an application for a mailo vesting order but did not address lease interests or order eviction. The earlier order of 2 June 2017 properly reflected the court's ruling.

Outcome

Second order set aside; earlier order of 2 June 2017 stands as the proper order reflecting the court's ruling

Facts

The applicants had been lessees since 1934 on land comprised in LRV 138 Folio 1 and LRV 66 Folio 21 at Kiriri, measuring 166 acres and 6 acres respectively. In Misc. Cause No. 078 of 2015, the applicants applied to be registered as proprietors under mailo tenure but the application was dismissed with costs. An order dated 2 June 2017 was extracted reflecting the dismissal. Subsequently, on 30 October 2017, the respondents' counsel extracted a second order incorporating terms requiring eviction of the applicants. The applicants sought to set aside this second order, arguing it did not reflect the court's actual ruling which dealt only with mailo interest and not lease interests or eviction.

Issues

  1. Whether the court order dated 30 October 2017 should be set aside under the slip rule.
  2. Whether the second order dated 30 October 2017 contradicted the court's ruling in Misc. Cause No. 078 of 2015.
  3. Whether the respondents' counsel improperly extracted a second order incorporating eviction terms not in the original ruling.

Orders

  • Application allowed.
  • The second order of this Court dated 30 October 2017 is set aside.
  • Each party to meet their own costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Slip Rule — Setting Aside Orders — Court's Power to Correct Orders Not Reflecting Judgment
A court may exercise its powers under the slip rule to set aside an order that does not properly reflect its ruling, particularly where a second order is extracted by counsel incorporating terms not contained in the original judgment.
Civil Procedure — Review — Application of Slip Rule — Giving Effect to Court's Original Intention
Under Section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act and the slip rule principle established in Orient Bank Ltd v Zaabwe, a court will apply the slip rule where it is satisfied that doing so gives effect to the intention of the court at the time judgment was delivered.
Land & Property — Mailo Tenure — Distinction from Leasehold Interest — Scope of Ruling on Vesting Order
Where an application seeks a vesting order in respect of mailo interest only, and the court dismisses that application, the ruling does not extend to or determine leasehold interests held by the applicants, which remain unaffected by the dismissal.

Legislation cited (6)

Cases cited (1)

  • Orient Bank Ltd v Zaabwe & Anor (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 17 of 2007)

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Kiriri Cotton Co. Ltd & Anor v Katto & 3 Ors (MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 258 OF 2017) [2018] UGHCCD 9 (15 January 2018)
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