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Kwesiga v Golden Tripod t/a Golden Tripod Casino & Another (MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 389 OF 2019)

High Court · [2020] UGHCCD 39 · 2020 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application to reinstate a previously dismissed temporary injunction application arising from a civil suit
Decision
Application dismissed with costs to the 1st Respondent

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Holding

An application to reinstate a dismissed temporary injunction cannot succeed when the main suit from which the injunction arose has itself been dismissed and never reinstated. A temporary injunction application requires a pending main suit to be legally tenable. The inherent powers of court under Section 98 CPA cannot be invoked where specific procedural provisions exist, such as Order 9 rule 23 CPR for reinstatement after dismissal for non-appearance.

Outcome

Application dismissed with costs to the 1st Respondent

Facts

The Applicant filed a civil suit (HCCS No. 221 of 2018) and an application for temporary injunction (HCMA No. 323 of 2018) against the Respondents to restrain them from carrying on casino activities. On the scheduled hearing date, both the Applicant and his counsel from M/s. Muganwa, Nanteza & Co. Advocates failed to appear, resulting in dismissal of the injunction application on 10 September 2018 for want of prosecution. The main suit was subsequently dismissed on 6 February 2019 and was never reinstated. The Applicant changed lawyers to M/s. Tropical Law Advocates and filed this application on 18 June 2019 seeking to reinstate HCMA No. 323 of 2018, arguing that his former lawyers failed to receive hearing notices and their mistake should not prejudice him.

Issues

  1. Whether the court could properly invoke its inherent powers under Section 98 CPA to reinstate an application that should have been brought under a specific provision.
  2. Whether a temporary injunction application can be reinstated when the main suit from which it arises has itself been dismissed and never reinstated.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the 1st Respondent.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Inherent Powers of Court — Invocation where Specific Provision Exists
The inherent powers of court under Section 98 of the Civil Procedure Act can only be invoked where there is no specific provision of law under which an application should be brought.
Civil Procedure — Temporary Injunctions — Requirement of Pending Main Suit
A temporary injunction application under Order 41 rule 2(1) of the Civil Procedure Rules requires the existence of a pending main suit, and an application for temporary injunction arising from a dismissed and unreinstated main suit is a stand-alone application which is legally untenable.

Legislation cited (5)

Cases cited (3)

  • Adonia v Mutekanga [1970] EA 618
  • Ryan International Ltd & Others v United States of America [1970] EA 675
  • E. L. T Kiyimba Kaggwa v Haji Abdu Nasser Katende (Civil Suit No. 2109 of 1984)

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Kwesiga v Golden Tripod t_a Golden Tripod Casino & Another (MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 389 OF 2019) [2020] UGHCCD 39 (14 March 2020)
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