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Kyaligonza v Tamale (Miscellaneous Application No. 738 of 2016)

High Court · [2016] UGHCEBD 22 · 2016 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for stay of execution pending appeal from judgment in Civil Suit 141 of 2012
Decision
Stay of execution granted conditionally upon payment of security and filing of appeal within specified timelines

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Holding

Held that citing the wrong law in an application is not fatal where the court has jurisdiction to grant the relief sought and the correct law can be inserted. A notice of appeal is sufficient expression of intention to appeal and can form the basis for granting stay of execution. Stay granted on condition that applicant deposit half the damages awarded and half the taxed costs within two weeks as security for due performance of the decree.

Outcome

Stay of execution granted conditionally upon payment of security and filing of appeal within specified timelines

Facts

The applicant lost Civil Suit 141 of 2012 in the Chief Magistrate's Court and filed a notice of appeal on 5 October 2015. He requested typed proceedings and judgment from the lower court on 20 October 2015 but these were never availed. The judgment had been delivered on 30 September 2015. The respondent applied for execution of the decree, and the file was transferred to the High Court Execution Division on 11 April 2016. The applicant then filed this application for stay of execution on 20 April 2016. The applicant is in possession of the property where he has operated a church for seventeen years. The decree awarded the respondent damages of Shs. 3,000,000/- and taxed costs of Shs. 12,700,000/-.

Issues

  1. Whether citing the wrong law in an application is fatal.
  2. Whether the application for stay of execution should be allowed.

Orders

  • Objection to citing wrong law overruled.
  • Application for stay of execution allowed on terms.
  • Applicant directed to deposit Shs. 1,500,000/- (half of damages awarded) and Shs. 6,350,000/- (half of taxed costs) as security for due performance of decree within two weeks.
  • Lower court file to be returned to Mengo Court to enable applicant obtain typed proceedings and file appeal within one month.
  • Costs of the application to abide the outcome of the appeal.
  • Upon failure to meet conditions within set timelines, execution will issue.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Applications — Citing Wrong Law — Effect on Validity
Where an application omits to cite any law at all or cites the wrong law but the jurisdiction to grant the order exists, the irregularity or omission can be ignored and the correct law inserted, provided the citing of wrong law did not prejudice the application.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Notice of Appeal as Basis
A notice of appeal is sufficient expression of an intention to file an appeal and as such is sufficient to form the basis for the grant of orders to stay execution in appropriate cases.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Conditions Under Order 43 Rule 4(3)
Under Order 43 rule 4(3) of the Civil Procedure Rules, an applicant for stay of execution must satisfy three conditions: that substantial loss may result unless the order is made; that the application has been made without unreasonable delay; and that security has been given for due performance of the decree as may ultimately be binding upon the applicant.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Delay in Obtaining Typed Proceedings
Where an applicant files a notice of appeal timeously and requests typed proceedings from the lower court but the proceedings are not availed due to default of the court, the applicant is entitled to the benefit of doubt and should not be penalized for the default of court.

Legislation cited (9)

Cases cited (8)

  • Gashumba v Nkundiye (Court of Appeal No. 24 of 2015)
  • Abu Wamboya v Sulaiman Gidima (Miscellaneous Application No. 27 of 1997)
  • British India General Insurance Co. Ltd v Dolatrai Solanki (Miscellaneous Application No. 543 of 1997)
  • Saggu v Roadmaster Cycles (U) Ltd [2000] EALR 255
  • Attorney General of Uganda v East African Law Society and Another (Application No. 1 of 2013)
  • Equity Bank Uganda Ltd v Nicholas Were (Miscellaneous Application No. 604 of 2013)
  • Nanjibhi Prabhudas & Co Ltd v Standard Bank Ltd [1968] EA
  • Re Christine Namatovu Tebajjukira [1992-93] HCB 85

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Kyaligonza v Tamale (Miscellaneous Application No. 738 of 2016) [2016] UGHCEBD 22 (18 October 2016)
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