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Kyambadde & Anor v Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Ltd & 3 Ors (Misc. Application No. 234 of 2012)

High Court · [2012] UGHC 137 · 2012 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for consolidation of three civil suits and judgment on admission arising from HCCS No. 138 of 2008
Decision
Application granted with judgment on admission entered for UGX 47,972,421,017 to be paid to applicants/plaintiffs through the Official Receiver/Liquidator after deduction of lawyers' fees

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Holding

The court granted the application to consolidate three civil suits involving similar facts and issues concerning terminal benefits of former Uganda Electricity Board employees. Judgment on admission was entered for UGX 47,972,421,017 based on the Auditor General's verification report prepared pursuant to a consent order, which the court held constituted an unambiguous admission by all respondents. Payments were ordered to be made through the Official Receiver/Liquidator after deducting lawyers' fees.

Outcome

Application granted with judgment on admission entered for UGX 47,972,421,017 to be paid to applicants/plaintiffs through the Official Receiver/Liquidator after deduction of lawyers' fees

Facts

The applicants and others were former employees of Uganda Electricity Board seeking terminal benefits. Three separate civil suits (HCCS No. 138 of 2008, 967 of 2005, and 760 of 2006) were pending before the High Court involving similar claims against Uganda Electricity Transmission Company, Uganda Electricity Distribution Company, Uganda Electricity Board (In Liquidation), and the Attorney General. A consent order entered on 27 October 2009 directed that the claims be computed, verified by the parties, and submitted to the Auditor General for final verification. The Auditor General subsequently verified and ascertained the claims at UGX 47,972,421,017. The respondents began making individual payments to plaintiffs without finalizing all issues or paying legal fees to the plaintiffs' lawyers.

Issues

  1. Whether High Court Civil Suits No. 138 of 2008, No. 967 of 2005 and No. 760 of 2006 should be consolidated.
  2. Whether judgment on admission should be entered against the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Respondents.
  3. Whether all payments should be made through the applicants' lawyers or alternatively through the official receiver/liquidator Uganda Electricity Board after offsetting the lawyers' fees.

Orders

  • High Court Civil Suit No. 138 of 2008, 967 of 2005 and 760 of 2006 be and are hereby consolidated.
  • Judgment be entered on admission in favour of the Applicants/Plaintiffs in High Court Civil Suit No. 138 of 2008, 967 of 2005, 760 of 2006 for the sum of UGX 47,972,421,017 as partial payment to the Applicants/Plaintiffs.
  • All payments arising out of HCCS No. 138 of 2008, HCCS No. 967 of 2005 and HCCS No. 760 of 2006 be paid through Official Receiver/Liquidator Uganda Electricity Board in Liquidation after deducting the lawyers' fees.
  • The costs of the judgment on admission shall be met by the defendants in all the consolidated Civil Suits.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Consolidation of Suits — Similar Questions of Law and Fact
Where two or more suits are pending in the same court involving the same or similar questions of law or fact, the court may order consolidation of the suits under Order 11 Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules.
Civil Procedure — Judgment on Admission — Unambiguous Admission
Under Order 13 Rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules, where an admission of facts has been made either on the pleadings or otherwise, a party may apply for judgment on the admission at any stage of the suit, and where the admission is not ambiguous, the court must enter judgment without discretion.
Civil Procedure — Judgment on Admission — Auditor General's Report Pursuant to Consent Order
Where parties consent to have the Auditor General verify claims as final verification, the Auditor General's verification report constitutes an unambiguous admission by all parties and forms a sufficient basis for judgment on admission under Order 13 Rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules.

Legislation cited (7)

Cases cited (2)

  • Luka Matovu and Others v Attorney General (Misc. Application No. 143 of 2008)
  • Agricultural Finance Corporation Vs Kenya National Insurance Corporation, Civil Appeal No. 271 of 1996

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Kyambadde & Anor v Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Ltd & 3 Ors (Misc. Application No. 234 of 2012) [2012] UGHC 137 (13 July 2012)
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