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Lubwama v Buwembo (Election Petition Appeal No. 7 of 2020)

Court of Appeal · [2021] UGCA 124 · 2021 Appeal Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Election petition appeal called for hearing; respondent self-represented sought dismissal due to non-appearance of the appellant and his advocate.
Decision
Appeal dismissed for non-appearance of the appellant under rule 100(1) of the Rules of the Court

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Holding

On the hearing date, the appellant and his advocate failed to appear despite proof of service of the hearing notice, while the self-represented respondent attended. Relying on the affidavit of service and the hearing notice's statement that the appeal would proceed in the absence of parties served, the Court dismissed the appeal under rule 100(1) of the Rules of the Court. Costs of the appeal were ordered to be borne by the appellant.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed for non-appearance of the appellant under rule 100(1) of the Rules of the Court

Facts

The matter was an election petition appeal. When the appeal was called on for hearing on 2 September 2021, the respondent appeared in person, but the appellant and his advocate did not attend. An affidavit of service sworn by a process server, Eunice Nabwire, dated 30 August 2021, showed that counsel for the appellant had been served with notice of the hearing and accepted service. The respondent complained that the hearing had been delayed, considered the appeal moot because the relevant electoral cycle had expired, and feared continued advocates' costs. He prayed that the appeal be dismissed since the appellant, though served, was absent, relying on the hearing notice's statement that the appeal would proceed in the absence of parties served.

Issues

  1. Whether the appeal should be dismissed where the appellant and his advocate, having been duly served with the hearing notice, failed to appear at the hearing.

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed under rule 100(1) of the Rules of the Court.
  • Costs of the appeal to be borne by the appellant in any event.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Appeals — Dismissal for Non-Appearance of Appellant Duly Served
Where an appellant and his advocate, having been duly served with the hearing notice, fail to appear at the hearing, the Court of Appeal may dismiss the appeal under rule 100(1) of the Rules of the Court.

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Lubwama v Buwembo (Election Petition Appeal No. 7 of 2020) [2021] UGCA 124 (2 September 2021)
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