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Madat Gulam Hussein Chatur v Sadrudin virani (Miscellaneous Application No. 1305 of 2016)

High Court · [2017] UGHCEBD 21 · 2017 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for substitution of parties at execution stage arising from Civil Suit No. 367 of 2007
Decision
Respondent substituted as party defendant; execution to proceed against him in respect of transferred properties

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Holding

Held that substitution of parties at execution stage is permitted under Order 1 Rule 10(2) of the Civil Procedure Rules where a party's presence is necessary to enable the court to effectively adjudicate. Where judgment debtors transfer property to their attorney at the execution stage to defeat justice, the court may substitute the attorney as a party to enable attachment of the transferred properties. Powers of attorney should be construed strictly according to their ordinary meaning.

Outcome

Respondent substituted as party defendant; execution to proceed against him in respect of transferred properties

Facts

The Applicant obtained a decree in Civil Suit No. 367 of 2007. Upon applying for execution, the Applicant discovered that the judgment debtors had transferred all their known properties to their father and brother, Sadrudin Virani, who held powers of attorney from them. One power of attorney provided that the attorney would suffer judgment debts of the judgment debtors. The Respondent had prosecuted the original case on behalf of the judgment debtors. Shares were transferred to the Respondent on 20 January 2016, after the execution application was filed on 2 September 2014 but before it was fixed for hearing on 14 April 2016. The Applicant sought substitution to enable attachment of the transferred properties.

Issues

  1. Whether the Respondent can be substituted at execution stage for the previous Respondents.
  2. Whether execution should issue against the substituted Respondent.

Orders

  • Application allowed.
  • Current Respondent substituted for the previous Respondents.
  • Execution proceedings to issue against the substituted Respondent in respect of properties transferred to him by the previous Respondents.
  • Costs of the application awarded to the Applicant.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Substitution of Parties — At Execution Stage — Order 1 Rule 10(2) CPR
Order 1 Rule 10(2) of the Civil Procedure Rules permits the court at any stage of proceedings to order that a party whose presence is necessary to enable the court to effectively and completely adjudicate upon all questions in the suit be added, including at the execution stage.
Civil Procedure — Substitution of Parties — Wrong Provision Cited — Effect
Citing the wrong law does not vitiate proceedings as the right law can be inserted by the court where the substance of the application is clear.
Civil Procedure — Execution — Transfer of Property to Defeat Execution — Substitution of Transferee
Where judgment debtors transfer property to an attorney at the execution stage to defeat the course of justice, the court may substitute the attorney as a party to enable the decree holder to attach the transferred properties in satisfaction of the decree.
Civil Procedure — Execution — Matters to be Determined — Section 34(1) CPA
All matters at execution stage can be dealt with by the court executing the decree without the need for a separate suit.
Administrative Law — Powers of Attorney — Interpretation — Strict Construction
Powers of attorney should be construed strictly and given the ordinary meaning intended by the parties.

Legislation cited (6)

Cases cited (5)

  • Samson Sempasa v P.K Sengendo (Miscellaneous Application No. 577 of 2013)
  • Godfrey Yiga v Entebbe Municipal Council and 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application No. 207 of 2015)
  • Frederick Zaabwe v Orient Bank Ltd (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 4 of 2006)
  • Sinbad K Ltd & 5 Others v UBC (Court of Appeal No. 3 of 2014)
  • Saggu v Road Master Cycles (U) Ltd [2002] IEA 258

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Madat Gulam Hussein Chatur v Sadrudin virani (Miscellaneous Application No. 1305 of 2016) [2017] UGHCEBD 21 (5 June 2017)
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