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Magembe v Ssegujja (Civil Revision 8 of 2021)

High Court · [2023] UGHCLD 61 · 2023 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for revision of a subordinate court decision arising from Civil Suit No. 7 of 2018 (Makindye Land Civil Suit)
Decision
Application dismissed for lack of locus standi

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Holding

The High Court dismissed an application for revision where the applicant was not a party to the underlying suit concluded by consent. The court held that the applicant lacked locus standi to seek revision and that, even if he had been a party, revision was not the correct procedural remedy in the circumstances.

Outcome

Application dismissed for lack of locus standi

Facts

The applicant, Magembe Peter, filed an application for revision of a decision in Civil Suit No. 7 of 2018 from the Makindye Land Civil Suit. That underlying suit had been concluded by way of consent between the plaintiff, Ms. Nagujja Masitula, and the defendant, Mr. Ssegujja Richard, on 26 October 2018. The applicant was not a party to the original suit. The applicant appeared unrepresented and did not attend the hearing date.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant had locus standi to apply for revision of a suit to which he was not a party.
  2. Whether revision was the appropriate remedy in the circumstances.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • No order as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Revision — Locus Standi — Non-Party to Original Suit
A person who was not a party to a suit concluded by consent has no locus standi to apply for revision of that suit under section 83 of the Civil Procedure Act.
Civil Procedure — Revision — Scope and Grounds — Jurisdictional Defects
Revision under section 83 of the Civil Procedure Act concerns only failures to exercise jurisdiction or irregular exercise of jurisdiction. It does not concern itself with conclusions of law or fact where jurisdiction is not involved. Dissatisfaction with a decision by a court with jurisdiction in favour of the other party cannot be a matter for revision.

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