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Masindi Municipal Council v Kwesiga (Miscellaneous Application No. 66 of 2021)

High Court · [2022] UGHCCD 85 · 2022 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for stay of execution pending appeal from judicial review judgment
Decision
Application for stay of execution dismissed

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Holding

The court dismissed the application for stay of execution. While the applicant satisfied two conditions — filing the appeal without unreasonable delay and willingness to provide security — it failed to demonstrate that it would suffer substantial loss beyond the ordinary loss every judgment debtor faces. The court held that appeals from judicial review orders granted under statutory provisions other than the Civil Procedure Rules are appealable as of right.

Outcome

Application for stay of execution dismissed

Facts

The applicant (Masindi Municipal Council) was the respondent in a judicial review application (HCMC No. 17 of 2020) in which judgment was delivered on 12 July 2021 in favour of Kwesiga Salim Kaahwa. On 16 July 2021 the applicant filed a notice of appeal and requested certified copies of the record. On 13 August 2021 the applicant filed this application seeking stay of execution pending the appeal. The respondent had filed a bill of costs and the matter was fixed for taxation on 18 September 2021. The respondent opposed the application on grounds that no valid appeal had been filed, the application was premature, there was no imminent threat of execution, and the applicant failed to show substantial loss.

Issues

  1. Whether prerogative orders in judicial review are self-executing such that an application for stay is untenable.
  2. Whether there is a right of appeal against orders in judicial review without seeking leave.
  3. Whether the applicant satisfied the conditions for grant of stay of execution under Order 43 rule 4(3) of the Civil Procedure Rules.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Costs to the respondent.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Right of Appeal from Judicial Review Orders
Appeals from orders of the High Court made under statutory provisions other than the Civil Procedure Act or Civil Procedure Rules are appealable as of right unless the appeal is specifically excluded by law. Judicial review orders granted under the Constitution and the Judicature Act fall within this category.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Notice of Appeal as Sufficient Basis
A notice of appeal is a sufficient expression of an intention to file an appeal and such action is sufficient to found the basis for grant of orders of stay in an appropriate case.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Substantial Loss Requirement
The words 'substantial loss' in Order 43 rule 4(3) of the Civil Procedure Rules mean something in addition to and different from the ordinary loss to which every judgment debtor is necessarily subjected when he loses the case and is deprived of his property. An applicant must demonstrate specific substantial loss beyond the decretal sum and costs.

Legislation cited (15)

Cases cited (5)

  • Denis Bireije v Attorney General (Civil Application No. 31 of 2005)
  • Makula International Ltd v His Eminence Cardinal Nsubuga and Another (1982) HCB
  • Attorney General of the Republic of Uganda v East African Law Society (EACA Application No. 1 of 2013)
  • Kisawuzi v Dan Oundo Malingu (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 467 of 2013)
  • Cotton Marketing Board v Cogecot Cotton Co. S.A (1995-1998) EA 312

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Masindi Municipal Council v Kwesiga (Miscellaneous Application No. 66 of 2021) [2022] UGHCCD 85 (22 April 2022)
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