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Mayiga Samuel v Kaggwa Henry and Another (Misc. Application No. 188 of 2025)

High Court · [2025] UGHCLD 367 · 2025 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for contempt of court arising from alleged breach of temporary injunction order
Decision
Application dismissed for abuse of court process

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Holding

The court held that an application for contempt of court brought by the legal representative of a deceased applicant against the same respondents on the same subject matter as a previously determined contempt application constitutes abuse of court process. The application was dismissed where the applicant sought identical orders for contempt based on the same facts and against the same parties already adjudicated in an earlier application.

Outcome

Application dismissed for abuse of court process

Facts

The applicant, as legal representative of the late Abiather Ddamulira Mukasa, brought an application for contempt of court against the respondents alleging they violated a temporary injunction order by occupying suit land comprised in Block 260 Plot 1077 at Kyetugiro, constructing structures, and changing the status quo. The deceased had previously filed Misc. Application No. 3864 of 2023 seeking contempt orders against the same 1st respondent and other parties based on similar allegations. That earlier application was determined with the 1st respondent not found in contempt as he was in possession before the injunction was issued. The 2nd respondent acquired his interest from the 1st respondent on 1 March 2023, before the temporary injunction was granted on 11 October 2023.

Issues

  1. Whether the instant application amounts to an abuse of court process
  2. Whether the instant application raises grounds for contempt of court

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • No order as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Abuse of Court Process — Multiple Applications on Same Subject Matter
An application constitutes abuse of court process where a party institutes multiple actions on the same subject matter against the same parties seeking identical orders that have already been determined by the court.
Civil Procedure — Abuse of Court Process — Definition and Scope
Abuse of court process means a proceeding wanting in good faith that is frivolous, vexatious or oppressive, and involves improper use of legal procedures such as initiating multiple lawsuits on the same subject matter or trying to obtain similar orders in new applications that were previously determined.
Civil Procedure — Contempt of Court — Legal Representative Standing
A legal representative of a deceased party may bring contempt proceedings on behalf of the estate, but such proceedings are subject to the same rules against abuse of process and cannot be used to relitigate matters already determined in applications brought by the deceased.

Legislation cited (13)

Cases cited (2)

  • African Renaissance Corporation v JDP Construction Ltd (2003)
  • King's College Buddo Staff Savings Scheme Ltd v Zaverio Samula and Others (HCCS No. 26 of 2020)

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