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Microfinance Support Centre Limited and Another v Kasese Hospital Limited and Another (Originating Summons 1 of 2024)

High Court · [2025] UGHC 622 · 2025 Matter Transferred AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Originating Summons seeking vacant possession of mortgaged property following foreclosure and sale
Decision
Matter transferred to the Commercial Division of the High Court

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Holding

The High Court at Kasese declined jurisdiction over an originating summons seeking vacant possession of mortgaged property where the underlying mortgage agreement and foreclosure sale were the subject of a pending appeal to the Court of Appeal and a pending stay of execution application before the Commercial Division. The Court invoked section 37 of the Judicature Act and transferred the matter to the Commercial Division to avoid contradictory orders and multiplicity of proceedings.

Outcome

Matter transferred to the Commercial Division of the High Court

Facts

The 1st Plaintiff advanced a Murabaha Islamic facility of UGX 303,000,000 to the 1st Defendant on 2 May 2017, secured by a mortgage over land registered to the 2nd Defendant. Following default in April 2018, the 1st Plaintiff commenced foreclosure proceedings and the property was sold to the 2nd Plaintiff on 19 July 2019. The Defendants challenged the sale in HCCS No. 684 of 2019 before the Commercial Division, which dismissed their suit on 19 August 2024, holding the sale was valid. The Defendants appealed to the Court of Appeal (Civil Appeal No. 951 of 2024) and filed an application for stay of execution (MA No. HCT-00-CC-MA-2727-2024). The Plaintiffs then filed originating summons at Kasese seeking vacant possession. The 2nd Defendant opposed, citing the pending appeal and stay application.

Issues

  1. Whether the Court should proceed to determine an application for vacant possession where there is a pending appeal and stay of execution application concerning the same subject matter in another division of the High Court.

Orders

  • The Deputy Registrar is ordered to cause the administrative transfer of this matter to the Commercial Division of the High Court for the attention of the relevant Judge handling Miscellaneous Application No. HCT-00-CC-MA-2727-2024.
  • No order as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Jurisdiction — Transfer of Proceedings — Avoidance of Multiplicity and Contradictory Orders
Where an application for vacant possession relates to property that is the subject of a pending appeal and a pending stay of execution application in another division of the same court, the court may invoke section 37 of the Judicature Act to decline jurisdiction and transfer the matter to the division handling the related proceedings to avoid contradictory orders and multiplicity of proceedings.

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Microfinance Support Centre Limited and Another v Kasese Hospital Limited and Another (Originating Summons 1 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 622 (18 June 2025)
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