Mudangha v Dauya (Miscellaneous Application 406 of 2023)

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Holding

Application for stay of execution dismissed. The court held that granting a stay of execution of orders in Miscellaneous Application No. 11 of 2014 would not stay execution of earlier court orders in Civil Appeal No. 55 of 2010 and Miscellaneous Application No. 052 of 2023, all arising from Civil Suit No. 49 of 2003 in which the applicant was not a party. The proper remedy for the applicant would be to file a fresh suit rather than seeking to be added to concluded proceedings.

Outcome

Application for stay of execution dismissed

Facts

The applicant sought a stay of execution of orders in Miscellaneous Application No. 11 of 2014 pending determination of his appeal (Civil Appeal No. 169 of 2021) in the Court of Appeal. The background involved Civil Suit No. 49 of 2003 between Watibika Stephen and Dauya Taliba concerning Plot 18 Nile Drive in Mbale, which was decided in favour of Dauya Taliba on appeal (Civil Appeal No. 55 of 2010). The applicant, who was not a party to the original suit, filed Miscellaneous Application No. 11 of 2014 seeking to review the appeal judgment and be added as a party. That application was dismissed on 27 September 2019 on the ground that he could not be joined as a party to an appeal when he was not a party in the lower court. The respondent subsequently obtained consequential orders for eviction and demolition in Miscellaneous Application No. 052 of 2023. The applicant then filed the present application seeking to stay execution while his appeal against the dismissal of Miscellaneous Application No. 11 of 2014 was pending.

Issues

1. Whether the application for stay of execution should be granted pending determination of the appeal in the Court of Appeal.
2. Whether granting a stay of execution of orders in Miscellaneous Application No. 11 of 2014 would effectively stay execution of prior court orders in Civil Appeal No. 55 of 2010 and Miscellaneous Application No. 052 of 2023.

Orders

• Application dismissed for lack of merit.
• Costs awarded to the respondent.

Rules and key headnotes

Legislation cited (3)

• Civil Procedure Act Cap 285 s.98
• Civil Procedure Rules SI 71-1 Order 22 rule 26
• Civil Procedure Rules SI 71-1 Order 22 rule 89(1)

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