Mugenyi Christopher and Another v Nasuna Jane (Miscellaneous Application No. 1472 of 2025)

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Holding

The court dismissed the application for stay of execution on the ground that the notice of appeal was filed outside the prescribed fourteen-day period and no valid appeal existed before the Court of Appeal. The court held that an application for stay of execution must be predicated on a properly lodged appeal, and the mere filing of an application for extension of time does not cure the defect of late filing or validate the appeal until granted by the appellate court.

Outcome

Application for stay of execution dismissed for want of a properly filed appeal

Facts

Xuessen T/A Hong Chang International Co. Ltd obtained an exparte judgment against the respondent in Civil Suit No. 550 of 2014 for recovery of UGX 6,200,000. The suit property was sold by judicial sale to the 2nd applicant, who subsequently sold it to the 1st applicant. The respondent successfully applied for review, and the exparte judgment was set aside with orders that the property be returned to her. The applicants appealed to the High Court (Civil Appeal No. 40 of 2022), which dismissed the appeal on 28 February 2025. The applicants filed a notice of appeal to the Court of Appeal on 23 June 2025, outside the prescribed fourteen-day period. The respondent commenced execution proceedings, and the 1st applicant was served with a notice of eviction. The applicants then filed this application for stay of execution pending the appeal.

Issues

1. Whether the application for stay of execution pending appeal should be allowed.

Orders

• Application dismissed.
• Costs awarded to the respondent.

Rules and key headnotes

Legislation cited (10)

• Judicature Act Cap. 16 s.33
• Civil Procedure Act Cap. 282 s.98
• Civil Procedure Rules S.I 71-1 Order 43 rule 4(2)
• Civil Procedure Rules S.I 71-1 Order 43 rule 4(3)
• Civil Procedure Rules S.I 71-1 Order 43 rule 4(5)
• Civil Procedure Rules S.I 71-1 Order 52 rule 1
• Civil Procedure Rules S.I 71-1 Order 52 rule 2
• Civil Procedure Rules Order 15 rule 3
• Judicature (Court of Appeal Rules) Directions S.I. 13-10 rule 76(1)
• Judicature (Court of Appeal Rules) Directions S.I. 13-10 rule 76(2)

Cases cited (7)

• Amon Bazira v Maurice Peter Kagimu (Miscellaneous Application No. 118 of 2016)
• Attorney General of The Republic of Uganda v The East African Law Society and Another (EACA Application No. 1 of 2013)
• John Baptist Kawanga v Namyalo Kevina and Another (Miscellaneous Application No. 12 of 2017)
• Lawrence Musiitwa Kyazze v Eunice Businge (Supreme Court Civil Application No. 18 of 1990)
• Kyambogo University v Prof. Isaiah Omolo Ndiege (Court of Appeal Miscellaneous Civil Application No. 341 of 2013)
• Semakula Musoke and Another v Loris Nabamba (Supreme Court Civil Application No. 22 of 2019)
• Yorokamu Kasinde and Another v Kihonde Samuel and Another (Court of Appeal Civil Application No. 259 of 2018)

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