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Mujwala and Another ( Administrators of the Estate of the late Yoweri Nakuboola) v Commissioner Land Registration (Miscellaneous Application No. 1979 of 2022)

High Court · [2023] UGHCLD 35 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for review of order dismissing Miscellaneous Cause No. 78 of 2022, arising out of Civil Suit No. 704 of 2017
Decision
Application for review granted; Commissioner ordered to execute judgment within thirty days

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Holding

The High Court granted the application for review, finding that it had dismissed Miscellaneous Cause No. 78 of 2022 in error by failing to consider evidence that the applicants had written to the Commissioner Land Registration requesting execution of a consent decree in Civil Suit No. 704 of 2017 before approaching the court. The court ordered the Commissioner to execute the judgment within thirty days upon presentation of a certified copy.

Outcome

Application for review granted; Commissioner ordered to execute judgment within thirty days

Facts

The applicants, administrators of an estate, filed Miscellaneous Cause No. 78 of 2022 seeking orders to have the Commissioner Land Registration execute a consent decree from Civil Suit No. 704 of 2017. The Commissioner had not responded to the applicants' letters requesting execution dated August 2021. When Miscellaneous Cause No. 78 came before Hon. Justice Asiimwe Tadeo on 2nd November 2022, the court dismissed it on grounds that there was no evidence the applicants had applied to the Registrar and been denied before approaching court. However, the applicants had filed an affidavit in rejoinder dated 18th October 2022 (filed 18th August 2022) attaching letters to the respondent dated 2nd August 2021, which the court had not considered. The applicants then brought this application for review.

Issues

  1. Whether the court should review its order dismissing Miscellaneous Cause No. 78 of 2022 where evidence of prior application to the respondent was filed but not considered.

Orders

  • Application for review granted.
  • The Commissioner, Land Registration shall upon presentation of a copy of the judgment under Civil Suit No. 704 of 2017, duly certified by the court, execute the orders therein within a period of thirty days (30 days).
  • No orders as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Review of Orders — Sufficient Cause — Court's Failure to Consider Evidence on Record
A court may review its own order under Section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 46 rule 7 of the Civil Procedure Rules where it dismissed an application in error by failing to consider evidence that was properly before it on the court record, constituting sufficient cause for review.
Administrative Law — Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies — Evidence of Prior Application to Administrative Body
Where a party has demonstrated by way of affidavit evidence that it made written application to an administrative body and the body failed to respond or act, the requirement to exhaust administrative remedies before approaching court is satisfied.
Civil Procedure — Affidavit Evidence — Unopposed Applications — Effect of Failure to Deny Facts
Where facts are sworn to in an affidavit and are not denied or rebutted by the opposite party who has been duly served, the presumption is that such facts are accepted and the application binds the respondent.

Legislation cited (5)

Cases cited (2)

  • Samwiri Mussa v Rose Achen (1974) HCB 297
  • Re- Nakibubo Chemists (U) Ltd HCB 72

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Mujwala_and_Another_(_Administrators_of_the_Estate_of_the_late_Yoweri_Nakuboola)_v_Commissioner_Land_Registration_(Miscellaneous_Application_No._1979_of_2022)_[2023]_UGHCLD_35_(14_
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