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Mukesh Shukla v Bank of Baroda Uganda Ltd (Miscellaneous Application 1649 of 2025)

High Court · [2025] UGCOMMC 239 · 2025 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Ex parte application for certificate of urgency to enable hearing of substantive application during court vacation
Decision
Certificate of urgency issued to enable substantive application for removal of bank lien to be heard during court vacation

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Holding

The High Court granted a certificate of urgency under rule 4 of the Judicature (Court Vacation) Rules to enable the applicant to have his substantive application heard during court vacation. The court found that the applicant's inability to access funds from his personal bank account due to a lien interfered with his planned medical trip to India, and that health matters constitute urgent matters warranting vacation hearing in the interests of justice and the constitutional right to life.

Outcome

Certificate of urgency issued to enable substantive application for removal of bank lien to be heard during court vacation

Facts

The applicant held a personal bank account with the respondent bank. The respondent placed a lien on the account, preventing the applicant from accessing his funds. The applicant required access to the funds for a planned medical trip to India. He filed a substantive application (Miscellaneous Cause No. 0073/2025) seeking removal of the lien, and this ex parte application for a certificate of urgency to have the substantive matter heard during court vacation. The applicant provided evidence including bank statements showing the account was in his personal name, medical documentation from a hospital in India, his passport, and correspondence regarding his medical situation.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant satisfied the requirements for a certificate of urgency under rule 4 of the Judicature (Court Vacation) Rules.

Orders

  • Certificate of urgency granted pursuant to rule 4 of the Judicature (Court Vacation) Rules.
  • Miscellaneous Cause No. 0073/2025 to be fixed for hearing and determination during court vacation.

Rules and key headnotes

Court Vacation — Certificate of Urgency — Health Matters
Health matters constitute urgent matters that ought to be handled during court vacation under rule 4 of the Judicature (Court Vacation) Rules, particularly where delay would interfere with the constitutional right to life.

Legislation cited (1)

  • Judicature (Court Vacation) Rules r.4

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Mukesh Shukla v Bank of Baroda Uganda Ltd (Miscellaneous Application 1649 of 2025) [2025] UGCommC 239 (25 July 2025)
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