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Mutegeki v Mutabazi & 2 Ors (Misc. Application No.109 of 2016)

High Court · [2016] UGHCLD 68 · 2016 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for temporary injunction arising from civil suit concerning disputed title and fraudulent transfer
Decision
Temporary injunction granted pending full hearing of the main suit

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Holding

Held that Mortgage Regulation 13(1) requiring a 30% security deposit before adjournment or stoppage of a sale does not apply to a party who challenges a mortgage on grounds of fraud where they were never party to the mortgage deed and the title remains in their possession. Such a party may apply for a temporary injunction under the traditional Civil Procedure Rules framework without paying the statutory deposit. The applicant established a prima facie case, likelihood of irreparable damage, and balance of convenience favoured maintaining the status quo pending determination of the fraud allegations in the main suit. Temporary injunction granted.

Outcome

Temporary injunction granted pending full hearing of the main suit

Facts

The applicant held a certificate of title to land comprised in Kyadondo Block 243 Plot 1811 at Luzira and was in possession with paying tenants. Without his knowledge or consent, the 1st respondent (later revealed to be his son) obtained registration of the suit land and transferred it to the 2nd respondent. The 2nd respondent mortgaged the property to the 3rd respondent bank and obtained a loan. When the 2nd respondent defaulted, the bank initiated foreclosure proceedings. The applicant still possessed his duplicate certificate of title and challenged the entire transaction as fraudulent. The applicant sought a temporary injunction to stop the sale pending determination of the main suit. The 2nd and 3rd respondents did not oppose the injunction on condition that the applicant pay 30% of the outstanding debt as required under Mortgage Regulation 13(1). The applicant opposed this requirement, arguing he was not party to the mortgage and challenged it on grounds of fraud.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant is required to pay the 30% security deposit under Mortgage Regulation 13(1) before being granted a temporary injunction to stop the sale of mortgaged property.
  2. Whether the applicant qualifies as an 'interested party' under the Mortgage Regulations where the challenge is based on fraud and the applicant was never party to the mortgage deed.
  3. Whether the applicant has satisfied the conditions for grant of a temporary injunction.

Orders

  • Application allowed.
  • Temporary injunction granted restraining the respondents, their agents or successors in title from entering upon, evicting the applicant from, wasting, damaging, alienating, selling or transferring land comprised in Kyadondo Block 243 Plot 1811 at Luzira until disposal of HCCS No. 075 of 2016.
  • Costs of the application to abide the outcome of the main suit.

Rules and key headnotes

Land & Property — Mortgages — Statutory Requirements for Stoppage of Sale — Application of Mortgage Regulation 13(1)
Mortgage Regulation 13(1) requiring payment of a security deposit of 30% of the forced sale value or outstanding amount before adjournment or stoppage of a mortgaged property sale does not apply to a person who was never party to the mortgage deed and who challenges the mortgage on grounds of fraud while retaining possession of the certificate of title.
Civil Procedure — Interlocutory Applications — Temporary Injunctions — Relationship between Mortgage Regulations and Civil Procedure Rules
Where traditional grounds for granting a temporary injunction are considered in respect to the sale of mortgaged property, they should be applied in accordance with and not in conflict with the Mortgage Act and Regulations, but the Mortgage Regulations should not be read in isolation from the parent Act and the rules of equity under which the law of temporary injunctions operates.
Land & Property — Mortgages — Definition of 'Interested Party' — Fraud Claims
The term 'any other interested party' in Mortgage Regulation 13(1) alludes to persons listed in Section 33 of the Mortgage Act (mortgagor, joint mortgagors, spouse of mortgagor, trustee in bankruptcy) and others in the same position who are not privy to the mortgage agreement but who can bring an action based on their legal interest in the mortgaged property; it does not encompass a person who challenges the mortgage on grounds of fraud where they were never party to the transaction.
Civil Procedure — Interlocutory Applications — Temporary Injunctions — Conditions for Grant
For a temporary injunction to be granted, the applicant must show: (1) a prima facie case with a probability of success in the main suit, (2) that they are likely to suffer irreparable damage if the injunction is denied, and (3) if the court is in doubt, it will decide the application on the balance of convenience.

Legislation cited (9)

Cases cited (4)

  • Agnes Katushabe v Housing Finance Bank Ltd and Another (Misc. Application No. 134 of 2015)
  • Willis International Engineering and Contractors Ltd and Another v DFCU Bank Ltd (Misc. Application No. 1000 of 2015)
  • American Cyanamid Co v Ethicon Ltd [1975] AC 396
  • E.L.T. Kiyimba Kaggwa v Hajji Katende (1985) HCB 43

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Mutegeki v Mutabazi & 2 Ors (Misc. Application No.109 of 2016) [2016] UGHCLD 68 (14 July 2016)
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