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N. Shah & Co. Ltd v MK Financiers Limited (Misc. Application No. 502 of 2015)

High Court · [2015] UGHC 30 · 2015 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application to strike out a civil appeal for alleged failure to obtain leave to appeal from the Chief Magistrate's Court
Decision
Application dismissed without prejudice to raising the matter as a preliminary objection to the appeal

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Holding

The court declined to determine whether the appeal should be struck out for lack of leave, holding that such matters should be resolved by the judge hearing the substantive appeal rather than by separate miscellaneous application. The application was dismissed with no order as to costs, with the court noting the applicant could raise the issue as a preliminary objection.

Outcome

Application dismissed without prejudice to raising the matter as a preliminary objection to the appeal

Facts

MK Financiers Limited filed Civil Suit No. 849 of 2014 in the Chief Magistrate's Court against N. Shah & Co. Ltd in a landlord-tenant dispute. The Chief Magistrate dismissed the main suit for failing to disclose a cause of action and ordered the counter-claim to proceed before the Grade I Magistrate. The respondent filed Civil Appeal No. 13 of 2014 in the High Court. Subsequently, the respondent filed over 10 miscellaneous applications in relation to the appeal. The applicant filed this application seeking to strike out the appeal on grounds that no leave was granted to file an appeal from the Chief Magistrate's Court. Multiple other applications remained pending before the Commercial Court.

Issues

  1. Whether the court should strike out Civil Appeal No. 13 of 2014 on the ground that no leave was granted to file the appeal from the Chief Magistrate's Court.
  2. Whether the issue of leave to appeal should be determined by way of miscellaneous application or as a preliminary objection to the substantive appeal.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • No order as to costs.
  • Applicant may raise the issue as a preliminary objection to the appeal.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Appeals — Right to Appeal — Whether matters concerning leave to appeal should be determined by substantive appeal judge
Questions concerning whether leave to appeal was required and whether it was properly obtained should be determined by the judge hearing the substantive appeal rather than by way of separate miscellaneous application.

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N. Shah & Co. Ltd v MK Financiers Limited (Misc. Application No. 502 of 2015) [2015] UGHC 30 (3 May 2015)
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