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N'Yanja Ebika Abdul Jaleel and 3 Others v Kaduma John and 7 Others (Miscellaneous Application No.0193 of 2024)

High Court · [2025] UGHC 930 · 2025 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for consolidation of two pending civil suits arising from the same land
Decision
Application dismissed with no order as to costs

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Holding

Application for consolidation of two civil suits concerning the same land dismissed. Court held that consolidation was inappropriate where the suits involved different parties, sought different remedies, and were at different procedural stages. Civil Suit No. 057 of 2024 had already progressed to trial bundles and witness statements, while Civil Suit No. 151 of 2024 remained at preliminary stages. Consolidation would require redrafting pleadings and delay a backlog case filed in 2022, causing prejudice to parties who had already completed pre-trial procedures.

Outcome

Application dismissed with no order as to costs

Facts

The applicants, who were defendants in both HCCS No. 057 of 2024 and HCCS No. 151 of 2024, sought consolidation of the two suits. Both suits concerned land at Bukomero, Singo, Block 595, Plot 11 LRV 1044/14 measuring approximately 438 hectares. HCCS No. 151 of 2024 involved the 1st respondent suing for a declaration that his acquisition of part of the land was legal and that the transfer to the late Kyakulagira Edrisa was fraudulent. HCCS No. 057 of 2024 involved different plaintiffs (administrators of the estate of the late Hajji Dalausi Jjunju) suing for trespass, assault, malicious damage to property, and mesne profits. The defendants in both suits claimed that Hajji Dalausi Jjunju had sold the land to the late Edrisa Kyakulagira. Civil Suit No. 057 of 2024 had been filed in 2022 in Mubende and had progressed to the stage where trial bundles and witness statements were filed. Civil Suit No. 151 of 2024 was still at preliminary stages.

Issues

  1. Whether HCSS No. 057 of 2024 (formerly Mubende Civil Suit No. 075 of 2022) should be consolidated with HCCS No. 151 of 2024

Orders

  • Application for consolidation dismissed.
  • The two matters may be handled closely since they are related.
  • Each party to bear its own costs of the application.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Consolidation of Suits — Principles for Granting Consolidation
Consolidation of suits under Order 11 Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules is appropriate only where suits are at an early stage in the litigation process and where consolidation would not cause prejudice to parties who have already completed significant pre-trial procedures.
Civil Procedure — Consolidation of Suits — Different Remedies and Parties
Where two suits involve the same subject matter but different parties and seek different remedies, consolidation is not appropriate even if the suits involve related factual issues.
Civil Procedure — Consolidation of Suits — Prejudice and Procedural Stage
Consolidation will be refused where one suit has significantly progressed with trial bundles and witness statements filed, while the other remains at preliminary stages, as consolidation would require redrafting of pleadings and cause delay to parties who have already invested time and resources in pre-trial procedures.

Legislation cited (6)

Cases cited (5)

  • Willy Jagwe v Wilfred Bugingo (Court of Appeal Civil Appeal No. 114 of 2016)
  • Daws V Daily Sketch and Sunday Graphic Ltd and Another and Darke Abd Others V Same [1960] 1 ALLER 397
  • Payne V British Time Recorder Co, Ltd and Curtis Ltd [1921] 2 KB 1 at Page 16
  • Visare Uganda Ltd v Muwema and Co. Advocates and Solicitors (Miscellaneous Application No. 0827 of 2023)
  • Jubilee Insurance Co. Ltd and Another v United Bank of Africa Ltd and Others (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 0467 of 2023)

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N'Yanja Ebika Abdul Jaleel and 3 Others v Kaduma John and 7 Others (Miscellaneous Application No.0193 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 930 (12 September 2025)
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