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Nagujja v National Forestry Authority and Another (Civil Miscellaneous Application 45 of 2023)

High Court · [2024] UGHC 507 · 2024 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for stay of execution pending appeal to the Court of Appeal, arising from the dismissal of Civil Suit No. 058 of 2021
Decision
Application for stay of execution dismissed; applicant's appeal to the Court of Appeal remains pending

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Holding

The High Court dismissed the application for stay of execution pending appeal. The applicant failed to satisfy the mandatory conditions under Order 43 Rule 4(3) of the Civil Procedure Rules. The court held that the application was premature as no execution proceedings had been commenced, mere filing of a bill of costs does not constitute an imminent threat of execution, and the applicant failed to demonstrate that the appeal had a likelihood of success or that substantial loss would result if the stay was not granted.

Outcome

Application for stay of execution dismissed; applicant's appeal to the Court of Appeal remains pending

Facts

The applicant, Aisha Nagujja, as Administrator of her late father's estate, had filed Civil Suit No. 058 of 2021 against National Forestry Authority and Agnes Kamagaju Semana Kitinisa claiming possessory rights over land comprising approximately 30 acres of Block 46 Plots 65 and 66 at Nazili. The applicant alleged her late father was an ex-serviceman allocated the land by the Queen of England, and that the respondents had trespassed and illegally evicted her. On 14 November 2022, the High Court dismissed the suit with costs on grounds of res judicata, as the same subject matter had been determined in Civil Suit No. 148 of 2017. The applicant filed a notice of appeal to the Court of Appeal. After the respondents filed a bill of costs on 8 February 2023, the applicant filed this application on 28 February 2023 seeking to stay execution of the decree pending the appeal.

Issues

  1. Whether this is a proper application for grant of an order for stay of execution pending appeal

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the respondents.

Rules and key headnotes

Stay of Execution — Conditions for Grant — Order 43 Rule 4(3) Civil Procedure Rules
An application for stay of execution pending appeal must satisfy the mandatory conditions under Order 43 Rule 4(3) of the Civil Procedure Rules: that substantial loss may result unless the order is made, that the application has been made without unreasonable delay, and that security has been given for due performance of the decree.
Stay of Execution — Imminent Threat of Execution — Filing of Bill of Costs Distinguished from Commencement of Execution
The mere filing and extraction of a decree and presentation of a bill of costs for taxation does not constitute an imminent threat of execution. Execution proceedings commence only with the filing of an application for execution under Order 22 Rule 7 of the Civil Procedure Rules, and a stay of execution cannot be granted where no execution has been commenced.
Stay of Execution — Prematurity — No Application for Execution Filed
An application for stay of execution is premature and incompetent where there is no evidence of an application for execution of the decree having been filed, and the respondent has not expressed any interest in commencing execution proceedings.

Legislation cited (4)

Cases cited (10)

  • Fjulu Martin v Itobu Margret (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 160 of 2022)
  • Lawrence Musiitwa Kyazze v Eunice Businge (Supreme Court Civil Appeal No. 18 of 1990)
  • Kyambogo University v Prof. Isaiah Omolo Ndiege (Court of Appeal Civil Appeal No. 341 of 2013)
  • GAPCO Uganda Ltd v Kaweesa and Another (Miscellaneous Application No. 259 of 2013)
  • Makula International v His Eminence Cardinal Wamala Nsubuga [1982] HCB 11
  • Formula Feeds Ltd and 3 Others v KCB Bank Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 1647 of 2021)
  • Kampala Capital City Authority v Mulangira Joseph (Miscellaneous Application No. 26 of 2016)
  • Papada Holdings Limited and Another v Christopher Kisembo and Another (Miscellaneous Application No. 497 of 2021)
  • John Baptista Kawanga v Nanyabo Kevina and Another (Miscellaneous Application No. 12 of 2017)
  • Erinfold Properties Ltd v. Cheshire County Council [1974] 412 ALLER 448

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Nagujja v National Forestry Authority and Another (Civil Miscellaneous Application 45 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 507 (4 March 2024)
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