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Nakagiri Rebecca Mwanje and Others v Kazibwe Harriet Namirembe and Others (Miscellaneous Application No. 1490 of 2024)

High Court · [2024] UGCOMMC 417 · 2024 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Ex parte application for certificate of urgency to hear interlocutory injunction during court vacation
Decision
Certificate of urgency granted; underlying interlocutory application to be heard during court vacation

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Holding

Held that where property subject to litigation has been advertised for sale creating an imminent threat to the applicants' legal rights, the application for interim injunction constitutes an urgent matter warranting certification for hearing during court vacation under Rule 4 of the Judicature (Court Vacation) Rules SI No. 13-20. Certificate of urgency granted.

Outcome

Certificate of urgency granted; underlying interlocutory application to be heard during court vacation

Facts

The applicants sued the respondents in Civil Suit No. 882 of 2024 seeking declarations that a loan or mortgage on property comprised in Kyadondo Block 245 Plot 159, Land at Kuiliriza was illegal and void, as the property belonged to the estate of John Kiguba, and sought a permanent injunction. The 3rd respondent advertised the suit property for sale in the Daily Monitor of 16 July 2024, with sale to occur within 30 days. The applicants filed Miscellaneous Application No. 1488 of 2024 for interim injunction and brought this ex parte application seeking a certificate of urgency to have the injunction application heard during court vacation before the property could be sold.

Issues

  1. Whether Miscellaneous Application No. 1488 of 2024 should be certified as urgent and heard during court vacation.

Orders

  • A certificate of urgency is granted in respect of Miscellaneous Application No. 1488 of 2024 to be heard during Court vacation.
  • The costs of this application shall be in the cause.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Court Vacation — Certificate of Urgency — Criteria
An application for interim injunction to restrain sale of property that has been advertised for imminent sale during court vacation constitutes an urgent matter warranting certification for hearing during vacation where the sale creates an imminent threat to the applicant's legal rights.
Civil Procedure — Inherent Powers — Section 98 Civil Procedure Act
The court may exercise its inherent powers under section 98 of the Civil Procedure Act Cap. 282 to make orders necessary for the ends of justice, including granting certificates of urgency during court vacation.

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Nakagiri Rebecca Mwanje and Others v Kazibwe Harriet Namirembe and Others (Miscellaneous Application No. 1490 of 2024) [2024] UGCommC 417 (31 July 2024)
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