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Nakayondo & Another v Namagambe (Miscellaneous Application 1 of 2024)

High Court · [2024] UGHC 1196 · 2024 Application Partly Allowed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Interlocutory application arising from civil suit HCT-17-FD-CS-0049-2023 seeking to add parties as defendants and to amend the plaint
Decision
Substitution order granted; applications to add parties and amend plaint dismissed

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Holding

Application to add counter defendants as defendants to the main suit was disallowed because the proposed parties (except Kamya Sekamwa) were already joined as counter defendants in the respondent's counterclaim. Application to amend the plaint was disallowed as redundant because all issues the applicants sought to introduce were already pleaded in the respondent's defence and counterclaim. Substitution of deceased second applicant with his legal representative was confirmed.

Outcome

Substitution order granted; applications to add parties and amend plaint dismissed

Facts

The applicants, beneficiaries of the estate of the late Maria Tereza Nakaddu, sued the respondent for recovery of their beneficial share in land measuring 12 acres comprised in Bulemezi Block 366. The respondent denied being an administrator of the estate and filed a counterclaim alleging forgery and fraudulent dealings by the applicants and others including Semugabi James, Luwaga John, and the Commissioner Land Registration, who were joined as counter defendants. The second applicant Musoke Godfrey died and letters of administration were granted to Namaganda Gladys Kikaziki. The applicants then sought to add the counter defendants as defendants to the main suit and to amend the plaint to incorporate allegations already raised in the counterclaim.

Issues

  1. Whether the proposed counter defendants (Kamya Sekamwa, Semugabi James, Luwagga John and the Commissioner Land Registration) should be added as defendants to the main suit.
  2. Whether leave should be granted to the applicants to amend the plaint in Civil Suit No. HCT-17-FD-CS-0049-2023.

Orders

  • Kikaziki Namaganda Glady confirmed as substituted second plaintiff in place of deceased Musoke Godfrey.
  • Application to add counter defendants as defendants disallowed.
  • Application to amend the plaint disallowed.
  • Applicant Nakayondo Milly to pay respondent Namugambe Faisi costs of this application before next court appearance.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Joinder of Parties — Addition of Defendants — Redundancy Where Proposed Defendants Already Joined as Counter Defendants
Where persons proposed to be added as defendants to a main suit are already parties to the suit as counter defendants in a counterclaim filed by the defendant, an application to add them as defendants is redundant and will be disallowed.
Civil Procedure — Amendment of Pleadings — Redundancy — Introduction of Matters Already Pleaded
An application to amend a plaint will be disallowed where the proposed amendments seek to introduce allegations or issues that have already been pleaded by the defendant in the written statement of defence and counterclaim.
Civil Procedure — Counterclaim — Right to Add Parties — Order 8 Rules 8 and 9 CPR
A defendant filing a counterclaim is entitled under Order 8 Rules 8 and 9 of the Civil Procedure Rules to add parties as counter defendants who were not sued by the plaintiff, provided the defendant believes that their joinder will enable the court to effectually and completely adjudicate upon and settle all questions involved in the suit.

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Nakayondo & Another v Namagambe (Miscellaneous Application 1 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 1196 (23 January 2024)
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