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Nakibuuka v Nalule (Miscellaneous Application No. 1738 of 2016)

High Court · [2017] UGHCEBD 20 · 2017 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for stay of execution arising from execution proceedings following a consent judgment in a civil suit
Decision
Application dismissed; respondent ordered to deposit applicant's share of sale proceeds in court; applicant may seek other remedies including suit for proper valuation

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Holding

An application for stay of execution is fatally defective when execution has already been completed and the property has been sold. The proper remedy is to set aside the sale, not to stay execution. Any application to set aside a sale must join the purchaser as a party to avoid condemning them unheard contrary to Article 28 of the Constitution. Where an applicant disputes the sale price, the remedy is to sue for proper valuation while placing a caveat on the property.

Outcome

Application dismissed; respondent ordered to deposit applicant's share of sale proceeds in court; applicant may seek other remedies including suit for proper valuation

Facts

The parties entered into a consent judgment on 15 October 2012 in Civil Suit No. 733 of 2009 concerning property comprised in LRV 1346 Folio 12 Plot 522, Najjanakumbi. The applicant refused to surrender the duplicate certificate of title and chased away potential buyers who came to view the land for sale under the consent judgment terms. The respondent applied for execution of the judgment in Miscellaneous Application 0777 of 2014. The property was advertised and sold on 21 June 2016 for Shs. 87,000,000 to Kwizera Bycyama Paul. A memorandum of sale was filed on 22 June 2016. The applicant was served with a notice to show cause why execution should not issue dated 7 June 2016. The applicant refused to collect her share of the sale proceeds, contending the property was undervalued. The applicant filed the present application on 16 August 2016 seeking to stay execution and obtain a proper valuation.

Issues

  1. Whether the court should grant a stay of execution of a judgment and decree that has already been executed.
  2. Whether a sale in execution can be set aside when the purchaser is not a party to the application.
  3. Whether the applicant was denied procedural fairness in the valuation and sale of the property.

Orders

  • Application for stay of execution disallowed.
  • Respondent directed to deposit the applicant's share of the sale proceeds in court within one week from the date of the ruling.
  • Applicant is free to seek any other appropriate remedy.
  • Each party to bear its own costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Application Made After Execution Completed
An application for stay of execution is overtaken by events and must fail where the execution has already been completed, the property has been sold, and a return of warrant has been filed.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Requirements Under Order 22 Rules 23(1) and 26(1)
The provisions of Order 22 rules 23(1) and 26(1) of the Civil Procedure Rules presuppose the existence of a pending suit or application, and an application for stay of execution is fatally defective where the applicant has not indicated any pending suit or application of any nature to justify the stay.
Civil Procedure — Setting Aside Sale in Execution — Joinder of Purchaser
An application to set aside a sale in execution must join the purchaser as a party, because to set aside the sale without hearing the purchaser would amount to condemning them without giving them a chance to be heard, contrary to Article 28 of the Constitution.
Civil Procedure — Execution of Consent Judgments — Remedy for Undervaluation
Where a judgment debtor disputes the valuation and sale price obtained in execution proceedings, having refused to cooperate in the valuation process, the proper remedy after the sale is to institute a fresh suit against the respondent and the purchaser seeking proper valuation as at the time of sale, and to place a caveat on the property in the meantime.

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Nakibuuka v Nalule (Miscellaneous Application No. 1738 of 2016) [2017] UGHCEBD 20 (8 June 2017)
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