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Nalubale Freight Logistics v Musa and 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application 1267 of 2023)

High Court · [2023] UGCOMMC 57 · 2023 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 attachment application during court vacation
Decision
Certificate of urgency issued enabling hearing during court vacation

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Holding

The court granted a certificate of urgency to enable hearing of an attachment application during court vacation. The applicant sought to attach the third respondent's vehicles valued at approximately UGX 100,000,000 in connection with alleged theft of cocoa beans. The court found good reason for urgency given the risk that the respondent might remove the vehicles from the court's jurisdiction during vacation, rendering the attachment application nugatory.

Outcome

Certificate of urgency issued enabling hearing during court vacation

Facts

On 16 June 2023, the applicant contracted the third respondent to transport 23,020 kg of cocoa beans from Kampala to Mombasa. The first and second respondents were the driver and turn man of the transporting vehicle. The first and second respondents allegedly tampered with the container locks, causing a shortfall of 6,840 kg of cocoa valued at USD 18,912. A theft case was reported at Jinja Road Station (CRB 559/2023). The first and second respondents were charged and remanded at Luzira Prison. The applicant's director learned from the investigating officer that the third respondent had initiated removal of vehicles from police custody. The applicant filed Miscellaneous Application No. 1266 of 2023 seeking attachment of the third respondent's truck and trailer valued at approximately UGX 100,000,000. The application was filed during court vacation, prompting this application for a certificate of urgency.

Issues

  1. Whether a certificate of urgency should be issued to enable hearing of Miscellaneous Application No. 1266 of 2023 during court vacation.

Orders

  • Application granted.
  • Certificate of urgency issued to enable the court to entertain Miscellaneous Application No. 1266 of 2023 during court vacation.
  • Costs of the application to abide the outcome of the main cause.

Rules and key headnotes

Court Vacation — Certificate of Urgency — Criteria for Issuance
Under rule 3 of the Judicature (Court Vacation) Rules, civil business may be heard during court vacation only if it is of an urgent nature in the opinion of the presiding judge, and a certificate of urgency will be issued where there is good reason and risk that delay would render the substantive application nugatory.

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Nalubale Freight Logistics v Musa and 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application 1267 of 2023) [2023] UGCommC 57 (9 August 2023)
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