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Nalubowa v Nsamba (Civil Appeal No. 48 of 2008)

High Court · [2014] UGHCLD 95 · 2014 Appeal Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Appeal dismissed as improperly filed and redundant
Decision
Appeal dismissed as improperly filed; file closed

Observed later treatment

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Holding

The court dismissed Civil Appeal No. 48 of 2010 as improperly filed. No memorandum of appeal was ever lodged with the court as required by Order 43 Rule 1(1) of the Civil Procedure Rules. The appeal was also redundant, as an earlier appeal on the same subject matter between the same parties had been filed in Nakawa High Court Circuit as Civil Appeal No. 36/2007.

Outcome

Appeal dismissed as improperly filed; file closed

Facts

The appellant filed Civil Appeal No. 48 of 2008 in the High Court Land Division. During hearings, it emerged that the same appeal involving identical subject matter and parties had been filed earlier in Nakawa High Court Circuit as Civil Appeal No. 36/2007. Counsel for the appellant indicated intention to pursue the Nakawa appeal by seeking its reinstatement. The registry confirmed that according to records, the appeal was registered in the system on 13 October 2010, but no memorandum of appeal was ever filed. The earlier Nakawa appeal took precedence, having been filed on 18 October 2007.

Issues

  1. Whether Civil Appeal No. 48 of 2010 was properly filed in the High Court Land Division

Orders

  • Civil Appeal No. 48 of 2010 dismissed.
  • File to be closed.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Commencement of Appeals — Memorandum of Appeal — Requirement under Order 43 Rule 1(1)
An appeal to the High Court is commenced by lodging a memorandum of appeal with the court as required by Order 43 Rule 1(1) of the Civil Procedure Rules. An appeal cannot be properly filed without a memorandum of appeal.
Civil Procedure — Duplicate Appeals — Redundancy — Earlier Filing Takes Precedence
Where two appeals concerning the same subject matter and parties are filed in different registries, the appeal filed first in time takes precedence and the later appeal is redundant.

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Nalubowa v Nsamba (Civil Appeal No. 48 of 2008) [2014] UGHCLD 95 (25 March 2014)
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