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Nalweyiso v Kabogo & Anor (Miscellaneous Application No. 638 of 2016)

High Court · [2016] UGHCEBD 14 · 2016 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application to release property from attachment in execution proceedings arising from civil suit
Decision
Application dismissed. Applicant may bring a separate suit to determine title to the property notwithstanding the order.

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Holding

The High Court dismissed the application for release of property from attachment. While the applicant was in possession at the date of attachment, the property had since been sold and vacant possession delivered to a purchaser who was not party to the objector proceedings. The court held that the application was overtaken by events and that objector proceedings under O.22 rr.55-57 CPR do not determine ownership. The appropriate remedy is a separate suit to determine title.

Outcome

Application dismissed. Applicant may bring a separate suit to determine title to the property notwithstanding the order.

Facts

The applicant Nalweyiso Mukasa and her husband Haji Ahmed Mukasa owned property at Kajjansi, Kawooto Kitenda which was their matrimonial home. On 5 March 2008 the husband sold the property to the judgment debtor Hajji Moses Kalule without the applicant's knowledge or consent. The applicant filed suit in Nakawa Circuit Court (Civil Suit 132/2008) and on 20 October 2008 obtained a decree declaring the sale void and ordering refund of the purchase price to the judgment debtor. On 30 July 2014 the judgment creditor Abaasi Kabogo obtained default judgment against the judgment debtor Moses Kalule for UGX 52,000,000 allegedly borrowed and secured by mortgage of the same property. The judgment creditor attached the property despite the applicant being in occupation. On 4 April 2016 court bailiffs evicted the applicant and delivered vacant possession to a purchaser Abbas Kawaage Mukasa. The applicant then filed this application seeking release of her matrimonial property from attachment.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant's matrimonial property could be released from attachment under O.22 rr.55, 56 and 57 CPR after vacant possession had been delivered to the purchaser.
  2. Whether the objector was in possession of the property at the date of attachment.
  3. Whether the court retained jurisdiction to release property from attachment after it had been sold and possession transferred to a third-party purchaser.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the Judgment Creditor.

Rules and key headnotes

Objector Proceedings — Scope of Inquiry — Possession at Date of Attachment
In objector proceedings under O.22 rr.55-57 CPR, the court must consider whether on the date of attachment the objector or judgment debtor was in possession of the property, and whether the objector held the property on his or her own account or on account of the judgment debtor.
Objector Proceedings — Limitation after Sale and Possession Transfer
Where property attached in execution has been sold and vacant possession delivered to a purchaser who is not a party to the objector proceedings, the application for release from attachment is overtaken by events and the court lacks jurisdiction to make orders affecting the purchaser's rights without hearing from the purchaser.
Objector Proceedings — Scope — Ownership Not Determined
The scope of inquiry in objector proceedings under O.22 rr.55-57 CPR does not extend to determining ownership of property. Orders made under these rules are only provisional and a party claiming title must bring a separate suit to determine ownership notwithstanding the order in the objector proceedings.
Attachment in Execution — Commencement and Cessation
Attachment begins when the judgment creditor's application is registered by the Registrar of Titles and a copy is pinned on the property under O.22 r.51 CPR. Attachment ceases when the judgment debtor pays the decretal sum or the property is sold and the purchaser is registered as proprietor.

Legislation cited (9)

  • Civil Procedure Rules O.22 r.55
  • Civil Procedure Rules O.22 r.56
  • Civil Procedure Rules O.22 r.57
  • Civil Procedure Rules O.22 r.51
  • Civil Procedure Rules O.22 r.60
  • Civil Procedure Rules O.52 r.1
  • Civil Procedure Rules O.52 r.2
  • Civil Procedure Rules r.8
  • Oaths Act

Cases cited (3)

  • Uganda Mineral Waters Ltd v Amin Ivan and Kampala Minerals Ltd [1994-1995] HCB 87
  • Irari & Co v Uganda Industries Ltd [1960] EA 318
  • Uganda Mineral Waters Ltd v Piran & Another [1994-1995] HCB

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Nalweyiso v Kabogo & Anor (Miscellaneous Application No. 638 of 2016) [2016] UGHCEBD 14 (24 May 2016)
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