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Namaganda v Kisule & 2 Ors (MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 83 OF 2017)

High Court · [2017] UGHCCD 140 · 2017 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for temporary injunction arising from civil suit seeking to restrain sale of mortgaged property
Decision
Application dismissed with costs to the respondents

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Holding

Application dismissed. Court held that the applicant failed to establish a prima facie case for temporary injunction. The property was subject to a valid mortgage and consent judgment. The application was an impermissible collateral attack on an existing consent judgment entered between the first respondent and the bank. The proper remedy would have been to seek review of the consent judgment or institute objector proceedings in the original suit, not to file a fresh application.

Outcome

Application dismissed with costs to the respondents

Facts

The applicant, claiming to be the wife of the first respondent, sought a temporary injunction to restrain sale of mortgaged property at Nakabotongo Block 212 Plot 122. She alleged she had contributed to acquisition of the matrimonial property which the first respondent mortgaged without her knowledge. The first respondent had borrowed UGX 180,000,000 from Centenary Bank on 13 May 2013, presenting one Nakato Sarah as his spouse who consented to the mortgage. The first respondent defaulted and the bank sold one property to partially recover the debt. A consent judgment was entered in HCCS No. 807 of 2015 for the outstanding balance of UGX 157,678,074, with the first respondent agreeing to pay by 31 December 2016. Upon breach of the consent judgment terms, the bank advertised the remaining mortgaged property for sale, prompting this application.

Issues

  1. Whether the application for temporary injunction should be granted to restrain the 2nd and 3rd Respondents from selling the mortgaged property at Nakabotongo on Block 212 Plot 122.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the respondents.

Rules and key headnotes

Temporary Injunctions — Prima Facie Case — Consent Judgments
A temporary injunction cannot be granted where the practical effect would be to sabotage or set aside a subsisting consent judgment between parties. A party seeking to challenge a consent judgment must apply for review in the original proceedings or institute objector proceedings, not file a fresh application in a different suit.
Mortgage Enforcement — Third Party Claims — Spouse's Interest
Under the Mortgage Regulations, a spouse or other interested party wishing to adjourn a sale by public auction of mortgaged property must pay a security deposit of 30% of the forced sale value. Failure to comply with this regulatory requirement affects the competence of an application to restrain mortgage sale.
Temporary Injunctions — Test for Grant
A temporary injunction is granted where: (i) the applicant shows a prima facie case with probability of success; (ii) the applicant might otherwise suffer irreparable injury not adequately compensable by damages; and (iii) if the court is in doubt, the balance of convenience favours granting the injunction.

Legislation cited (5)

Cases cited (2)

  • Kiyimba Kagwa v Katende [1985] HCB 43
  • American Cyanamid Co v Ethicon Ltd [1975] All ER 504

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Namaganda v Kisule & 2 Ors (MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 83 OF 2017) [2017] UGHCCD 140 (1 November 2017)
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