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Namukasa v Letshego (U) Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 590 of 2018)

High Court · [2019] UGCOMMC 11 · 2019 Injunction Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for temporary injunction arising from High Court Civil Suit No. 621 of 2018
Decision
Temporary injunction granted restraining disposal of mortgaged properties pending determination of the main suit

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Holding

Held that the respondent failed to serve the statutory notice required under Section 26(2) of the Mortgage Act, rendering the sale process flawed. The applicant raised serious questions requiring trial. Although no irreparable damage was established, the balance of convenience favoured the applicant. A temporary injunction was granted restraining disposal of the mortgaged properties pending determination of the main suit.

Outcome

Temporary injunction granted restraining disposal of mortgaged properties pending determination of the main suit

Facts

The applicant borrowed twenty-five million shillings from the respondent and secured the loan by mortgaging properties comprised in Busiro Block 203 Plot 557 land at Nkowe and Busiro Block 204 Plot 1523 land at Kakiri Wakiso District. The applicant defaulted on loan repayment. The respondent issued a default notice dated 15 November 2017 to the applicant and her guarantors. The respondent painted one of the mortgaged properties with the words 'BANK PROPERTY FOR SALE'. The applicant filed Civil Suit No. 621 of 2018 alleging that the respondent mismanaged the loan facility by making imprecise debits, did not serve statutory notices as required by the Mortgage Act, and advertised the property irregularly. The applicant then filed this application for a temporary injunction to restrain disposal of the mortgaged properties pending determination of the main suit.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant has shown a prima facie case with a probability of success.
  2. Whether the applicant would suffer irreparable injury not adequately compensated by damages.
  3. Whether the balance of convenience favours the grant of a temporary injunction.
  4. Whether the respondent complied with statutory notice requirements under the Mortgage Act before attempting to sell the mortgaged properties.

Orders

  • A temporary injunction issued restraining the respondent, its servants, agents, assignees, partners or other entity claiming under the respondent from disposing of the properties comprised in Busiro Block 203 Plot 557 land at Nkowe and Busiro Block 204 Plot 1523 land at Kakiri Wakiso District pending the hearing and determination of Civil Suit No. 621 of 2018.
  • The costs of the application shall abide the outcome of the main suit.

Rules and key headnotes

Mortgage Enforcement — Statutory Notice Requirements — Mortgage Act s.26(2)
A mortgagee who fails to serve the statutory notice of sale required under Section 26(2) of the Mortgage Act before attempting to dispose of mortgaged property renders the sale process flawed and non-compliant with the law.
Temporary Injunction — Prima Facie Case — Test
To establish a prima facie case for the grant of a temporary injunction, an applicant need not show a high probability of success but must demonstrate an arguable case that is not frivolous or vexatious and raises serious questions requiring judicial determination.
Temporary Injunction — Mortgage Regulations — Security Deposit — Regulation 13(4)
Where a mortgagee's sale process is flawed due to non-compliance with statutory notice requirements, it is improper to require a mortgagor applying for an injunction to make the 30% security deposit provided for in the Mortgage Regulations.
Temporary Injunction — Balance of Convenience
On balance of convenience, a mortgagor applicant stands to suffer greater inconvenience than a mortgagee respondent if mortgaged property is disposed of before resolution of the main suit questioning the validity of the sale process.

Legislation cited (13)

Cases cited (6)

  • Kiyimba Kaggwa v Katende [1985] HCB 23
  • American Cyanamid Co v Ethicon Ltd [1975] 1 All ER 504
  • Legal Brains Trust v Attorney General (Miscellaneous Application No. 638 of 2014)
  • Jover Byarugaba v AH Muhoozi & Kashaija Robert John (Miscellaneous Application No. 215 of 2014)
  • Victoria Construction Works Ltd v Uganda National Roads Authority (HMA No. 601 of 2010)
  • Nassali v Stanbic Bank Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 335 of 2014)

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Namukasa v Letshego (U) Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 590 of 2018) [2019] UGCommC 11 (4 March 2019)
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