Namutete Henry Mugwanya v Kibuuka Joseph and Another [2026] UGHCLD 110
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Holding
The court dismissed a miscellaneous application for want of prosecution, noting that the last action on the file was taken on 17 October 2022 and that neither party had since taken any step to move the matter forward. Relying on section 17(2) of the Judicature Act, the court held that prolonged inactivity by the parties justified dismissal of the application without further hearing.
Outcome
Application dismissed for want of prosecution
Facts
The applicant filed Miscellaneous Application No. 858 of 2022 arising from Civil Suit No. 263 of 2019 in the Land Division of the High Court at Kampala, against two respondents. The last action recorded on the court file was taken on 17 October 2022. Thereafter neither the applicant nor the respondents took any step with a view to proceeding with the matter. The court, on reviewing the file, found the inactivity unexplained and dismissed the application.
Issues
- Whether the application should be dismissed for want of prosecution where no step had been taken by either party since the last action on the file.
Orders
- The case is dismissed for want of prosecution under section 17(2) of the Judicature Act.
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