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Ndagire v Kampala Capital City Authority (Misc Application No. 0474 of 2016)

High Court · [2017] UGHCLD 256 · 2017 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for temporary injunction arising from pending civil revision
Decision
Temporary injunction granted pending determination of the substantive suit

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Holding

The High Court granted a temporary injunction preserving a school on disputed land pending determination of the substantive suit. The applicant satisfied all three requirements: a prima facie case existed as the underlying suit raised triable issues, irreparable injury would occur if the school were demolished as it could not be replaced by damages, and the balance of convenience favoured preserving the status quo to protect school children until final determination.

Outcome

Temporary injunction granted pending determination of the substantive suit

Facts

The applicant filed an application for a temporary injunction arising from Civil Revision No. 305 of 2016 against Kampala Capital City Authority. The dispute concerned land on which a school was situated. Activities by both parties threatened the school, with evidence suggesting a possibility of demolition to construct a market. The underlying Civil Suit No. 305 of 2015 remained pending at the time of the application. The respondent filed an affidavit in reply opposing the application.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant established a prima facie case with a probability of success.
  2. Whether the applicant would suffer irreparable injury which would not be adequately compensated by an award of damages.
  3. Whether the balance of convenience favoured the grant of a temporary injunction and the status quo should be preserved.

Orders

  • Application granted in terms as prayed.
  • Costs in the cause.

Rules and key headnotes

Temporary Injunctions — Requirements for Grant
For a temporary injunction to succeed, an applicant must establish three requirements: a prima facie case with a probability of success, that irreparable injury would be suffered which cannot be adequately compensated by damages, and that the balance of convenience favours granting the injunction and preserving the status quo.
Temporary Injunctions — Prima Facie Case
To establish a prima facie case, an applicant must show that there is a substantive suit with triable issues which have a possibility of being decided in the applicant's favour, and that the suit is not vexatious or frivolous.
Temporary Injunctions — Irreparable Injury
Irreparable injury is established where the mischief complained of cannot be remedied by an award of damages at the end of the trial. A school and its educational mandate, if erased or demolished, cannot be replaced by damages and constitutes irreparable injury.
Temporary Injunctions — Balance of Convenience and Status Quo
The balance of convenience tilts in favour of a party when refusing the injunction would cause greater injustice than granting it. The purpose of tilting the balance in favour of a party is to preserve the status quo so that the subject matter is not rendered a nullity pending determination of the substantive suit.

Cases cited (5)

  • Kiyimba Kagwa v Katende (1985) HCB 43
  • Daniel Mukwaya v Administrator General (HCCS No. 630 of 1993)
  • American Cynamid v Ethicon Limited [1975] AC 396
  • Gapco U Ltd v Kawesa Badru (HCMA No. 259 of 2013)
  • Legal Brains Trust Ltd v Attorney General (HCMA No. 638 of 2014)

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Ndagire v Kampala Capital City Authority (Misc Application No. 0474 of 2016) [2017] UGHCLD 256 (2 November 2017)
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