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Nganda v Davanti Union Limited (Miscellaneous Application No. 278 of 2021)

High Court · [2022] UGHCLD 99 · 2022 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application to release property from execution and set aside warrant to give vacant possession, arising from Civil Suit No. 182 of 2019
Decision
Application dismissed with costs to the 1st Respondent

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Holding

The High Court dismissed an application seeking release of property from execution and setting aside of a warrant to give vacant possession. The court held that the application was misconceived and an abuse of process because there was no execution, no attached property, and no warrant of execution issued in the matter, making the application speculative.

Outcome

Application dismissed with costs to the 1st Respondent

Facts

The Applicant, Fredrick Nganda Kaweesa, filed an application seeking orders to release property comprised in Kyagwe Block 107 plot 1016 Nakabago from execution/attachment and to set aside a warrant to give vacant possession. The application arose from Civil Suit No. 182 of 2019. The Applicant claimed to be a resident in occupation of the land. The 1st Respondent, through Joseph Kamusiime's affidavit, rebutted the application, averring that there was no ongoing execution, no execution order, and no warrant of attachment sought or obtained from court. The Respondent argued the application was incompetent, misconceived, and bad in law.

Issues

  1. Whether property comprised in Kyagwe Block 107 plot 1016 Nakabago should be released from execution/attachment.
  2. Whether the warrant to give vacant possession should be set aside.
  3. Whether the application is competent in the absence of an ongoing execution, execution order, or warrant of attachment.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the 1st Respondent.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Attachment and Execution — Application to Release Property — Competence
An application under Order 22 rules 55, 56, and 57 of the Civil Procedure Rules to release property from attachment and set aside a warrant of execution is misconceived and an abuse of court process where there is no execution, no attached property, and no warrant of execution issued.

Legislation cited (4)

  • Judicature Act s.33
  • Civil Procedure Rules O.22 r.55(1)
  • Civil Procedure Rules O.22 r.56
  • Civil Procedure Rules O.22 r.57

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