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Oddy v Sunrise Associated Auctioneers (Miscellaneous Application 152 of 1994)

High Court · [1994] UGHC 67 · 1994 Preliminary Objection Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Appeal by notice of motion against the Deputy Registrar's decision in taxation proceedings concerning a court bailiff's bill of costs
Decision
Appeal permitted to proceed on merits despite being filed outside the seven-day limitation period

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Holding

The High Court overruled a preliminary objection that an appeal against a taxation decision was filed out of time. The court held that where an appellant was not notified of taxation proceedings and therefore had no knowledge of the Deputy Registrar's order, this failure to notify provided good cause under section 80 of the Civil Procedure Act to admit the otherwise invalid appeal as valid.

Outcome

Appeal permitted to proceed on merits despite being filed outside the seven-day limitation period

Facts

The applicant had been a plaintiff in HCCS No. 823 of 1992 and obtained an injunction order executed by Sunrise Associated Auctioneers. The auctioneers filed a court bailiff's bill of costs dated 27 May 1993, which was taxed on 16 July 1993 by the taxing master who allowed shs. 997,925, with an additional shs. 288,000 added as disbursement. The applicant appealed the taxation decision by notice of motion under Order 46 Rule 8 of the Civil Procedure Rules. The respondent raised a preliminary objection that the appeal was filed outside the seven-day limitation period prescribed by section 80(1)(b) of the Civil Procedure Act. The appellant contended he was not informed of the taxation proceedings.

Issues

  1. Whether the appeal against the Deputy Registrar's taxation decision was incompetent for having been filed outside the seven-day limitation period required by section 80(1)(b) of the Civil Procedure Act.
  2. Whether the failure to notify the appellant of the taxation proceedings constituted good cause for admitting an otherwise time-barred appeal under the proviso to section 80 of the Civil Procedure Act.

Orders

  • Preliminary objection overruled.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Taxation — Appeals — Time Limits and Extension
Where an appellant was not notified of taxation proceedings and therefore lacked knowledge of the Deputy Registrar's order, this failure to notify constitutes good cause under the proviso to section 80 of the Civil Procedure Act for the court to admit an otherwise time-barred appeal as valid.
Civil Procedure — Taxation — Notice Requirements — Effect of Non-Notification
An appellant cannot reasonably be expected to appeal within the prescribed period if they were not informed of the taxation proceedings and had no knowledge of the order made by the taxing master.

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Oddy v Sunrise Associated Auctioneers (Miscellaneous Application 152 of 1994) [1994] UGHC 67 (26 October 1994)
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