official Receiver v The Companies Act Cap110 (HCT-00-CC-MC 26 of 2006)
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Holding
The court reviewed its earlier order and authorised increased expenditure from the Companies Contingency Fund from Shs139,100,000 to Shs157,023,360, based on upward revision of quotations for vertical blinds and discovery that computer equipment quotation had omitted UPS units and printer.
Outcome
Review application granted; expenditure ceiling increased to Shs157,023,360
Facts
The Official Receiver had obtained a court order in October 2006 under Misc. Cause No. 14 of 2006 authorising expenditure of Shs139,100,000 from the Companies Contingency Fund. The original application contained errors: the quotation for curtains was understated at Shs2,000,000 when it should have been Shs8,110,081, and erroneously included furniture. The revised quotation for curtains (excluding furniture) was Shs8,887,760 for 41 windows in the Registrar General's Office. The computer quotation originally covered only 4 computers at Shs5,000,000, but should have included 4 UPS units and 1 printer for data entry, totalling Shs16,035,600. The quotation for vertical blinds increased from Shs36,500 per meter in July to Shs40,000 per meter by November. The applicant sought review to authorise total expenditure of Shs157,023,360.
Issues
- Whether the court should review its earlier order dated 10 November 2006 to authorise increased expenditure from the Companies Contingency Fund based on revised quotations and discovery of omitted items.
Orders
- Application to review the authorised amount from Shs139,100,000 to Shs157,023,360 is allowed.
- The order of this Court dated 10 November 2006 is hereby reviewed and revised.
- The Official Receiver is authorised to spend a sum of not more than Shs157,023,360 from the Companies Contingency Fund for the activities detailed in the revised budget annexed to this application.
- The other terms remain the same.
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