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Ojara & Anor v Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (Labour Dispute Claim 62 of 2015)

Industrial Court · [2016] UGIC 9 · 2016 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Interlocutory ruling on whether matter should be heard de novo after transfer to Industrial Court
Decision
Matter remitted to original trial judge for continuation of hearing

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Holding

The Industrial Court ruled that a labour dispute claim transferred from the High Court should not be heard de novo where the plaintiffs' case had already been closed before the trial judge. The matter was forwarded to the Industrial Court by error, as the court was originally meant to receive only cases from the High Court that were not part-heard. In the interest of saving time for both parties, the matter should be heard by the original trial judge who had already closed the plaintiffs' case.

Outcome

Matter remitted to original trial judge for continuation of hearing

Facts

This was a labour dispute claim originally filed as Labour Dispute Claim No. 281 of 2011, which was subsequently transferred to the Industrial Court and re-numbered as Labour Dispute Claim No. 62 of 2015. At the time of transfer, the plaintiffs' case had already been closed before the trial judge in the High Court. The issue arose as to whether the matter should be heard de novo before the Industrial Court or continue before the original trial judge.

Issues

  1. Whether the matter should be heard de novo following transfer to the Industrial Court.

Orders

  • Matter not to be heard de novo.
  • Matter to be heard by the trial judge who had already closed the plaintiffs' case.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Transfer of Proceedings — Hearing De Novo — Part-Heard Matters
Where a labour dispute claim is transferred from the High Court to the Industrial Court after the plaintiffs' case has been closed, the matter should not be heard de novo but should continue before the original trial judge in the interest of saving time for both parties.

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Ojara_&_Anor_v_Uganda_Electricity_Distribution_Company_Ltd_(Labour_Dispute_Claim_62_of_2015)_[2016]_UGIC_9_(4_July_2016)
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