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Okumu and 9 Others v Obina and 5 Others (Civil Application 59 of 2022)

Court of Appeal · [2022] UGCA 325 · 2022 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for an interim injunction pending determination of a substantive application for a temporary injunction in a pending civil appeal
Decision
Interim injunction granted; execution stayed pending determination of Civil Application No. 180 of 2021

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Holding

The Court of Appeal, sitting ex parte after the respondents failed to appear despite service, held that an interim injunction may be granted where the applicant shows a competent notice of appeal, a pending substantive application, and a serious threat of execution causing irreparable loss. The applicants had a pending appeal (Civil Appeal No. 58 of 2019) and a pending substantive application (Civil Application No. 180 of 2021), and the High Court at Gulu had renewed a warrant for vacant possession. To preserve the status quo, with the applicants in possession of the suit land, the court granted the interim injunction and ordered that no execution issue until the substantive application was determined.

Outcome

Interim injunction granted; execution stayed pending determination of Civil Application No. 180 of 2021

Facts

The applicants were aggrieved by a decision of the High Court in Civil Appeal No. 42 of 2018 and had filed an appeal (Civil Appeal No. 58 of 2019) and a substantive application for a temporary injunction (Civil Application No. 180 of 2021) in the Court of Appeal. The applicants were in possession of the suit land. The High Court at Gulu had renewed a warrant to give vacant possession to the respondents, due for execution on or before 2 March 2022. The applicants sought an interim injunction to restrain the respondents from evicting them, trespassing, demolishing developments, alienating the suit land, or causing their arrest in execution, pending disposal of the substantive application. The respondents did not appear despite being served, and the matter proceeded ex parte.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicants satisfied the conditions for the grant of an interim injunction pending determination of the substantive application for a temporary injunction.

Orders

  • Application granted.
  • No execution should issue until after the determination of the substantive application in Civil Application No. 180 of 2021.

Rules and key headnotes

Interim Injunctions — Conditions for Grant Pending Appeal
An interim injunction may be granted where the applicant proves the existence of a competent notice of appeal, a pending substantive application, and a serious threat of execution that would occasion irreparable loss if the order is not granted.
Interim Injunctions — Preservation of Status Quo and Right of Appeal
Where an applicant in possession faces a real threat of execution, an interim injunction may issue to preserve the status quo and protect the right of appeal until the substantive application is determined.
Ex Parte Hearing — Failure of Served Respondent to Appear
Under Rule 56(2) of the Judicature (Court of Appeal Rules) Directions, where the applicant appears and a duly served respondent fails to appear, the application may proceed in the respondent's absence unless the court sees fit to adjourn.

Legislation cited (4)

Cases cited (4)

  • Ssekikubo and Others v Attorney General and Others (Constitutional Application No. 4 of 2014)
  • Hwan Sung Industries Ltd v Tajdin Hussein and 2 Others (Civil Application No. 19 of 2008)
  • Dr Ahmed Muhammed Kisuule v Greenland Bank (In Liquidation) (Miscellaneous Application No. 7 of 2010)
  • National Enterprise Corporation v Mukisa Foods (Miscellaneous Application No. 7 of 1998)

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Okumu and 9 Others v Obina and 5 Others (Civil Application 59 of 2022) [2022] UGCA 325 (4 March 2022)
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