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Pancras John Mukasa Sebuwufu v Kamoga Muhammad (Miscellaneous Application No. 0001 of 2025)

High Court · [2025] UGHCLD 60 · 2025 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for review and setting aside of a Registrar's dismissal order in a temporary injunction application
Decision
Application dismissed on procedural grounds

Observed later treatment

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Holding

The High Court held that the proper procedure for challenging a Registrar's order is by way of appeal under Order 50 rule 8 of the Civil Procedure Rules, not by review. The Court found that where specific procedural rules exist, they must be followed and the Court's inherent powers under Section 98 of the Civil Procedure Act cannot override express procedural law. The application for review was dismissed as incompetent.

Outcome

Application dismissed on procedural grounds

Facts

The Applicant filed Miscellaneous Application No. 2211 of 2024 seeking a temporary injunction to restrain the Respondent from dealing with land comprised in Kyadondo Block 80 Plot 275 at Buwambo, Ssabawaali subcounty, Wakiso District. The application was heard inter partes and dismissed by the Assistant Registrar on 8 November 2024 on grounds that the Respondent had demonstrated possession, occupation and utilization of the suit land with ongoing developments. The Applicant, dissatisfied with the dismissal, filed the present application seeking to review and set aside the Registrar's order and to grant the temporary injunction. The Applicant claimed he was the registered proprietor who sold one acre to the Respondent but that the Respondent had encroached beyond the sold portion. The Respondent raised a preliminary objection that the proper procedure was appeal under Order 50 rule 8, not review.

Issues

  1. Whether the application raises just reasons to review or set aside the dismissal order in MA No. 2211 of 2024
  2. Whether the proper procedure for challenging a Registrar's order is by way of review or appeal

Orders

  • Application dismissed as incompetent.
  • Costs to abide the outcome of the main cause.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Appeals — Registrar's Orders — Proper Procedure for Challenge
The proper and lawful procedure for challenging a Registrar's order is by way of appeal to a Judge of the High Court in accordance with Order 50 rule 8 of the Civil Procedure Rules, not by way of review.
Civil Procedure — Inherent Powers — Limits on Exercise
The inherent powers of the Court under Section 98 of the Civil Procedure Act must not be invoked where a specific legal procedure exists. Where rules of procedure provide a clear path, it must be followed unless exceptional circumstances exist.
Civil Procedure — Statutory Interpretation — Mandatory vs Permissive Language
The word 'may' in Order 50 rule 8 of the Civil Procedure Rules, which provides that a person aggrieved by a Registrar's order 'may appeal', is both mandatory and specific in outlining the statutory mechanism for redress, not merely permissive.

Legislation cited (8)

Cases cited (2)

  • Edison Kanyabwera v Pastori Tumwebaze (Supreme Court Criminal Appeal No. 6 of 2004)
  • Khainza Milly & 4 Others v Mweru Mike Henry (Miscellaneous Application No. 437 of 2023)

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