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Pharmalift Ltd and Others v Equity Bank Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No 2332 of 2023)

High Court · [2025] UGCOMMC 346 · 2025 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for interim stay of execution proceedings arising from civil suit
Decision
Application dismissed for failure of parties to appear

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Holding

The court dismissed the application for interim stay of execution proceedings under Order 17 rule 4 of the Civil Procedure Rules where neither the applicants nor the respondent appeared when the matter was called for hearing on the scheduled date, despite proper electronic notice through ECCMIS.

Outcome

Application dismissed for failure of parties to appear

Facts

The applicants filed Miscellaneous Application No. 2332 of 2023 seeking an interim stay of proceedings in Execution Miscellaneous Application No. 0264 of 2023, which arose from Civil Suit No. 0260 of 2023. The matter was cause listed and a hearing notice was issued through ECCMIS for 22 September 2025. When the matter was called for hearing on that date, neither the applicants nor the respondent appeared before the court.

Issues

  1. Whether the court should dismiss the application where parties failed to appear for the scheduled hearing

Orders

  • Application dismissed pursuant to Order 17 rule 4 of the Civil Procedure Rules.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Non-Appearance — Dismissal for Failure to Prosecute
Where parties to whom time has been granted fail to appear when a suit is called for hearing, the court may exercise its discretion under Order 17 rule 4 of the Civil Procedure Rules to dismiss the suit forthwith for failure to take steps necessary to advance the case.
Civil Procedure — Electronic Filing — Notice Through ECCMIS
Under rule 17 of the Judicature (Electronic Filing, Service and Virtual Proceedings) Rules, when a registered user files a case or enters appearance through ECCMIS, they are deemed to have consented to receive all documents electronically, and such notice is effective notice for purposes of communicating the hearing date.

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Pharmalift Ltd and Others v Equity Bank Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No 2332 of 2023) [2025] UGCommC 346 (22 September 2025)
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