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Rugasira v Rugasira (Family Misc Application 553 of 2022)

High Court · [2023] UGHCFD 123 · 2023 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal from orders consolidating and dismissing enforcement proceedings and setting aside warrant of attachment and sale
Decision
Applicant granted leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal against the consolidated ruling

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Holding

Held that leave to appeal should be granted where there is a real prospect of success and an arguable question of law. The question whether the court validly consolidated two miscellaneous applications — one heard and awaiting judgment, the other neither served nor heard — raises a substantial question of law requiring appellate consideration.

Outcome

Applicant granted leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal against the consolidated ruling

Facts

The parties had been divorced by consent decree in Divorce Cause No. 18 of 2015. The applicant obtained a warrant of attachment and sale against the respondent's property in enforcement proceedings. The respondent filed Miscellaneous Application No. 716 of 2019 to set aside the warrant, claiming it was issued irregularly without service of notice to show cause. Before MA 716/2019 was heard, the applicant filed MA No. 64 of 2021 seeking an order that the respondent deliver the duplicate certificate of title. MA 64/2021 was heard inter partes. On 16 June 2022, the court consolidated both applications and ruled that the warrant of attachment and sale did not conform to the consent decree absolute. The court dismissed MA 64/2021 and set aside the warrant and execution. The applicant then sought leave to appeal against that consolidated ruling.

Issues

  1. Whether there are sufficient grounds to grant leave to appeal against the decision and orders of the court delivered in consolidated Miscellaneous Application No. 64 of 2021 and Miscellaneous Application No. 716 of 2019.

Orders

  • Leave to appeal granted.
  • Costs to remain in the cause.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Leave to Appeal — Test for Granting Leave
Leave to appeal will normally be granted where prima facie it appears that there are grounds of appeal which merit serious judicial consideration, and where the prospect for success is realistic rather than fanciful.
Civil Procedure — Leave to Appeal — Arguable Questions of Law
An applicant for leave to appeal must show that the application bears substantial questions of law to be decided by the appellate court and that the intended appellant has a bona fide and arguable case on appeal. Whether a court validly consolidated applications — one heard and awaiting judgment, the other neither served nor heard — is a substantial question of law.
Civil Procedure — Affidavits — Source of Information
Where an affidavit is made on information, the source of information should be specified. However, a deponent may swear to facts within their own knowledge obtained from following their own case, and cannot be faulted for knowing the law, as ignorance of the law is no defence.
Civil Procedure — Affidavits — Authority of Advocate to Depose
Any application or act required by law to be made by a party may be made by the party in person, by a recognized agent, or by an advocate duly appointed. An advocate deponing to an affidavit on behalf of a client need not furnish written proof of authority, as there is no requirement for a recognized agent or advocate to prove authority to plead on behalf of their principal.
Civil Procedure — Leave to Appeal — Filing of Notice of Appeal
Where an appeal lies only with leave, it is not necessary to obtain leave before lodging the notice of appeal. Filing a notice of appeal before applying for leave does not render the application moot, as the notice of appeal demonstrates that the applicant seriously intends to appeal.

Legislation cited (11)

Cases cited (15)

  • Mathias Lwanga Kaganda v Uganda Electricity Board (Civil Suit No. 124 of 2003)
  • [1950] EACA 99
  • [1969] 1 EA 514
  • Binaisa Nakalema and 3 Others v Mucunguzi Myers (Miscellaneous Application No. 460 of 2013)
  • Vicent Kafeero and 11 Others v Attorney General (Miscellaneous Application No. 048 of 2012)
  • Electro-Maxx Uganda Limited v Oryx Oil Uganda Limited (Miscellaneous Application No. 251 of 2020)
  • Kasumba Idda Baisa and Equity Bank (U) Limited v Aneez S.B Jaffer and Others (Miscellaneous Application No. 209 of 2017)
  • Standard Chartered Bank (U) Ltd v Phillip Mwesigye (Court of Appeal No. 0138 of 2013)
  • [1971] EA 17
  • Degeya Trading Stores (U) Ltd v Uganda Revenue Authority (Court of Appeal Civil Appeal No. 16 of 1996)
  • Commissioner General of URA v Meera Investments Ltd (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 359 of 2006)
  • Alley Route Ltd v Uganda Development Bank Ltd (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 634 of 2006)
  • [2001] 1 All ER 91
  • Herbert Sekandi t/a Land Order Developers v Crane Bank Ltd (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 44 of 2007)
  • [2015] UGCommC 172

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Rugasira v Rugasira (Family Misc Application 553 of 2022) [2023] UGHCFD 123 (8 February 2023)
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