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Ruth Nakijjoba v Walugembe Denis and Another [2026] UGHCLD 142

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Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application by notice of motion for an interim stay of execution pending disposal of a substantive application for stay of execution
Decision
Application for interim stay of execution dismissed for want of prosecution

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Holding

The applicant sought an interim stay of execution restraining the first respondent from executing Miscellaneous Application No. 0019 of 2023 pending disposal of a substantive stay application. The court found, on perusal of the record, that the applicant had taken no steps to prosecute the application, which had remained pending in the system for more than three years and thus constituted case backlog. Declining to extend time further, the court dismissed the application under section 17(2) of the Judicature Act, with no order as to costs.

Outcome

Application for interim stay of execution dismissed for want of prosecution

Facts

The applicant filed a notice of motion on 26 June 2023 seeking an interim stay of execution against the first respondent, his agents, legal representatives, assignees or servants, restraining them from executing Miscellaneous Application No. 0019 of 2023 until the disposal of a pending substantive application for stay of execution. The matter arose from Civil Suit No. 029 of 2022. On perusal of the record, the court found that the applicant had taken no steps to prosecute the application, which had remained in the court system for more than three years.

Issues

  1. Whether the application for an interim stay of execution should be maintained where the applicant has taken no steps to prosecute it for more than three years.

Orders

  • The application is dismissed under section 17(2) of the Judicature Act.
  • No order as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Want of Prosecution — Dismissal of Dormant Applications Constituting Case Backlog
Where an applicant takes no steps to prosecute an application and the matter has remained pending for more than three years, thereby constituting case backlog, the court may dismiss the application under section 17(2) of the Judicature Act without extending time further.

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Ruth Nakijjoba v Walugembe Denis and Another [2026] UGHCLD 142 (30 March 2026)
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