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Samuel Mayanja v Ainebyoona Joshua and Another (Civil Suit No. 60 of 2022)

High Court · [2023] UGHCLD 489 · 2023 Suit Abated AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
First instance civil suit for cancellation of title, abated for failure to take out summons for directions
Decision
Suit abated for failure to comply with procedural requirements

Observed later treatment

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Holding

The High Court Land Division ruled that a civil suit abates where the plaintiff fails to take out summons for directions within 28 days from the date of the last reply or rejoinder as required by Order XIA rule 1(2) of the Civil Procedure Amendment Rules 2019. The suit had been pending for over a year since pleadings closed without the plaintiff taking the required procedural step.

Outcome

Suit abated for failure to comply with procedural requirements

Facts

The plaintiff filed a civil suit on 21 January 2022 seeking orders for cancellation of title, damages and costs against two defendants. The plaintiff took out summons to file a defence which were endorsed. Pleadings closed in March 2022. The plaintiff failed to take out summons for directions within 28 days from the date of the last reply as required by Order XIA rule 1(2) of the Civil Procedure Amendment Rules 2019. Over a year passed without the plaintiff taking this required procedural step.

Issues

  1. Whether the suit should abate for failure to take out summons for directions within the prescribed time.

Orders

  • This suit abates in accordance with Order XIA rule 1(2) of the Civil Procedure Amendment Rules, 2019.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Summons for Directions — Mandatory Time Limit — Consequence of Non-Compliance
Where a suit has been instituted by way of plaint, the plaintiff must take out summons for directions within 28 days from the date of the last reply or rejoinder, and failure to do so results in the suit abating.

Legislation cited (2)

  • Civil Procedure Amendment Rules 2019 Order XIA rule 1(2)
  • Civil Procedure Amendment Rules 2019 Order VIII rule 18(5)

Cases citing this judgment (1)

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