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Sekyonda v Tumusiime (Civil Miscellaneous Application No. 1344 of 2020)

High Court · [2020] UGHCLD 36 · 2020 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application to vary a temporary injunction order issued in Miscellaneous Application No. 833 of 2020, arising from Civil Suit No. 459 of 2020
Decision
Application to vary temporary injunction dismissed; original temporary injunction order remains in force

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Holding

Application dismissed. The court held that the status quo at the time of issuing the temporary injunction was that both parties had access to the disputed area used as an access road. The temporary injunction order preserving mutual access did not alter the status quo but maintained it, and therefore no grounds existed to vary the order.

Outcome

Application to vary temporary injunction dismissed; original temporary injunction order remains in force

Facts

The parties are neighbours disputing an area used for accessing their respective plots. The Applicant claims the area as his private property and gated access road. The Respondent contends it is a common access road used by multiple residents. In mid-July 2020, the Respondent's agents allegedly encroached on the disputed area during construction works and broke the Applicant's gate. The Applicant filed Civil Suit No. 459 of 2020 seeking a permanent injunction. In Miscellaneous Application No. 833 of 2020, a temporary injunction was granted on 1 September 2020 ordering that both parties continue to have access to the access road and prohibiting the Respondent from further damage or sale of the disputed land. The Applicant then brought this application seeking to vary that order, arguing it altered the status quo by granting the Respondent access to what he claimed was his exclusive private road.

Issues

  1. Whether the temporary injunction order issued on 1 September 2020 in Miscellaneous Application No. 833 of 2020 should be varied on the ground that it altered the status quo instead of preserving it.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the Respondent.

Rules and key headnotes

Temporary Injunctions — Purpose — Preservation of Status Quo
The purpose of a temporary injunction order is to preserve the status quo, which denotes the existing state of affairs before a given point in time at which the acts complained of as affecting or likely to affect the existing state of things occurred.
Variation of Temporary Injunction — Grounds — Status Quo Determination
A temporary injunction order will not be varied where the court is satisfied that the order preserved rather than altered the status quo, even where the applicant contends that the order granted the opposing party their final relief prematurely.

Legislation cited (2)

Cases cited (1)

  • Jakisa & Others v Kyambogo University (Miscellaneous Application No. 549 of 2013)

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Sekyonda_v_Tumusiime_(Civil_Miscellaneous_Application_No._1344_of_2020)_[2020]_UGHCLD_36_(15_December_2020)
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