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Semwogerer Robert Mugarura and Others v Korea Evangelical Mission To All Nations Mujuni Richard Sengendo v Korea Evangelical Mission To All Nations and Others [2026] UGHC 804

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Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Consolidated applications for review and setting aside of an ex parte interim order made in an earlier miscellaneous application
Decision
Interim order reviewed and set aside to the extent it affected the applicants; applicants' plots released from the order

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Holding

The Court held that registered proprietors whose titles were encumbered by an interim order made in proceedings to which they were not parties suffer a legal grievance and are aggrieved persons entitled to seek review under section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 46 rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules. Because the impugned interim order adversely affected non-parties without a hearing, and had in any event been overtaken by events on the final determination of the underlying application, there was an error apparent on the face of the record. The order was reviewed and set aside to the extent it affected the applicants, and their plots were released from its scope. Each party to bear own costs.

Outcome

Interim order reviewed and set aside to the extent it affected the applicants; applicants' plots released from the order

Facts

The applicants were registered proprietors of plots comprised in Busiro Block 413 (Plots 2994, 2977, 2982, 2976, 2971 and 2984 in one application, and Plots 3040–3058 formerly Plot 3014 in the other), all derived from subdivisions of Plots 1241, 2227 and 2300 at Bwerenga. Korea Evangelical Mission to All Nations obtained an ex parte interim order dated 16 October 2025 in Miscellaneous Application No. 522 of 2025 against the Commissioner Land Registration, Mutebi Hannington and Batanudde Samuel, staying execution of the ruling and decree in Civil Suit No. 1101 of 2020 and maintaining the status quo over Plots 1241, 2227 and 2300 and all subdivisions therefrom. The order was then lodged with the Commissioner Land Registration and registered as an encumbrance on the applicants' titles. The applicants were not parties to Miscellaneous Application No. 522 of 2025 and were not heard before the order issued. Their registerable interests in the plots were undisputed. Miscellaneous Application No. 522 of 2025 was subsequently determined and found to be res judicata by reference to the earlier ruling in Miscellaneous Application No. 1169 of 2025, so the interim order lapsed by its own terms.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicants were aggrieved parties with locus standi to seek review of the interim order issued in Miscellaneous Application No. 522 of 2025.
  2. Whether the consolidated applications satisfied the criteria for review under section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 46 rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules.
  3. What remedies, if any, the applicants were entitled to.

Orders

  • The application for review is allowed, and the orders issued by this Court on 16th October 2025 in Miscellaneous Application No. 522 of 2025 are reviewed and set aside to the extent that they affect the Applicants and their interests.
  • The property comprised in Busiro Block 413 Plots 1241, 2227 and 2300 and all subsequent subdivisions arising therefrom is released and excluded from the scope and operation of the interim order in Miscellaneous Application No. 522 of 2025.
  • The Applicants' property comprised in Busiro Block 413 Plots 2994, 2977, 2982, 2976, 2971 and 2984 and all subdivisions arising from Block 413 Plots 2300, 2227 and 1241 be released from the said order and shall not be the subject of Miscellaneous Application No. 522 of 2025.
  • Each side to pay their own costs of the application.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Review — Locus Standi — Meaning of Aggrieved Person
A person is aggrieved, and has locus standi to apply for review under section 82 of the Civil Procedure Act and Order 46 of the Civil Procedure Rules, where the order complained of is given against him or otherwise affects his interests; a registered proprietor whose title is encumbered by an order made in proceedings to which he was not a party suffers such a legal grievance.
Civil Procedure — Review — Error Apparent on the Face of the Record — Test
An error apparent on the face of the record is one that stares one in the face on a substantial point of law such that there could reasonably be no two opinions about it; an error established only by a long drawn process of reasoning, or a mere erroneous or wrong view where two opinions are possible, is a ground for appeal and not for review.
Human Rights — Right to a Fair Hearing — Orders Affecting Non-Parties
An order that deprives or restricts the proprietary rights of persons who were not parties to the proceedings and who were not heard offends the principles of natural justice and constitutes an error apparent on the face of the record justifying review.
Civil Procedure — Interim Orders — Duration — Order Overtaken by Events
An interim order expressed to remain in force only until the main application is entertained ceases to have effect once that application is finally disposed of, and is thereafter overtaken by events and cannot continue to encumber property.
Land & Property — Registered Proprietors — Registration of Court Orders as Encumbrances on Third-Party Titles
A court order obtained against named parties may not be registered against the titles of third-party registered proprietors who were not before the court, and such titles are to be released from the operation of the order.

Legislation cited (8)

Cases cited (4)

  • Muhammed Allibhai v W.E Bukenya Mukasa and Another (Civil Appeal No. 56 of 1996)
  • Nyamogo & Nyamogo Advocates Vs Kago [2001] 1 EA 173
  • Kyagalanyi Coffee Ltd v Francis Senabulya (Civil Appeal No. 41 of 2006)
  • Nagawa Theopista v John-Mary Luberenga (Civil Suit No. 314 of 2011)

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Semwogerer Robert Mugarura and Others v Korea Evangelical Mission To All Nations Mujuni Richard Sengendo v Korea Evangelical Mission To All Nations and Others [2026] UGHC 804 (16 July 2026)
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