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Sensonga Muwange Magoya v Nabwami & 6 Ors (Miscellaneous Application No. 1618 of 2019)

High Court · [2020] UGHCLD 28 · 2020 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for leave to appeal from High Court ruling in Civil Revision No. 11 of 2018
Decision
Leave to appeal granted

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Holding

The High Court granted leave to appeal where the applicant raised arguable grounds challenging the court's re-evaluation of evidence in a revision application. The court applied the principle that leave should be granted where prima facie there are grounds meriting serious judicial consideration, without prejudging the merits of the intended appeal.

Outcome

Leave to appeal granted

Facts

The applicant sought leave to appeal a High Court ruling in Civil Revision No. 11 of 2018, which arose from Makindye Chief Magistrate's Court Civil Suit No. 1756 of 2009. The applicant was aggrieved by the High Court's decision and contended that the appeal raised pertinent issues with a high likelihood of success. The second respondent opposed the application, arguing that the applicant had not shown an arguable case on appeal. The applicant's grounds centered on the allegation that the High Court did not properly re-evaluate the evidence, thereby arriving at an erroneous decision that set aside the magistrate's judgment.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant has shown arguable grounds of appeal that merit serious judicial consideration.
  2. Whether leave to appeal should be granted to challenge the High Court's ruling in Civil Revision No. 11 of 2018.

Orders

  • Application allowed.
  • Leave granted to the applicant to appeal the ruling in High Court Civil Revision No. 11 of 2018.
  • No order as to costs.

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 the applicant must show either that the intended appeal has a reasonable chance of success or that there are arguable grounds of appeal and the applicant has not been guilty of dilatory conduct.
Civil Procedure — Leave to Appeal — Court's Role at Leave Stage
At the leave to appeal stage, the court should refrain from considering matters which may prejudge the issues that may arise on appeal or amount to a review of its own ruling, and it is not open to the court to determine whether the intended appeal would succeed or not.
Civil Procedure — Right of Appeal — Statutory Creature
The right to appeal is a creature of statute, and where there is no right of appeal, a party must seek leave of court to appeal.

Legislation cited (3)

Cases cited (4)

  • Shah v Attorney General (1971) EA 50
  • Sango Bay Estates Ltd & Others v Dresdner Bank AG (1972) EA 17
  • Degeya Trading Stores (U) Ltd v Uganda Revenue Authority (Court of Appeal Application No. 16 of 1996)
  • Commissioner General Uganda Revenue Authority v Meera Investments Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 359 of 2006)

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