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Senyondwa & Anor v Nakitto (Miscellaneous Application No. 1103 of 2018)

High Court · [2019] UGHCLD 11 · 2019 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for stay of execution arising from Civil Suit No. 170 of 2005
Decision
Application dismissed for want of jurisdiction; parties directed to the Execution Division

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Holding

The High Court Land Division dismissed an application for stay of execution on jurisdictional grounds. While the court struck out the respondent's affidavit in reply filed outside the statutory 15-day time limit without leave, it held that applications for stay of execution must be filed in the Execution Division, not the Land Division, which lacks jurisdiction over such matters.

Outcome

Application dismissed for want of jurisdiction; parties directed to the Execution Division

Facts

The applicants sought a stay of execution of a judgment and decree passed in Civil Suit No. 170 of 2005 pending their intended appeal. They had filed a notice of appeal and requested the typed record of proceedings. The respondent had lodged a bill of costs for taxation. The respondent's affidavit in reply was filed four months after service of the application, outside the 15-day time limit prescribed for filing replies to interlocutory applications, and without seeking leave of court to file out of time.

Issues

  1. Whether the respondent's affidavit in reply filed four months after service without leave of court should be struck out.
  2. Whether the High Court Land Division has jurisdiction to hear an application for stay of execution.

Orders

  • The respondent's affidavit in reply is struck out.
  • The application is rejected and dismissed with costs to the respondent.
  • Parties ordered to seek audience from the Execution Division.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Interlocutory Applications — Time Limits for Filing Affidavits in Reply
An affidavit in reply to an interlocutory application must be filed within 15 days of service, and where filed outside this time without leave of court, it is improperly before the court and must be struck out.
Civil Procedure — Jurisdiction — Division-Specific Competence — Stay of Execution
Applications for stay of execution fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Execution Division of the High Court and cannot be entertained by other divisions such as the Land Division.

Legislation cited (4)

Cases cited (1)

  • Stop and See (U) Ltd v Tropical Africa Bank Ltd (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 333 of 2010)

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Senyondwa_&_Anor_v_Nakitto_(Miscellaneous_Application_No._1103_of_2018)_[2019]_UGHCLD_11_(13_March_2019)
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