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Ssenkomi Herman and Others v Ssemakula Moses [2026] UGHCLD 127

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Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application by notice of motion for an interim order of stay of execution, arising from earlier miscellaneous applications and an appeal connected to Civil Suit No. 1094 of 2012
Decision
Application for interim stay of execution dismissed for want of prosecution

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Holding

The applicants sought an interim order of stay of execution pending determination of a related application. The court, on perusing the record, found that the applicants had taken no serious steps to prosecute the application, which had remained in the system for close to two years. Declining to extend the period further, the court dismissed the application for want of prosecution under section 17(2) of the Judicature Act and made no order as to costs.

Outcome

Application for interim stay of execution dismissed for want of prosecution

Facts

The applicants filed a notice of motion on 29 July 2024 seeking an interim order of stay of execution of orders in Miscellaneous Appeal No. 1910 of 2024, pending determination of a related matter before the court, together with provision for costs. The application arose from a chain of earlier proceedings connected to Civil Suit No. 1094 of 2012. On perusal of the record, the court found that the applicants had taken no serious steps to prosecute the application and that the matter had been in the system for close to two years.

Issues

  1. Whether the application for an interim order of stay of execution should be allowed to proceed where the applicants had taken no serious steps to prosecute it.

Orders

  • The application is dismissed under section 17(2) of the Judicature Act.
  • No orders as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Want of Prosecution — Dismissal of Dormant Applications under Judicature Act s.17(2)
Where a party takes no serious steps to prosecute an application and the matter has remained dormant on the court record for a prolonged period, the High Court may dismiss the application for want of prosecution under section 17(2) of the Judicature Act and decline to extend the time any further.

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Ssenkomi Herman and Others v Ssemakula Moses [2026] UGHCLD 127 (15 April 2026)
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