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Stanbic Bank Uganda Ltd v Joseph Aine and Ors (HCT-00-CC-MA 305 of 2005)

High Court · [2005] UGCOMMC 29 · 2005 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for temporary injunction arising from main suit for fraud and constructive trust
Decision
Application dismissed with costs

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Holding

Application for temporary injunction dismissed. Held that Order 37 Rule 1 Civil Procedure Rules requires proof by affidavit of an existing danger of wastage, damage, or alienation of property in dispute, or a threat or intention to dispose of property with a view to defraud creditors. The applicant failed to make any allegation establishing such danger or threat, and therefore no case was made out for the issue of a temporary injunction.

Outcome

Application dismissed with costs

Facts

Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited applied for a temporary injunction to restrain the fourth respondent company and its directors (second and third respondents) from transferring, selling, or otherwise dealing with two buses (registration numbers UAF 392N and UAF 007J) until final disposal of the main suit. The applicant alleged the buses belonged to it in equity as proceeds of fraud committed by the second respondent, and were held by the fourth respondent as constructive trustee. The applicant claimed it would suffer irreparable injury if the buses were not available should the suit succeed. The respondents filed affidavits in reply denying fraud and asserting the buses were legitimately procured. The applicant abandoned its prayer to restrain use or running of the buses.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant satisfied the requirements under Order 37 Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules for the grant of a temporary injunction.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Costs awarded to the respondents.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Temporary Injunctions — Order 37 Rule 1 Civil Procedure Rules — Requirement to Prove Danger or Threat
Under Order 37 Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules, an applicant for a temporary injunction must prove by affidavit or otherwise the existence of a danger that property in dispute is being wasted, damaged, or alienated, or that a party threatens or intends to remove or dispose of property with a view to defraud creditors. It is only after such proof that the court will proceed to consider the probability of success, irreparable injury, and balance of convenience.
Civil Procedure — Temporary Injunctions — Failure to Plead Essential Requirements
Where an applicant for a temporary injunction under Order 37 Rule 1 makes no allegation as to the existence of a danger of wastage, damage, or alienation of the property in dispute, or of a threat or intention to dispose of property, no case is made out for the grant of the injunction regardless of other considerations.

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Stanbic Bank Uganda Ltd v Joseph Aine and Ors (HCT-00-CC-MA 305 of 2005) [2005] UGCommC 29 (19 June 2005)
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