Sylvia Kirabo Kadhaya v Ahmed Bamweyana [2026] UGHCLD 136
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Holding
The applicant sought to set aside orders dismissing three earlier miscellaneous applications. The court found on the record that the applicant had taken no steps to prosecute the application, which had remained in the system for more than two years and thus constituted case backlog. Declining to extend time any further, the court dismissed the application under section 17(2) of the Judicature Act and made no order as to costs.
Outcome
Application dismissed for want of prosecution with no order as to costs
Facts
The applicant filed a notice of motion on 26 February 2024 seeking, among other things, that orders dismissing Miscellaneous Application No. 0053 of 2024, Miscellaneous Application No. 0180 of 2023 and Miscellaneous Application No. 3414 of 2023 be set aside. On perusal of the record, the court found that the applicant had taken no steps to prosecute the application. The application had remained pending for more than two years, which the court characterised as case backlog, and the court saw no reason to extend that period further.
Issues
- Whether the application to set aside the orders dismissing the earlier miscellaneous applications should be allowed where the applicant has taken no 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
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