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The Body of Christ Church v Bakashaba (Miscellaneous Application No. 2796 of 2024)

High Court · [2025] UGHCLD 103 · 2025 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for review of an Assistant Registrar's ruling adding the applicant as a defendant to a civil suit
Decision
Application for review dismissed; applicant remains added as defendant in the main suit

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Holding

The court held that although the applicant was not served with the amended application in Miscellaneous Application No. 786 of 2024, the failure to serve did not occasion a miscarriage of justice because the court has power under Order 1 rule 10(2) of the Civil Procedure Rules to add a party on its own motion where necessary for complete adjudication. The applicant had already filed a defence in the main suit. The application for review was dismissed as futile.

Outcome

Application for review dismissed; applicant remains added as defendant in the main suit

Facts

The respondent filed Miscellaneous Application No. 786 of 2024 seeking to add the applicant as a defendant to Civil Suit No. 581 of 2023 concerning land registered as Volume 17 Folio 20, Block 253 Plot 485 Lukuli in Makindye Division. On 18 June 2024, the respondent filed an amended application adding The Body of Christ Church as the second respondent. On 27 August 2024, the Assistant Registrar granted the application and ordered the applicant be added as a defendant. The applicant contended it was not served with the application and therefore denied an opportunity to be heard. The applicant had already filed a defence in the main suit on 11 December 2024. The applicant claimed ownership of the suit land through a 1990 donation and a 2013 purchase from the estate of the late Sempa Salim.

Issues

  1. Whether the application discloses sufficient grounds to review and set aside the Ruling and Orders in Miscellaneous Application No. 786 of 2024.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • Each party to bear their own costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Review — Grounds for Review — Non-Service of Court Process
Non-service of court process on a party violates the right to be heard and constitutes sufficient ground for review of a court decision under Order 46 rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules.
Civil Procedure — Review — Aggrieved Party — Miscarriage of Justice
An applicant seeking review must demonstrate that they are aggrieved by the impugned decision. Where the failure to serve does not occasion a miscarriage of justice because the court has power to make the same order on its own motion and the applicant has already participated in the main proceedings, the applicant is not aggrieved and review will be refused.
Civil Procedure — Joinder of Parties — Court's Power to Add Parties
Under Order 1 rule 10(2) of the Civil Procedure Rules, the court may at any stage of proceedings, on its own motion or on application, order that any person whose presence is necessary to enable the court to effectually and completely adjudicate upon and settle all questions involved in the suit be added as a party.

Legislation cited (7)

Cases cited (2)

  • Muhammed Bukenya Allibai v W.E Bukenya & Anor (Supreme Court Criminal Appeal No. 56 of 1996)
  • John Imaniraguha v Uganda Revenue Authority and Another (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 2770 of 2023)

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