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Uganda Bus Operators Association Investments Limited and Another v Kampala Capital City Authority and 4 Others (Miscellaneous Application 2098 of 2021)

High Court · [2023] UGHCLD 454 Application Granted AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for leave to amend plaint arising from civil suit for compensation for vandalized properties
Decision
Leave to amend plaint granted with 15 days to file amended plaint

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Holding

The court granted leave to amend the plaint where the applicant sought to clarify the exact amount of compensation for vandalized properties. The amendment was necessary for proper adjudication, the cause of action remained unchanged, the case was at a preliminary stage, and no injustice would be occasioned to the respondents who would have opportunity to respond.

Outcome

Leave to amend plaint granted with 15 days to file amended plaint

Facts

The applicants filed HCCS No. 965 of 2020 seeking compensation for vandalized properties on suit land. At the time of filing the original plaint, the applicants could not trace relevant documents showing the value of the vandalized properties. The applicants subsequently obtained the relevant documents and brought this application to amend the plaint to clarify the exact amount of compensation sought. The second respondent opposed the application, arguing that the proposed amendments were unnecessary and sought as an afterthought after seeing the defense. The case was still at preliminary stages of trial. The cause of action in both the original and intended amended plaint remained fraud and trespass to land.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant should be granted leave to amend the plaint in HCCS No. 965 of 2020.

Orders

  • Application allowed.
  • Plaintiff granted leave to amend the plaint in HCCS No. 965 of 2020.
  • Amendment to be filed within 15 days.
  • Each party to bear their own costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Amendment of Pleadings — Discretion of Court
Under Order 6 rule 19 of the Civil Procedure Rules, the court may at any stage allow a party to amend pleadings in such manner and upon such terms as may be just for the purpose of determining the real questions in controversy between the parties.
Civil Procedure — Amendment of Pleadings — Factors for Grant of Leave
Leave to amend a plaint will be granted where the case is at a preliminary stage, the cause of action remains unchanged, the amendment is necessary for proper adjudication, and no injustice will be occasioned to the opposing party who will have opportunity to respond.
Civil Procedure — Amendment of Pleadings — Clarification of Relief Sought
An amendment seeking to clarify the exact amount of compensation or relief claimed is necessary for proper adjudication and will be allowed where it does not change the underlying cause of action.

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