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Walujjo Uganda Ltd & 2 Ors v Tropical Bank Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 929 of 2015)

High Court · [2016] UGCOMMC 203 · 2016 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for unconditional leave to appear and defend arising from summary suit for recovery of loan facility
Decision
Application dismissed as incompetent; judgment entered for respondent in underlying suit

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Holding

Court upheld preliminary objection that the application was incompetent for failure to comply with Order 1 rule 12 of the Civil Procedure Rules. The 2nd applicant swore an affidavit on behalf of the 1st and 3rd applicants without filing written authorisation as required by law. The application was dismissed without consideration of merits and judgment entered for the respondent.

Outcome

Application dismissed as incompetent; judgment entered for respondent in underlying suit

Facts

The applicants sought unconditional leave to appear and defend Civil Suit No. 687 of 2015, a summary suit by Tropical Bank for recovery of loan facilities advanced to the 1st applicant. The applicants alleged that amounts claimed were inflated, that property had been sold to clear prior indebtedness leaving a balance of UGX 40,000,000, and that the bank had only advanced UGX 100,000,000 of a UGX 350,000,000 facility after registering a mortgage. The 2nd applicant, Nasser Kibirige Takuba, swore the supporting affidavit both in his personal capacity and on behalf of the 1st and 3rd applicants. The respondent raised a preliminary objection that the affidavit was defective for non-compliance with Order 1 rule 12 of the Civil Procedure Rules, which requires written authorisation where one party deposes on behalf of others. No written authorisation was filed.

Issues

  1. Whether the application for leave to appear and defend is competent having regard to compliance with Order 1 rule 12 of the Civil Procedure Rules
  2. Whether there are triable issues warranting the grant of unconditional leave to appear and defend the suit

Orders

  • Preliminary objection upheld.
  • Application dismissed for being incompetent.
  • Judgment entered for the respondent in Civil Suit No. 687 of 2015 as prayed.
  • Costs awarded to the respondent.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Representative Actions — Affidavit Evidence — Requirement for Written Authorisation
Where an affidavit is sworn by one party on behalf of other parties in the same proceeding, Order 1 rule 12(2) of the Civil Procedure Rules requires that the authority to represent must be in writing, signed by the party giving it, and filed in the case. Failure to comply with this requirement renders the affidavit incurably defective and the application unsupported by competent evidence.

Legislation cited (4)

  • Civil Procedure Rules O.1 r.12
  • Civil Procedure Rules O.36 r.3
  • Civil Procedure Rules O.36 r.4
  • Civil Procedure Rules O.52

Cases cited (2)

  • Peter Bibagamba v Florence Mungereza and Nile Mining Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 103 of 2012)
  • Scorpion Holding Ltd & 2 Ors v Bank of Baroda Uganda Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 286 of 2013)

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Walujjo Uganda Ltd & 2 Ors v Tropical Bank Ltd (Miscellaneous Application No. 929 of 2015) [2016] UGCommC 203 (14 October 2016)
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