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Western Cables Uganda Limited v Juliet Namuli Asiya and Others (Civil Suit No 522 of 2019)

High Court · [2025] UGCOMMC 205 · 2025 Suit Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
First instance civil suit dismissed for want of prosecution
Decision
Suit dismissed for want of prosecution due to non-appearance of parties at hearing

Observed later treatment

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Holding

The court dismissed the suit under Order 17 rule 4 of the Civil Procedure Rules where neither party appeared for the scheduled hearing despite proper notice via ECCMIS and wide circulation of the cause list. The court exercised its discretion to dismiss forthwith where parties failed to take steps necessary to advance a case that had been pending since 2019.

Outcome

Suit dismissed for want of prosecution due to non-appearance of parties at hearing

Facts

The plaintiff filed suit in 2019 seeking declaratory and financial orders against nine defendants related to alleged unlawful incorporation of a company with intent to defraud. The suit was dismissed for want of prosecution on 11 November 2020 and reinstated on 4 November 2022. The matter was cause-listed for hearing on 19 June 2025 with hearing notice issued via ECCMIS and the cause list widely circulated. When the matter was called on for hearing on 19 June 2025, neither party appeared.

Issues

  1. Whether the court should dismiss the suit where parties failed to appear for hearing despite proper notice.

Orders

  • Suit dismissed pursuant to Order 17 rule 4 of the Civil Procedure Rules.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Dismissal for Want of Prosecution — Non-Appearance at Hearing
Where parties to whom time has been granted fail to appear when a suit is called on for hearing, the court may exercise its discretion under Order 17 rule 4 of the Civil Procedure Rules to dismiss the suit forthwith, notwithstanding the default, particularly where the suit forms part of case backlog and parties have failed to take steps necessary to advance the case.

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Western Cables Uganda Limited v Juliet Namuli Asiya and Others (Civil Suit No 522 of 2019) [2025] UGCommC 205 (19 June 2025)
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