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Zubeda Kiziri v Walugembe (Miscellaneous Cause 46 of 2022)

High Court · [2023] UGHCLD 139 · 2023 Application Struck Out AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for leave to appeal and extension of time arising from dismissed appeal for want of prosecution
Decision
Application struck out for being incompetent

Observed later treatment

Cited — treatment unverified cited in 1 (treatment unverified) Sequitur — Uganda’s citator · Derived from citing cases in the Wakilii corpus — not an assertion that this case is good law.

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Holding

The court held that an application seeking leave to file a fresh appeal, rather than reinstatement of an appeal dismissed for want of prosecution, is incompetent. Where an appeal has been dismissed for want of prosecution under Order 43 rule 31 of the Civil Procedure Rules, the proper remedy is to apply for reinstatement under the court's inherent powers pursuant to article 126(2)(e) of the Constitution and section 98 of the Civil Procedure Act, not to seek leave to file a new appeal. The application was struck out.

Outcome

Application struck out for being incompetent

Facts

The applicant had judgment entered against her by a Magistrate Grade One on 23 May 2019 in Civil Suit No. 047 of 2015. She filed Civil Appeal No. 074 of 2019 in the High Court Land Division, which was dismissed for want of prosecution on 19 April 2022. The applicant then brought this miscellaneous cause seeking leave to file a fresh appeal and extension of time to file a memorandum of appeal. The respondent opposed the application on grounds that the appeal was rightly dismissed due to lack of follow-up by the appellant.

Issues

  1. Whether the applicant should be granted leave to file a fresh appeal against the judgment of the Magistrate Grade One.
  2. Whether time should be extended to file a memorandum of appeal.
  3. Whether the application is competent given that the applicant seeks leave to file a fresh appeal rather than reinstatement of the dismissed appeal.

Orders

  • Application struck out as incompetent.
  • Applicant to pay costs of the application.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Appeals — Dismissal for Want of Prosecution — Remedy Available to Aggrieved Appellant
Where an appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution under Order 43 rule 31 of the Civil Procedure Rules, the proper remedy is to apply for reinstatement of the dismissed appeal under the court's inherent powers pursuant to article 126(2)(e) of the Constitution and section 98 of the Civil Procedure Act, not to seek leave to file a fresh appeal.
Civil Procedure — Appeals — Inherent Powers of Court — Reinstatement of Dismissed Appeals
The inherent powers of the court to reinstate an appeal dismissed for want of prosecution should only be invoked in very compelling circumstances and in a limited manner, and the appellant must establish a compelling case and unique or rare circumstances.

Legislation cited (9)

Cases cited (2)

  • Abel Balemesa v Yesero Mugenyi (Miscellaneous Application No. 126 of 2019)
  • Kigozi Andrew v Mukasa Ronald (Miscellaneous Application No. 1516 of 2022)

Cases citing this judgment (1)

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