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Zubeida v Oyee & 2 Ors (Miscellaneous Civil Application No. 0033 of 2017)

High Court · [2017] UGHCLD 255 · 2017 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for stay of execution pending appeal from High Court Civil Appeal No. 0027 of 2017
Decision
Application for stay of execution dismissed

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Holding

An application for stay of execution arising from a land dispute was dismissed where the applicant failed to demonstrate sufficient cause. The applicant showed dilatory conduct by not filing a memorandum of appeal six months after lodging the notice of appeal. No execution proceedings had been commenced by the respondents and the applicant faced no threat of eviction since the underlying decree found the respondents in lawful possession through adverse possession. The application was speculative as there was no execution in progress to stay.

Outcome

Application for stay of execution dismissed

Facts

The applicant filed a notice of appeal on 10 April 2017 against a High Court decision in Civil Appeal No. 0027 of 2017. The underlying appeal concerned a land dispute where the court found that the respondents had acquired title through adverse possession commencing between 1979 and 1986, and that the applicant was barred by limitation from obtaining an order of eviction. Six months after filing the notice of appeal, the applicant sought a stay of execution, claiming she would be evicted from the land and the appeal would be rendered nugatory. No memorandum of appeal had been filed. The respondents had not applied for execution of the decree or threatened enforcement, nor had they moved to tax their costs.

Issues

  1. Whether sufficient cause exists to grant a stay of execution of the decree appealed against.

Orders

  • Application dismissed with costs to the respondents.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Requirement to Demonstrate Sufficient Cause
Where an applicant seeks a stay of execution pending appeal under Order 43 rule 4 of the Civil Procedure Rules, the applicant must demonstrate that substantial loss may result if no order for stay is made, that the application has been made without unreasonable delay, and where applicable under Order 43 rules 1 and 2, that security has been given for due performance of the decree.
Civil Procedure — Appeals — Existence of Appeal
An appeal in a civil matter comes into existence only upon the filing of a memorandum of appeal, not merely upon lodging a notice of appeal.
Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Absence of Execution Proceedings
Where respondents have neither applied for execution nor threatened to enforce a decree, and no execution is in progress, an application for stay of execution is speculative and will be dismissed.

Legislation cited (7)

  • Civil Procedure Rules O.43 r.4
  • Judicature (Court of Appeal Rules) Directions r.6(2)(b)
  • Civil Procedure Rules r.76
  • Civil Procedure Rules O.43 r.1
  • Civil Procedure Rules O.43 r.2
  • Judicature (Court of Appeal) Rules r.42(1)(b)
  • Civil Procedure Act s.98

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Zubeida v Oyee & 2 Ors (Miscellaneous Civil Application No. 0033 of 2017) [2017] UGHCLD 255 (24 October 2017)
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