[2008] UGHC 46

[2008] UGHC 46

The court found that the applicants, as judgment creditors, had a clear legal right to the outstanding interest awarded in H.C.C.S No. 207 of 1993. The government, as judgment debtor, had failed to pay the interest despite having paid the principal and exemplary damages and having been given sufficient time (over...

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Citation
[2008] UGHC 46
Parties
Applicant: Benon Turyamureeba and 132 others; Respondent: The Attorney General; Respondent: The Treasury Officer of Accounts/Secretary to the Treasury
Court
High Court of Uganda
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Number
Misc. Appl. No. 440 of 2005
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Application / Ruling
Outcome
application_granted
Legal Topics
Judicial Review, Mandamus, Enforcement of Judgments, Government Liability
Source Language
en
Administrative Law Civil Procedure Judicial Review Mandamus Enforcement of Judgments Government Liability

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Parties

Benon Turyamureeba and 132 others

Applicant

The Attorney General

Respondent

The Treasury Officer of Accounts/Secretary to the Treasury

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Application / Ruling

  1. 1 Whether an order of mandamus should issue compelling the Treasury Officer of Accounts/Secretary to the Treasury to pay the outstanding decretal interest to the applicants.
  2. 2 Whether the respondents have failed to satisfy the decree within a reasonable time despite repeated opportunities.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicants, as judgment creditors, had a clear legal right to the outstanding interest awarded in H.C.C.S No. 207 of 1993. The government, as judgment debtor, had failed to pay the interest despite having paid the principal and exemplary damages and having been given sufficient time (over two years and eight months) to satisfy the decree. No plausible reason was provided for the continued non-payment, and the respondents failed to appear or contest the application at the final hearing. The court held that mandamus was the appropriate remedy to compel the Treasury Officer of Accounts/Secretary to the Treasury to pay the outstanding sum, as the applicants had...

Court Disposition

application_granted

Orders

  • An order of mandamus is issued requiring the Treasury Officer of Accounts/Secretary to the Treasury to pay Shs.635,580,000/= to the applicants through their lawyers in full and final satisfaction of the decree in H.C.C.S No. 207 of 1993.
  • The applicants are awarded the costs of this application.