[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
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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
Legal Issues
- 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 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.
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{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid9706647\charrsid15493634 THE ATTORNEY GENERAL \par {\listtext\pard\plain\lang2057\langfe1033\langfenp1033\insrsid9706647\charrsid15493634 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 2.\tab}THE TREASURY OFFICER OF ACCOUNTS/ \par }\pard \qj \li720\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid15493634 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid9706647\charrsid15493634 SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY ::::::::::::::::: RESPONDENTS/ \par \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab JUDGMENT DEBTORS \par }\pard \qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15493634 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid9706647\charrsid15493634 \par }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid9706647\charrsid15493634 BEFORE HON. JUSTICE REMMY K. KASULE \par \par RULING}{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12333622\charrsid15493634 \par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13304185\charrsid15493634 The applicants, Judgment Creditors in H. C. C. S. No. 207 of 1993, seek an Order of Mandamus of this Court to command t}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7041922\charrsid15493634 he Treasury Officer of Accounts/}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13304185\charrsid15493634 Secret ary to the Treasury, Government of Uganda, to satisfy in full the decree of this Court issued in H. C. C. S No. 207 of 1993, by paying at once and in full to the applicants\rquote lawyers, Messrs B. K. Patel Advocates & Solicitors, P. O. Box 3099 Kampala, the balance of the decretal sum now due of }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10490630\charrsid15493634 S}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13304185\charrsid15493634 hs.635,580,000/=. \par \par In H. C. C. S No. 207 of 1993, the applicants/Decree holders successfully sued the Attorney General of Uganda, for damages and compensation, by reason of their being unlawfully ev}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7041922\charrsid15493634 icted by Government Servants/and}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13304185\charrsid15493634 agents from their customary owned developed land in Mpokya and Mwenge in the then Kabarole District. \par \par Judgment in the case was delivered on 12.04.99, by Mukanza, J, (RIP) and each of the applicants/decree holder}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7041922\charrsid15493634 s}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13304185\charrsid15493634 was awarded }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10490630\charrsid15493634 S}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13304185\charrsid15493634 hs.10,000,000/= compensation; and }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10490630\charrsid15493634 S}{ \lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13304185\charrsid15493634 hs.2,000,000/= exemplary damages. They were also awarded costs of the suit and interest at Court rate. \par \par It is the case of the applicants/decree holders that the Government has over time }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 since the delivery of the Judgment on 12.04.94 paid and sat isfied the decree by paying the principal sum of compensation and exemplary damages.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13304185\charrsid15493634 \par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 However the Government}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7041922\charrsid15493634 ,}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 as Judgment Debtor}{ \lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7041922\charrsid15493634 ,}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 has failed to pay in full the interest on principal sum which interest had accrued to }{ \lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10490630\charrsid15493634 S}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 hs.765,580,000/= as at 05.07.05 when this application was filed in Court. \par \par Since the filing of the application, the Government/Judgment debtor had paid }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10490630\charrsid15493634 S}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 hs.50,000,000/= in November, 2005, and }{ \lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10490630\charrsid15493634 S}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 hs.80,000,000/= in November, 2006, }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7041922\charrsid15493634 making}{ \lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 a total of }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10490630\charrsid15493634 S}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 hs.130,000,000/=. Thus }{ \lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10490630\charrsid15493634 S}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 hs.635,580,000/= remains unsatisfied}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7041922\charrsid15493634 as of to-date}{ \lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 . \par \par From 26.09.05 up to 01.04.08, th}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7041922\charrsid15493634 is}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 application has been called up for hearing eighteen (18) times and in most of those times the Counsel for Attorney General}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7041922\charrsid15493634 ,}{ \lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 who also represents the Secretary to the Treasury, has requested for an adjournment so as to arrange for payment. Apart from the }{ \lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10490630\charrsid15493634 S}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 hs.130,000,000/= which has been paid the rest of the sum due remains unpaid. \par \par On 01.04.08, when the application was called up for hearing the }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10490630\charrsid15493634 J}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 udgment }{ \lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10490630\charrsid15493634 D}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 ebtor, the Secretary to Treasury and their Counsel were absent, without any reason }{ \lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7041922\charrsid15493634 being communicated}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 to court}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7041922\charrsid15493634 ;}{ \lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 though there was an affidavit of service showing Attorney General had been served with the hearing notice for the }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7041922\charrsid15493634 hearing }{ \lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 date of 01.04.08 on 29}{\lang2057\langfe1033\super\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 th}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 March 2008. Court thus acceded to the prayer of Counsel for the }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7041922\charrsid15493634 applicants/decree holders}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 to proceed with the hearing of the application in absence of the Judgment debtor/The Secretary to Treasury and their Counsel. \par This court is satisfied that the sum of }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10490630\charrsid15493634 S}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 hs.635,580,000/= balance of unpaid i nterest is due from the Judgment debtor to the }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10490630\charrsid15493634 J}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 udgment Creditor. \par \par Court is also satisfied that from 26.09.05 when this application was lodged in Court, to date i.e. April, 2008, a period of two years and eight months, is more than sufficient time for the respondents}{ \lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7041922\charrsid15493634 Judgment debtors}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 to satisfy the decree in full by paying the sum due of }{ \lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10490630\charrsid15493634 S}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 hs.635,580,000/=. \par \par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10490630\charrsid15493634 No plausible reason has been furnished to court as to why an order of Mandamus should not issue. \par \par Accordingly this application succeeds. An order of Mandamus is hereby issued requiring whoever is holding the office of Treasury officer of Accounts/Secretary to the Treasury to pay on being presented with this order the sum of S hs.635,580,000/= to the applicants}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7041922\charrsid15493634 decree holders,}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10490630\charrsid15493634 through their lawyers}{ \lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7041922\charrsid15493634 ,}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10490630\charrsid15493634 in full and final satisfaction of the decree in H. C. C. S No. 207 of 1993. \par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid9706647\charrsid15493634 \par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10490630\charrsid15493634 The applicants are awarded the costs of this application. \par \par \par }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10490630\charrsid15493634 Remmy K. Kasule \par Judge \par }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7041922\charrsid15493634 8}{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\super\langnp2057\insrsid7041922\charrsid15493634 th}{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7041922\charrsid15493634 April, 2008}{ \b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1901317\charrsid15493634 \par }}