[2009] UGHC 101

[2009] UGHC 101

The court found that the applicant's affidavit evidence was unchallenged and sufficiently established the grounds for a temporary injunction. The applicant demonstrated a prima facie case in the main suit for trespass, a high probability of success, and that the balance of convenience favored her. The court accepted...

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Citation
[2009] UGHC 101
Parties
Applicant: Cissy Namuli Buwembo; Respondent: Nabaka Jesca Nyombi
Court
High Court of Uganda
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Number
Miscellaneous Application No. 316 of 2009
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Ex Parte Application for Temporary Injunction
Outcome
temporary injunction granted ex parte; costs to abide main suit
Legal Topics
Temporary Injunctions, Trespass to Land, Prima Facie Case, Balance of Convenience
Source Language
en
Land and Property Civil Procedure Temporary Injunctions Trespass to Land Prima Facie Case Balance of Convenience

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Parties

Cissy Namuli Buwembo

Applicant

Nabaka Jesca Nyombi

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Ex Parte Application for Temporary Injunction

  1. 1 Whether the applicant has established a prima facie case warranting the grant of a temporary injunction.
  2. 2 Whether the balance of convenience favors the grant of a temporary injunction.
  3. 3 Whether the applicant would suffer irreparable harm if the injunction is not granted.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicant's affidavit evidence was unchallenged and sufficiently established the grounds for a temporary injunction. The applicant demonstrated a prima facie case in the main suit for trespass, a high probability of success, and that the balance of convenience favored her. The court accepted that the applicant would suffer irreparable harm if the respondent was not restrained from entering and subdividing the land. As there was no evidence to the contrary, the court granted the temporary injunction as prayed, to subsist until the determination of the main suit.

Court Disposition

temporary injunction granted ex parte; costs to abide main suit

Orders

  • An order for a temporary injunction restraining the respondent, her agents, transferees, assignees, successors in title or any person claiming under or a similar interest to that of the respondent from entering and subdividing into plots with intervention to sell the applicant's land comprised in Kibuga Block 11...
  • Costs of the application to abide the results of the main suit.