[2025] UGHCLD 84
The court found that since the applicant, Edward Ssenteza, expressly distanced himself from the application filed by his former advocates and the said advocates had withdrawn from representing him, the application for a hearing date in MA No. 1662 of 2024 was rendered untenable. The court therefore dismissed the...
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- Citation
- [2025] UGHCLD 84
- Parties
- Applicant: Edward Ssenteza; Respondent: Cyril Kambarage Chigange; Respondent: Karim Hirji; Respondent: Anil Damani
- Court
- HC: Land Division (Uganda)
- Jurisdiction
- Uganda
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Application No. 1662 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Application for Hearing Date
- Outcome
- application dismissed as untenable
- Judges
- Kazaarwe, J
- Legal Topics
- Dismissal of Application, Representation and Withdrawal, Counter Claims
- Source Language
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Parties
Edward Ssenteza
Applicant
Cyril Kambarage Chigange
Respondent
Karim Hirji
Respondent
Anil Damani
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Application / Ruling on Application for Hearing Date
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the application for a hearing date in MA No. 1662 of 2024 is tenable after the main suit was dismissed and the applicant's advocate withdrew representation.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that since the applicant, Edward Ssenteza, expressly distanced himself from the application filed by his former advocates and the said advocates had withdrawn from representing him, the application for a hearing date in MA No. 1662 of 2024 was rendered untenable. The court therefore dismissed the application, noting that there was no basis to proceed with a hearing for an application that the applicant no longer supported or owned. No order as to costs was made, reflecting the abandonment and lack of opposition.
Court Disposition
application dismissed as untenable
Orders
- MA No. 1662 of 2024 is dismissed with no order as to costs.
Full Case Text
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# <sup>5</sup> THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
# IN THE HIGH COURT OF UGANDA AT KAMPALA
#### (LAND DTVTSTON)
## MISCELLENEOUS APPLICATION NO. 1662 OF 2024
### (AR|S|NG FROM CtVtL SU|T NO. 108 OF 2024)
IO EDWARO SSENTEZA ==APPLICANT
#### -VS.
- 1. CYRIL KAMBARAGE CHIGANGE - 2. KARIM HIRJI - 3. ANIL DAMANI RESPONDENTS
# r5 Before: Hon. Lady Justice Olive Kazaarwe Mukwaya
#### RULING
This court received a request for a hearing date in this application MA no. 1662 of 2024 arising from Civil Suit no. lOB of 2024.
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The request was made by Ms. Jambu & Co. Advocates vide a letter dated lsrApril 2025, apparently on behalf of Mr. Ssenleza the Applicant. lt is a fact that Civil Suit no. 108 of 2O24 was dismissed on the 25'h June 2024.
Further, the counter claim under Civil Suit no. 108 ol 2024 is pending hearing. The Counter Defendant, Mr. Edward Ssenteza is represented by Droit Advocates. When the counter claim came up for hearing today Mr. Edward Ssenteza clarified that MA. NO.
l5 1662 OF 2024 was filed by his former advocates Ms. Jambo & Co. Advocates and then abandoned when his advocate withdrew from representing him. ln effect, Mr. Edward Ssenteza distanced himself from MS Jambo & Co. Advocates and the letter requesting for a hearing date in MA no. 1662 ot 2024.
<sup>5</sup> This clarification in my view renders MA. No. 1662 of 2024 untenable and it is hereby dismissed with no order as to costs.
ro Ol ve Kazaarwe Mukwaya JUDGE
> 12th June 2025 Delivered by Eccmis to Counsel for the parties.
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