[1935] EACA 49

[1935] EACA 49

The Court held that execution of a decree for sale of immovable property is completed by the act of sale, as stipulated by Order 21, rule 86 of the Civil Procedure Decree. The relevant test for the application of section 19 of the Alienation of Land (Restriction and Evidence) Decree, 1934, is the date of execution, not the date of the decree or order. Since the sale (execution) occurred before the new Decree came into force, section 19 did not operate to delay or invalidate the sale. The appeal was therefore dismissed, affirming the lower court's decision that the sale constituted execution and was not subject to the one-year moratorium under the new Decree.

Citation
[1935] EACA 49
Parties
Appellant: Abdulla bin Amour bin Abdulrehman El Maskeri; Respondent: Mowji Valabhdas
Court
East African Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Judgment Date
1 January 1935
Case Number
C.A. 25/1934.
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From Order Dismissing Application to Delay Confirmation of Sale
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Judges
Abrahamas, C.J. (Tanganyika), Sheridan, P, Webb, J
Legal Topics
Execution of Decree, Mortgage Sale, Alienation of Land, Confirmation of Sale
Source Language
English
Civil Procedure Land and Property Execution of Decree Mortgage Sale Alienation of Land Confirmation of Sale

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Parties

Abdulla bin Amour bin Abdulrehman El Maskeri

Appellant

Mowji Valabhdas

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From Order Dismissing Application to Delay Confirmation of Sale

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether execution of a decree for sale of mortgaged property is completed by the sale or only upon confirmation of the sale.
  2. 2 Whether section 19 of the Alienation of Land (Restriction and Evidence) Decree, 1934, applies to prevent execution of a sale ordered before the Decree came into force.

Ratio Decidendi

The Court held that execution of a decree for sale of immovable property is completed by the act of sale, as stipulated by Order 21, rule 86 of the Civil Procedure Decree. The relevant test for the application of section 19 of the Alienation of Land (Restriction and Evidence) Decree, 1934, is the date of execution, not the date of the decree or order. Since the sale (execution) occurred before the new Decree came into force, section 19 did not operate to delay or invalidate the sale. The appeal was therefore dismissed, affirming the lower court's decision that the sale constituted execution and was not subject to the one-year moratorium under the new Decree.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal is dismissed.