[2017] UGCA 46

[2017] UGCA 46

The court found that the applicant had demonstrated the existence of a pending substantive application for stay of execution and that there was a real and imminent threat of execution, as evidenced by the applicant's prior arrest and payment of Shs 5 million for release. The respondent's failure to file an affidavit in reply meant the applicant's averments were unchallenged and thus accepted as truthful. Applying the established principles, the court exercised its discretion to grant an interim stay of execution to preserve the status quo pending the determination of the substantive application, ensuring that the appeal would not be rendered nugatory.

Citation
[2017] UGCA 46
Parties
Applicant: David Lubuuka; Respondent: Fred Joel Nsobya
Court
Court of Appeal of Uganda
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Judgment Date
10 November 2017
Case Number
Misc Application No. 358 of 2016
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Application / Interim Stay of Execution Pending Substantive Application
Outcome
interim stay of execution granted
Legal Topics
Stay of Execution, Exparte Judgment, Service of Process, Land Disputes
Source Language
English
Civil Procedure Land and Property Stay of Execution Exparte Judgment Service of Process Land Disputes

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Parties

David Lubuuka

Applicant

Fred Joel Nsobya

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Application / Interim Stay of Execution Pending Substantive Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether an interim order of stay of execution should be granted pending the hearing and determination of the substantive application for stay of execution.
  2. 2 Whether the applicant faces a real and imminent threat of execution that would render the appeal nugatory if not stayed.

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the applicant had demonstrated the existence of a pending substantive application for stay of execution and that there was a real and imminent threat of execution, as evidenced by the applicant's prior arrest and payment of Shs 5 million for release. The respondent's failure to file an affidavit in reply meant the applicant's averments were unchallenged and thus accepted as truthful. Applying the established principles, the court exercised its discretion to grant an interim stay of execution to preserve the status quo pending the determination of the substantive application, ensuring that the appeal would not be rendered nugatory.

Court Disposition

interim stay of execution granted

Orders

  • An interim order is granted staying the execution of the exparte decrees in Civil Suit No. 95 of 2011 until the final hearing and determination of the substantive application for stay of execution pending in this Court.
  • The costs of this application to abide the outcome of the substantive application pending before this Court.