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…The appellant’s grounds for challenging the decision of the High Court, in brief outline, are that the judge erred in law in not appreciating that Order 5 rule 12 of the Civil Procedure Rules (the Rules) allows for service…

…On this evidence the learned Senior Resident Magistrate ruled that the summons had been properly served under Order V Rule 12 of the Civil Procedure Rules and dismissed the application.…

…The law governing the granting of interlocutory injunction is set out under order 40(1) (a) and (b) of the Civil Procedure Rules 2010.…

…That under Order 40 Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules, where there is proof that any property in dispute is in a danger of being wasted, damaged, alienated or disposed of, the court ought to grant a temporary injunction…

…He accordingly exercised his discretion under section 3A of the Civil Procedure Act.…

…Civil Procedure Rules (cap 21 Sub Leg) order XVI rule 6; order XLII rule 1(2) 2. Civil Procedure Act [Uganda] section 77(1) 3.…

…Procedure Rules - whether provisions of the Civil Procedure Rules on enlargement of time could override or be applied to extend a statutory limitation period set under the Law Reform Act - Law Reform Act (cap. 26) section…

…Whether the court had jurisdiction to enlarge time for ling an application for leave to apply for certiorari beyond the statutory period under the Civil Procedure Rules. iii.…

…In my view, Section 3A of the Civil Procedure Act is meant to give court power to deal with situations like this and make appropriate orders to meet the ends of justice”.…

…Thereafter, the tenants/appellants applied under Section 80 of the Civil Procedure Code and Order XLIV – Civil Procedure Rules for review of its judgment on the ground that the High Court had no jurisdiction to hear the appeal…

…Procedure Act and Order 42 Rule 6, Order 51 Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules seeks the following orders: (1).…

…Determination The Court is exercising its discretion is guided by the provisions under the proviso of Section 79 (G) of the Civil Procedure Act.…

…It is normally the duty of the High Court under section 79C of the Civil Procedure Act to hear the parties, allowing the appellant to exercise his constitutional right of appeal.…

…The problem then is one of construing the words of section 79B of the Civil Procedure Act and especially the words ‘No sufficient ground.’…

…The Chamber Summons is stated to be brought under order 9A rules 10 and 11, order 9B rules 1 and 8, order 21 rule 22 of the Civil Procedure Rules and under section 3A of the Civil Procedure Act.…

…These matters which the defendants ask me to do are all provided for in various sections of the Civil Procedure Rules and accordingly there is really no reason for my doing anything under section 3A of the Civil Procedure…

…Procedure Act; or where an appeal only lies with leave of court as contemplated in Section 75 of the Civil Procedure Act as read with Order 43 of the Civil Procedure Rules or where the appeal does not lie at all; or where…

…Procedure Act. 10.…

…He felt that the reasons adduced by the applicant were sufficient to persuade the Court to revive the suit in accordance with its powers donated by Order 24 rule 7, Sub-rule 2, of the Civil Procedure Rules 2010 and also Section…

…3A of the Civil Procedure Act.…

…Together with the plaint the plaintiffs filed a chamber summons dated 1.3.2004 under order 39 Rule 2(1), (2) and (3) of the Civil Procedure Rules, Rules 12(5) and (7) of the Children’s Act (No. 8 of 2001) General Rules and…

…I shall first of all deal with the issue of competence of the application which has been brought by way of chamber summons under Order 41 Rule 4 of the Civil procedure Rules. In his reply to Mr.…

…On this basis, therefore, the plaintiff/applicant prayed for entry of judgment under order 12 rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules.…

…I must confess, I am not quite sure whether the word “otherwise” in order 12 rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules includes a document signed, even if it is an admission, by a party other than a party to the suit.…

…Together with the plaint the plaintiffs filed a chamber summons dated 1.3.2004 under order 39 Rule 2(1), (2) and (3) of the Civil Procedure Rules, Rules 12(5) and (7) of the Children’s Act (No. 8 of 2001) General Rules and…

…I shall first of all deal with the issue of competence of the application which has been brought by way of chamber summons under Order 41 Rule 4 of the Civil procedure Rules. In his reply to Mr.…

…CASE NO. 330 OF 1991) ************************** JUDGMENT OF COURT The award filed in the superior court on 7th December, 1992 was not signed by all the persons who made it as is required by rule 10 of Order XLV of the Civil…

…Procedure Rules.…

…Even then a decision on setting aside an exparte judgment is entirely within the discretion of the presiding Court which discretion remains unfettered; See order IX A rule 10 of the Civil Procedure Rules which provides that…

…In this regard, the main concern of the Court is to do justice to the parties and it will not impose conditions on itself to fetter the wide discretion which the Civil Procedure Rules gives to it.…

…The provisions for are laid out in Order XXXIX of the Civil Procedure Rules. In my view that does not apply to applications under Law of Succession Act(Cap.160).…

…I have perused the provisions of Rule 63 of the Probate and Administration Rules, which clearly states the following provisions of Civil Procedure Rules, namely Order V,X,XI,XV,XVII,XXV,XLIV, and XLIX shall apply for far…

…court a discretion to set aside the judgment upon such terms as may be just, but in a case like this where the obtaining of the judgment was irregular and not in accordance with the law and practice as laid down in our Civil…

…Procedure Rules, the appellant is clearly entitled as of right to have the judgment set aside without any conditions being imposed.…

…court a discretion to set aside the judgment upon such terms as may be just, but in a case like this where the obtaining of the judgment was irregular and not in accordance with the law and practice as laid down in our Civil…

…Procedure Rules, the appellant is clearly entitled as of right to have the judgment set aside without any conditions being imposed.…

…The form of the application appears to follow order IXA rule 5 of the Civil Procedure Rules, whereby interlocutory judgment was prayed for, pending the matter being set down for the assessment of damages.…

…He protested that order 5 rule 12 of the Civil Procedure Rules made service conditional on the process server really ascertaining that the defendant could not be found, and secondly that the adult member of the defendant’…

…I could not find a certificate of costs in the file as provided by order XX rule 8() of the Civil Procedure Rules.…