Kereni Bwomono V Titus Kidega Lak & 2 Ors (High Court Civil Suit No. MG 5/94) [1996] UGHC 10 (26 April 1996)

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TI}{\b\insrsid12520440 TUS KIDEGA LAK \line 2. M/s ATARE, OK}{ \b\insrsid10050092\charrsid9374636 WONGALI & Co.\line (Adv}{\b\insrsid12520440 ocates) .\tab \tab \tab \tab \'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85}{\b\insrsid10050092\charrsid9374636 DEFENDANTS. \line 3. THE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD \par }\pard \s15\qj \li0\ri0\sb100\sa240\sbauto1\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid10050092 {\b\ul\insrsid10050092\charrsid9374636 BEF}{\b\ul\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 ORE}{ \b\ul\insrsid10050092\charrsid9374636 : HON. MR. JUSTICE G . M. OKELLO. \par RU L I N G \par }{\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 When this }{\insrsid10050092\charrsid9374636 case was cal}{\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 led for }{\insrsid10050092\charrsid9374636 hear}{\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 ing at the adjourned date of 26/4/96, Counsel for the Plaintiff sought adjournment because he was unable to proceed as his witnesses were not present. The reason he }{\insrsid10050092\charrsid9374636 advanced for the request was m}{ \insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 ainly that the }{\insrsid10050092\charrsid9374636 Plaintiff }{\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 who is an employee in the President\rquote s Office, was in charge of a Communication Section of that office and }{ \insrsid10050092\charrsid9374636 was therefore unabl}{\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 e to leave the office as he was alone in that }{\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 section}{\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 That his colleague was currently sick. }{ \insrsid10050092\charrsid9374636 A}{\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 nother subsidiary reason was that the Plaintiff\rquote s other witnesses from Kitgum were also not present though they were notified. }{\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 Co}{ \insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 unsel for the Plaintiff prayed that the case be adjourned to another date possibly when the Plaintiff\rquote s sick colleag}{\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 ue recovers from his sickness. \par }{\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 Mr. Atare opposed the application for adjournment arguing }{\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 that no sufficient cau}{\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 se was shown by the applicant to justify grant of adjournment. According to Mr. Atare, the Plaintiff was asking court to adjourn the case until when it was convenient to him. In Counsel\rquote s view court was not to be conducted at the convenience of an }{\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 individual. \par }\pard \s15\qj \li0\ri0\sb100\sa240\sbauto1\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12393881 {\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 It is worth pointing out that adjournment }{\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 is }{ \insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 a matter of }{\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 discretion of the court. Under }{\b\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 O}{\b\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 .15 r 1 of the }{\b\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 C}{ \b\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 PR}{\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 , such discretion is exercised in favour of the applicant where sufficient cause is}{\i\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 }{\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 shown. }{ \insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 In}{\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 the instant case, the }{\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 reasons advanced for the request for adjournment were two: -}{\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 One that the Plaintiff was too busy to leave his office. Being too busy}{\i\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 }{\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 in one\rquote s place of work was no sufficient cau se to justify grant of adjournment. If that were so, no court work}{\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 would progress as every body wo}{\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 uld be too busy at}{\i\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 }{ \insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 his respective place of work. \par }\pard \s15\qj \li0\ri0\sb100\sa240\sbauto1\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9374636 {\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 The second }{\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 reason was that the Plaintiff\rquote s other witn}{\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 esses did not appear though they were notified. That is also no }{\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 efficient}{\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 cause to justify}{\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 grant of adjournment without k}{\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 nowing the cause of the failure. For the reasons given above, it is clear that the Plaintiff applicant has not adv}{\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 anced sufficient cause to justif}{ \insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 y granting him ad}{\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 journment. The application is theref}{\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 ore dismissed an}{\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 d the suit is dismissed under }{ \b\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 O.}{\b\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 9 r 19 of the CPR}{\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 with cost to}{\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 the 2}{\super\insrsid9374636\charrsid12520440 nd}{\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 and 3}{\super\insrsid9374636\charrsid12520440 rd}{\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 Defendants. \par }\pard \s15\qj \li5760\ri0\sb100\sa240\sbauto1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin5760\itap0\pararsid9374636 {\b\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 G}{\b\insrsid16261718\charrsid9374636 .}{\b\insrsid9374636\charrsid9374636 M. 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