Kiirya Hillary v The New Vision Printing & Publishing Company & Anor (Civil Suit No. 144 of 2007) (Civil Suit No. 144 of 2007) [2007] UGHC 28 (11 October 2007)

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LTD. \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid6296875 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid9325902\charrsid6296875 \par }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid9325902\charrsid6296875 BEFORE: AG. JUDGE REMMY K. KASULE \par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid9325902\charrsid6296875 \par }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid9325902\charrsid6296875 RULING \par \par }\pard \qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid6296875 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid9325902\charrsid6296875 In the course of re-examination of the plaintiff by his counsel, it transpired that the plaintiff was relying, in support of his case, on a document, other than the one agreed upon at the scheduling conference. \par \par Ms Kabatuzi Rita, learned counsel for the defendant objected to this reliance on this}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12019464\charrsid6296875 other document.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid9325902\charrsid6296875 \par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12019464\charrsid6296875 \par This ruling is in respect of the objection. At scheduling, a }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid534502\charrsid6296875 M}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12019464\charrsid6296875 onitor newspaper article entitled \'93 OTAFIIRE CITED IN CENTENARY PARK LAND ROW\'94 dated 29.01.07 was admitted by consent. The same was tendered in evidence as Exhibit D1. \par This newspaper article is alleged to have been the cause of the plaintiff\rquote s dismissal from the New Vi sion. The New vision management suspected that the plaintiff had furnished this article to the Monitor, when the same was prepared for the New Vision newspaper which employed the plaintiff. \par \par In cross-examination the plaintiff denied being the author of the article. He claimed he had got it from the }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid534502\charrsid6296875 M}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12019464\charrsid6296875 onitor website. He intended to use the article for }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid534502\charrsid6296875 his}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12019464\charrsid6296875 story to be filed with the New Vision. In re-examination plaintiff attempted to put in a print out of the article he had accessed from the }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid534502\charrsid6296875 M}{ \lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12019464\charrsid6296875 onitor website. \par \par Defence counsel relying on order 6 Rule 1 objected to the plaintiff\rquote s }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6380156\charrsid6296875 putting}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12019464\charrsid6296875 in evidence this print out. According to defence Counsel}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid534502\charrsid6296875 ,}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12019464\charrsid6296875 Plaintiff is departing from his pleadings and is raising a new ground of claim. This is not the case the defend ant prepared to answer. It is thus prejudicial to defence. The court, pursuant to section 135 of the Evidence Act, Cap. 6, should exercise its discretion by refusing to admit the document. \par \par I}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid534502\charrsid6296875 n}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12019464\charrsid6296875 opposition to the objection, plaintiff\rquote s learned }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid534502\charrsid6296875 C} {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12019464\charrsid6296875 ounsel Robert Ba}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid534502\charrsid6296875 u}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12019464\charrsid6296875 tu, submitted that in the course of hearing the issue as to what article the plaintiff actually wrote had come up. In order for Court to resolve this issue it is necessary that what the plaintiff wrote and did not write is on record as evidence. Th en court would be in a position to resolve whether plaintiff\rquote s dismissal was or was not justified. \par \par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6380156\charrsid6296875 The defendant was not being taken by surprise because the document sought to be admitted as an exhibit had been filed in Court on 29.06.07 and served on defence counsel on 02.07.07.}{ \lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12019464\charrsid6296875 \par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6380156\charrsid6296875 \par In the considered view of court, the issue whether the plaintiff authored the article that was the cause for his dismissal by the defendant is very relevant to the plaintiff\rquote s case. \par \par Any damage or prejudice that the defendant is likely to suffer by the late admission of the document that the plaintiff claims he authored can be stopped or greatly minimised by affording the defendant time to take instructions on the document and}{ \lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid534502\charrsid6296875 ,}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6380156\charrsid6296875 if necessary, recalling the plaintiff for further cross-examination. \par \par The dictates of justice enjoin this court to allow the plaintiff tender in evidence the document}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid534502\charrsid6296875 s}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6380156\charrsid6296875 that he claims he authored}{ \lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid534502\charrsid6296875 and those that he says he did not author}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6380156\charrsid6296875 . }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid534502\charrsid6296875 The document in dispute is one of those Plaintiff will thus be allowed to tender the same as part of his evidence. }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6380156\charrsid6296875 It is so ordered. \par \par The defendant is at liberty, if it is the defendant\rquote s wish, to seek for time to get instructions on the document and also to cross-examine further the plaintiff on the said document. \par \par The preliminary objection is dismissed. Costs shall be in the cause as the hearing of the suit is still going on. \par \par }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6380156\charrsid6296875 Remmy K. Kasule \par Ag. Judge \par 11.10.07 \par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6380156\charrsid6296875 \par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12019464\charrsid6296875 \par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid9325902\charrsid6296875 \par \par }}