The Hon Minister of Internal Affairs v Kagwa Andrew & 5 Others (HCT-00-CV-MA-0660 OF 2002) (HCT-00-CV-MA-0660 of 2002) [2002] UGHC 26 (1 November 2002)

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MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS }{\b\insrsid16584492\charrsid743529 :::: :::::::::::::::}{\b\insrsid12545258\charrsid743529 APPLICANT \line VERSUS \line KAGWA ANDREW}{\b\insrsid16584492\charrsid743529 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::}{\b\insrsid12545258\charrsid743529 RESPONDENTS \line BALIKOWA NIXON \line MPOLOGOMA KAGIMU \line NANURU OLIVER \line SAANO EFRANCE \line KYAGABA \line }{\b\insrsid743529 \par }{\b\ul\insrsid12545258\charrsid743529 BEFORE: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE FMS EGONDA-NTENDE }{\b\ul\insrsid743529 \par }{\b\ul\insrsid12545258\charrsid743529 RULING }{\b\insrsid12545258\charrsid743529 \line }{\insrsid12545258\charrsid7806163 1. The Honourable Minister of Internal Affairs, hereinafter referred to as the applicant, \line seeks to set aside the ruling o f this court, made on 14th October 2002 in \line Miscellaneous Application No. 0105 of 2002. This application is made under Order \line 48 of the Civil Procedure Rules and Section 101 of the Civil Procedure Act. The \line Respondents oppose this application. \line 2. At the h earing of this application Mr. Badagawa, learned counsel for the Respondents had two preliminary points of law to raise. In order to save time, I decided to take both these points and the main application together. In case I determined that these points w ere not fatal to the main application I would be able to decide the application soon after disposing of the preliminary points, without the necessity of a further hearing date. I shall now proceed to deal with the two preliminary points of law. \line 3. Mr. Bada gawa submitted that the Notice of Motion was a pleading that had to comply with amended rules of civil procedure that required any pleading to be filed together with a summary of evidence to be adduced in support, a list of witness, a list of documents an d a list of authorities to be relied upon. The present application had not}{\insrsid16584492 }{\insrsid12545258\charrsid7806163 complied with this requirement which was couched in mandatory terms. The failure to comply with it was fatal to the application. \line 4. Secondly, Mr. Badagawa submitted that this application had been brought under the \line wrong law, that is Section 101 of the Civil Procedure Act. He stated that Section 101 \line of the Civil Procedure Act was only to be invoked when there was no rule providing a \line particular situation. This current situation was provided for under Order 9 Rules 9 or \line 24 of the Civil Procedure Rules. He referred this court to the cases of: \line }{\b\insrsid12545258\charrsid743529 1}{\b\ul\insrsid12545258\charrsid743529 . }{ \ul\insrsid12545258\charrsid743529 Taparu v Roitei [19681 E. A. 618; \line 2. Robert Biiso v Tibamwenda 1991 HCB 92 and; \line 3. Standard Chartered Bank v Clouds 1989/1990 HCB 84. \line }{\insrsid12545258\charrsid7806163 He prayed that this application be dismissed. \line }{\i\insrsid12545258\charrsid7806163 5. }{\insrsid12545258\charrsid7806163 Mr. Oluka Henry, the learned State Attorney, who appeared for the Applicant, did not, in his address to this court reply to these preliminary points, when they were raised, and preferred instead to concentrate on the merits of the application. \line 6. Order VI Rule (1) (a) of the Civil Procedure Rules as amended by The Civil Procedure Amendment Rules, 1998 (S. I. 26 of 1998), provides, \'93Every pleading shall be accom panied by a brief summary of evidence to be adduced, a list of witnesses, a list of documents and a list of authorities to be relied on: except that an additional list of authorities may be provided later with the leave of court.\'94 \line 7. I accept the submission of Mr. Badagawa that a notice of motion is a pleading, which is therefore covered by this rule. \line 8. This rule or provision appears to me to be couched in mandatory terms with the only exception made for an additional list of authorities. The rule, howev er, does not state the consequences of non-compliance with rule. It appears left to the courts to determine the consequences of non-compliance as the legislature in its wisdom, left the question open. I have not had the benefit of a decision of this court or the appellate courts on the point. \line 9. Mr. Badagawa referred me to the case of }{\ul\insrsid12545258\charrsid743529 Hasmani v The National Bank of India Ltd. 1937 (IV) EACA }{\i\ul\insrsid12545258\charrsid743529 55}{ \b\i\insrsid12545258\charrsid743529 .}{\i\insrsid12545258\charrsid7806163 }{\insrsid12545258\charrsid7806163 In this case the Court of Appeal was considering whether the words, \'93the plaint shall be rejected.}{\insrsid16584492\charrsid7806163 \'94}{ \insrsid12545258\charrsid7806163 found in the Civil Procedure Rules of Tanganyika allowed the court discretionary power to re}{\insrsid16584492 ject or not to reject to the }{\insrsid12545258\charrsid7806163 plaint. The Court was unanimous in its opinion that it was mandatory and permitted courts no discretion in the matter. This case is far from being on all fours with the case before me. Different provisions are under consideration. \line 10. In the Hasmani case under consideration was a plaint that did not disclose a cause of action. This makes it much easier to reach the conclusion that it is mandato ry for such a plaint to be rejected for it would not have established the necessary elements upon which it is based. The use of the word \lquote shall\rquote may or may not be mandatory. In the context of this particular provision I am not able to read into it that there is only one inevitable consequence of non-compliance with the rule, and that is rejection of the offending pleading. \line 11. Nevertheless, if a court is to exercise its discretion not to reject the pleadings filed in violation of the provision, there must be some sort of explanation or reason put forward by the party in default upon which this discretion may be exercised. The Respondent has provided no explanation for non-compliance with the rule. \line 12. The other preliminary point of law raised by Mr. Badaga wa was that this application has been brought under the wrong law. Mr. Badagawa referred to a number of authorities, all of which are to the effect that a party carmot rely on Section 101 of the Civil Procedure Act when there is a course of action provide d by the law. }{\insrsid12545258\charrsid743529 See }{\ul\insrsid12545258\charrsid743529 Taparu v Roitei [1968] E. A. 618; Standard Chartered Bank v Clouds 10 Limited [1988-1990] H. C. B. 34; and Robert Biiso v May Tibamwenda [1991] H. C. B. 92. }{ \insrsid12545258\charrsid743529 \line }{\insrsid12545258\charrsid7806163 13. Like with the previous point of law raised by Mr. Badagawa, Mr. Oluka Henry, learned State Attorney for the Respondent chose not to address me on this point. \line 14. I agree that this application has been brought indeed under the wrong law. The correct provision in this case should have been Order 9 Rule 24 of the Civil Procedure Rules. Th is Order among, other things, deals with the hearing of suits. For purposes of civil procedure, suits include civil proceedings commenced in any manner. (See Section 2 of the Civil Procedure Act.) \line }{\i\insrsid12545258\charrsid7806163 15. }{ \insrsid12545258\charrsid7806163 The Applicant has chosen not to comply with the law in coming to this court. When challenged or when the objections were raised, the Applicant\rquote s Counsel, Mr. Oluka Henry chose not to respond to these objections. In the circ}{\insrsid16584492 umstances I find that either }{\insrsid12545258\charrsid7806163 of the above two objections raised by Mr. Badagawa suf ficient to dismiss this application with costs. I accordingly dismiss it with costs. \line Dat}{\insrsid16584492 ed, signed and delivered this 1st}{\insrsid12545258\charrsid7806163 day of November 2002 }{\insrsid743529 \par }{\b\insrsid12545258\charrsid16584492 Fredrick Egonda-}{\b\insrsid16584492\charrsid16584492 Ntende, Judge}{\b\insrsid12545258\charrsid16584492 \line }{\insrsid10825639 \par }}