Lwanga v Administrator General & Anor (Civil Suit No 0086 of 2002) [2002] UGHC 12 (28 August 2002)

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{\pntxtb (}{\pntxta )}}{\*\pnseclvl9\pnlcrm\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang {\pntxtb (}{\pntxta )}}\pard\plain \qc \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9724680 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA \par IN THE HIGH COURT OF UGANDA AT KAMPALA \par }{\b\fs24\insrsid9724680 CIVIL SUIT NO}{\b\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 0086 OF 2002 \par }\pard\plain \s1\ql \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\keepn\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\outlinelevel0\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9724680 \b\fs28\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\b0\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 MILDRED LWANGA}{ \b0\fs24\insrsid9724680 \'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85..}{\b0\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 : PLAINTIFF \par }\pard\plain \s2\qc \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\keepn\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\outlinelevel1\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9724680 \b\fs28\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\b0\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 VERSUS \par }\pard\plain \s1\ql \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\keepn\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\outlinelevel0\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9724680 \b\fs28\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\b0\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 ADMINISTRATOR

GENERAL}{\b0\fs24\insrsid11561002 }{\b0\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 AND}{\b0\fs24\insrsid11561002 \par }{\b0\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 UGANDA COMMERCIAL BANK}{\b0\fs24\insrsid9724680 \'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85\'85}{\b0\fs24\insrsid11561002 \'85..}{\b0\fs24\insrsid9724680 \'85\'85\'85..}{\b0\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 DEFENDANT}{ \b0\fs24\insrsid9319337 \par }\pard\plain \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9724680 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\insrsid9724680\charrsid9724680 \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9724680 {\b\fs24\ul\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 BEFORE: HON. MR. JUSTICE J. B. A. KATUTSI: \par }\pard \qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9724680 {\b\fs24\ul\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 \par RULING: \par \par }\pard\plain \s16\qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9724680 \fs28\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 In 1993 respondent, the Administrator General sued the applicant on behalf of the beneficiaries of the estate of the deceased person. The suit was dismissed under O.15 r.6 of the Civil Procedure Act, and the

respondent condemned to costs w hich were taxed at shs.4,977,000/=. He did not pay. \par }\pard\plain \qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9724680 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 \par The applicant brought garnishee proceedings against the Uganda Commercial Bank (herein after referred to as the garnishee) in whose bank respondent has an account. A garnishee nisi was granted and the garnished ordered to appear in court and show cause why he sh}{\fs24\insrsid11561002 ould not pay. On 7/6/2002 one S}{\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 yson Kekuruso appeared on behalf of the garnishee. Her duty was to inform court whether or not the respondent had an account with the garnishee and whether or not there were sufficient funds to pay the debt in question. She never said a word and Learned Counsel for the applicant left her to leave the cou}{\fs24\insrsid11561002 rt without altering a word. In}{\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 stead it was Mr. Stoke who appeared on behalf of the respondent that addressed court at length. The gist of his address was that the respondent\rquote s account with the garnishee is a trust account and is not subject to attachment. He referred to several provisions of the law in a bid to persuade court that his contention was right. It is

that contention that I am now concerned with. \par }{\fs24\insrsid11561002 \par }{\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 In his argument respondent contends that costs against the administrator General are normally paid out of the estate and that where there is no property the costs are to be paid from the consolidated funds. \par \par Section 36 of the Administrator General\rquote s Act enacts as hereunder: \par }\pard \qj \li720\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid9724680 {\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 \'93 The revenues of the Government shall be liable to make good all sums required to discharge any liability which the Administrator General, if he were a private administrator, would be perso nally liable to discharge except when the liability is one which neither the Administrator General nor any of his agents would, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, have averted and in either of those cases the Administrator General shall not, nor sha ll the revenue of the Government, be subject to any liability.\'94 \par }\pard \qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9724680 {\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 \par It is not suggested that the present case falls under the above stated exception. \par \par The garnishee order is a form of attachment. A garnishee order

is the order served on a garnishee attaching a debt in his hands. \par \par The effect of attachment is to prevent private alienation of the property to the prejudice of the claims enforceable under the attachment. It does not create any security, charge or lien in favour of the attaching creditor. \par \par A garnishee order is a prohibitory order that prohibits the garnish from giving in this case the money on the account over to the respondent. \par \par As ob}{\fs24\insrsid9724680 served by NTABGOBA, PJ. In miscellaneous}{\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 App}{\fs24\insrsid9724680 lication}{\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 . No. 829 of 2001, the garnishee nisi order has not the effect o f forcing the Administrator General to pay from the attached account. The attachment of the account is to force the Government to pay. The respondent does not deny that he is a judgment debtor. It is, I think, just and proper that the respondent is for ced to go to Government to set the money to set}{\fs24\insrsid11561002 tle the debt. This can only be }{\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 done by making an order that until payment of the de}{\fs24\insrsid9724680 b}{ \fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 t, the Administrator General is barred from operating the account he has with the garnishee by with drawing there from any mo ney that would deplete it to the detriment of the

applicant. This order I hope will get the desired goal of forcing the Administrator General to take serious steps to get payment from the Government under section 36 of the Administrator General\rquote s Act. \par \par To this extent the garnishee nisi is made absolute. Applicant will get taxed costs of this application. I so order. \par \par J. B. A. Katutsi \par }\pard\plain \s3\qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\keepn\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\outlinelevel2\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9724680 \b\fs28\ul\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 JUDGE \par }\pard\plain \qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9724680 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\b\fs24\insrsid9724680 \par }{\b\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 28/8/2002 \par }\pard\plain \s16\qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9724680 \fs28\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 I direct that this ruling be raised by the Deputy Registrar. \par }\pard\plain \qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9724680 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 \par J. B. A. Katutsi \par

}\pard\plain \s3\qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\keepn\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\outlinelevel2\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9724680 \b\fs28\ul\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 JUDGE \par }\pard\plain \qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9724680 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\b\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 28/8/2002}{ \fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 \par \par }{\b\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 30/8/2002 \par }\pard\plain \s16\qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9724680 \fs28\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 Francis Atuki for first respondent.

\par }\pard\plain \qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9724680 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 Omoding for the applicant. \par Applicant absent. \par Second respondent absent. \par }\pard\plain \s4\qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\keepn\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\outlinelevel3\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9724680 \fs28\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 Court clerk Florence.

\par }\pard\plain \qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9724680 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 \par }{\b\fs24\ul\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 Court: \par }{\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 Ruling read and delivered. \par H. Wolayo \par }\pard\plain \s3\qj \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\keepn\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\outlinelevel2\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9724680 \b\fs28\ul\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 REGISTRAR \par }\pard\plain \ql \li0\ri0\sl360\slmult1\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid9724680 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\insrsid9319337\charrsid9724680 \par }}