Uganda Case Law

Mukwano Enterprises Limited v Ranchhobhai Shivabhai and Another

Mukwano Enterprises Limited v Ranchhobhai Shivabhai and Another (Civil Application No. 16 of 2019) [2020] UGSC 63 (23 December 2020)

Court

Supreme Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Application No. 16 of 2019

Judge

Opio-Aweri, JSC, Mugamba, JSC, Muhanguzi, JSC, Tuhaise, JSC, Mike Chibita, JSC

The Supreme Court held that the application for review was in substance a disguised appeal, seeking to overturn findings of fact and law already adjudicated at all levels of court. The grounds raised by the applicant did not disclose any error apparent on the face of the record, nor did they fall within the narrow scope for review under Rule 2(2) of the Supreme Court Rules. The Court reaffirmed that its intention in the original judgment was to nullify the illegal sale and restore all property, including land, buildings, and machinery, to African Textile Mills Ltd (in liquidation). The applic…

Source excerpt

• Company Liquidation
• Bonafide Purchaser
• Indoor Management Rule
• Arrangement With Creditors
• Valuation Of Property
• Review Of Judgment