Male Mabiriziv Attorney General
Male Mabiriziv Attorney General (Miscellaneous Application No. 919 of 2021) [2022] UGHCCD 28 (27 January 2022)
The court held that in applications brought by notice of motion, pleadings are closed when the respondent files an affidavit in reply. The applicant has no right to file additional pleadings beyond this stage. The directions to file submissions were proper as they were issued after closure of pleadings, and the court acted within its inherent powers to facilitate expeditious determination of the matter. Furthermore, service by email was deemed effective in this case because the applicant was avoiding service and the court had authorized service via email. The application was found to be devoi…
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- Service Of Process
- Closure Of Pleadings
- Notice Of Motion
- Submissions Before Pleadings Close