Ojok & Another v Anyinge & 2 Others
Ojok & Another v Anyinge & 2 Others (Miscellaneous Application 68 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 11 (16 January 2025)
The application to set aside the dismissal of Land Appeal No. 003 of 2013 and reinstate it for hearing on merit was denied because the applicant failed to demonstrate sufficient diligence in prosecuting the appeal. The court found that the appeal was dismissed for want of prosecution, not for non-appearance, and that the applicant and his counsel were dilatory throughout the process, including significant delays in following up the matter and lodging the present application. The court held that the invocation of its inherent powers under section 98 of the Civil Procedure Act is not automatic…
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- Dismissal For Want Of Prosecution
- Reinstatement Of Appeal
- Inherent Powers Of Court
- Diligence In Prosecution
- Land Dispute Appeals