Namanda v Tungakwo and Others
Namanda v Tungakwo and Others (Miscellaneous Appeal No. 36 of 2020) [2023] UGHCLD 19 (6 February 2023)
The court found that, pursuant to the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules, 2019 and Practice Directions No. 1 of 2002, Registrars have the power and jurisdiction to vary, modify, or set aside their own interim orders, including those issued under Order XLI of the Civil Procedure Rules. The impugned order was a lawful exercise of judicial discretion, and the authorities cited by the appellant predated the expanded powers granted by the 2019 amendments. The appeal was further rendered moot by the completion of construction on the suit land, and no grounds were established to show that the Deputy…
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- Powers Of Registrar
- Variation Of Interim Orders
- Temporary Injunctions
- Status Quo Orders
- Judicial Discretion