Wanyoto v Electoral Comission and Anor
Wanyoto v Electoral Comission and Anor (Civil Miscellaneous Application No. 179 of 2021) [2021] UGHCEP 17 (28 August 2021)
The High Court lacks jurisdiction to allow amendment of an election petition after the expiration of the statutory time limit set by Section 60(3) of the Parliamentary Elections Act. The Civil Procedure Act and Rules, by virtue of Rule 17 of the Parliamentary Elections (Election Petitions) Rules, are only applicable to the trial or hearing of election petitions, not to amendment of pleadings. Amendment of an election petition is not envisaged under Ugandan law, and any attempt to amend outside the prescribed period would have the practical effect of unlawfully extending the time for filing th…
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- Amendment Of Election Petition
- Limitation Periods
- Applicability Of Civil Procedure
- Jurisdiction Of High Court
- Procedural Law In Election Petitions