Uganda Case Law

Ruzindantaro v The School Management Committee Bishop Asili Memorial Nursery & Primary School

Ruzindantaro v The School Management Committee Bishop Asili Memorial Nursery & Primary School (Civil Suit 36 of 2022) [2025] UGHC 409 (11 June 2025)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Civil Suit 36 of 2022

Judge

Karoli Lwanga Ssemogerere, J

The defendant, acting in loco parentis, breached its duty of care and violated the constitutional and statutory rights of the plaintiff by releasing his minor daughter to a stranger without his consent, resulting in a five-year involuntary separation. The Constitution and Children Act vest parental rights and responsibilities in natural parents, and any delegation to third parties must be with parental consent. The defendant's admission of liability and the evidence from the minor and Probation Officer confirmed the breach and absence of justification. The plaintiff is entitled to general dam…

Source excerpt

• Child Custody
• Parental Rights
• Loco Parentis
• Damages For Breach Of Duty
• Constitutional Rights Of Children

Uganda v K J and Another (HCT-00-CR-JSC 625 of 2022)

Uganda v K J and Another (HCT-00-CR-JSC 625 of 2022) [2023] UGHCCRD 107 (26 July 2023)

Court

HC: Criminal Division (Uganda)

Case number

HCT-00-CR-JSC 625 of 2022

Judge

Mutonyi, J

The High Court held that juvenile accused persons had been unlawfully remanded with adults, declared the trial a nullity, and acquitted them.

• Juvenile Justice
• Remand Procedure
• Constitutional Rights Of Children
• Nullity Of Trial Due To Rights Violation
• Juvenile-justice
• Remand-procedure