Uganda Electricity Board v Charles Kabagambe
Uganda Electricity Board v Charles Kabagambe (Civil Appeal No. 58 2000) [2000] UGCA 55 (14 March 2000)
The Court held that the requirement to include a formally extracted order in the record of appeal is obsolete under the current Court of Appeal Rules. The relevant rule mandates inclusion of the judgment or reasoned order, not a formal decree, unless the appeal specifically contests the date or terms of the decree. The extraction of a formal decree is contrary to the constitutional principle of substantive justice, which discourages undue technicalities. Furthermore, the respondent failed to utilize Rule 81 to challenge the competence of the appeal in a timely manner and was therefore barred…
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- Appeal Jurisdiction
- Record Of Appeal Requirements
- Formal Decree Extraction
- Court Of Appeal Practice