Uganda Case Law

Bakari v Jabiri (C.C. 82/1932 (Mombasa).)

Bakari v Jabiri (C.C. 82/1932 (Mombasa).) [1933] EACA 9 (1 January 1933)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

C.C. 82/1932 (Mombasa).

Judge

Lucie-Smith, J. (Kenya)

A child custody dispute under Mohammedan law. The court held that where all claimants are disqualified, the child’s interests are paramount and preferred the mother.

• Guardianship Of Minors
• Custody Disqualification
• Mohammedan Law
• Best Interests Of Child
• Family-law
• Child-custody