Uganda Case Law

Diwansap v Kimemeta

Diwansap v Kimemeta (Civil Case No. 207 of 1927) [1927] EACA 10 (1 January 1927)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Civil Case No. 207 of 1927

Judge

Pickering J

The court held that a wali was entitled to custody of a marriageable Muslim girl, and that the defendant’s maintenance claim did not defeat that right.

• Custody Of Minor
• Mohammedan Law
• Wali Guardianship
• Family-and-children
• Child-custody
• Islamic-law