Angutuko Bosco Bakole V Kyambogo University (MISC. CAUSE NO. 386 OF 2018)
Angutuko Bosco Bakole V Kyambogo University (MISC. CAUSE NO. 386 OF 2018) [2019] UGHCCD 187 (16 August 2019)
The respondent, as a public body, has a statutory duty to promptly issue degree certificates to graduates. The failure to provide the applicant with his degree certificate within a reasonable time was unlawful and unjustified, causing him inconvenience and loss of professional opportunity. The applicant satisfied the requirements for an order of mandamus, having a clear legal right and no effective alternative remedy. The respondent's delay was a general administrative issue, not a targeted act against the applicant, but nonetheless breached the applicant's legitimate expectation to receive h…
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- Judicial Review
- Mandamus
- Legitimate Expectation
- Public Body Duties
- Damages For Administrative Delay