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Omvia & Another v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition 35 of 2019) [2025] UGCA 95 (1 April 2025)
The Constitutional Court dismissed a petition challenging Land Act provisions and regulations on tenancy by occupancy, holding the claims were not sufficiently proved.
Ismailia Building Company Limited & 3 Others v Attorney General & 4 Others (Constitutional Petition 37 of 2019) [2024] UGCC 27 (18 December 2024)
Section 9(1)(d) of the Expropriated Properties Act, which allows the Minister to deprive former owners of property if they do not physically return and reside in Uganda within 120 days after repossession, is inconsistent with Articles 2(2), 20(1)(2), 21(1)(2)(3), and 26(1)(2) of the Constitution. The provision ties property ownership to physical residence, which is not a constitutionally recognized justification for deprivation of property. The Constitution requires that deprivation of property must be for public use or other specified interests, with prompt payment of fair and adequate compe…
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Kato v Makerere University (Miscellaneous Cause 184 of 2023) [2024] UGHCCD 165 (25 October 2024)
The court held that the applicant's claim was improperly brought under the procedure for enforcement of fundamental rights, as the main grievance related to tort and internal university administration, not a direct violation of constitutional rights. The applicant failed to exhaust internal remedies as required by university regulations before seeking judicial intervention. The court emphasized that constitutional provisions for enforcement of rights are not to be used to bypass established procedures or to pursue claims that are ancillary to substantive tort claims. The evidence did not esta…
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Ssebunya v The Attorney General (Miscellaneous Cause 27 of 2021) [2023] UGHC 409 (7 August 2023)
The court found that there was no sufficient evidence to prove that the Respondent or its agents ordered the Applicant to vacate his land or that the Respondent was responsible for the cancellation of the Applicant's certificate of title. The letter from the Commissioner Land Registration indicated that the cancellation was due to an earlier existing title and was within the statutory powers of the Commissioner, who is a distinct legal entity from the Respondent. The Applicant failed to join the Commissioner Land Registration as a party to the proceedings, and the grievances regarding the tit…
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Fundumu v United Republic of Tanzania (Application No. 016/2018) [2022] AfCHPR 25 (22 September 2022)
The Court found that it had material, temporal, personal, and territorial jurisdiction to consider the Application, as the alleged violations related to rights protected by the Charter and occurred after the relevant instruments were ratified by the Respondent State. The Court dismissed the Respondent State's objections to jurisdiction. On admissibility, the Court determined that the Applicant had exhausted local remedies by appealing to the highest domestic court. However, the Application was filed six years, ten months, and twenty-two days after exhaustion of local remedies, and the Applica…
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Owebeyi Mugyemanyi v Attorney General and Another (Misc Cause No. 6 of 2020) [2022] UGHCCD 272 (29 April 2022)
The High Court struck out the Minister of Local Government, held the application was not properly before court, and dismissed claims for LC1 and LC2 salaries and facilitation.
Abucar and 7 Others v Attorney General (Civil Suit No. 437 of 2019) [2022] UGHCCD 49 (18 March 2022)
The High Court held that eligible Ugandans of Somali origin and other represented applicants were citizens by birth, and struck down a discriminatory immigration circular.
Ojok and 87 Others v Torres Advanced Enterprises Solutions LLC (Labour Dispute Reference No. 24 of 2015) [2021] UGIC 18 (14 May 2021)
The Industrial Court found the claimants were in continuous service across a transition from Triple Canopy to Torres, and that their dismissals were unlawful.
Tumuhimbise v Uganda Development Corporation and Anor (Miscellaneous Cause No. 100 of 2020) [2021] UGHCCD 14 (9 April 2021)
The High Court held that refusal to renew a public employee’s contract was tainted by procedural irregularity, abuse of discretion, and discrimination.
Dahrooj and Others v Arab Republic of Egypt (Communication 614 of 2016) [2018] ACHPR 126 (18 October 2018)
The African Commission struck out a communication against Egypt after the complainants failed to file admissibility submissions within the required time.
