Kwarija v National Resistance Movement (NRM) (Civil Suit 6 of 2016) [2023] UGHCCD 338 (1 November 2023)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Civil Suit 6 of 2016
Judge
Boniface Wamala, J
The High Court held that the challenge to an NRM Youth League election had become moot, but awarded the plaintiff UGX 50 million in general damages for ballot-paper irregularities.
Kabenge v Uganda Law Society & Anor (Misc. Cause No. 254 of 2013) [2014] UGHCCD 9 (23 January 2014)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Misc. Cause No. 254 of 2013
The High Court held that judicial review is not the competent procedure for challenging the outcome of elections of office bearers in the Uganda Law Society. The election process and decisions made at the AGM are membership matters, not administrative acts or decisions of an administrative body. The applicant's claims regarding procedural irregularities, discrimination, and disenfranchisement relate to the merits of the election and require extensive evidence, which cannot be adequately addressed through judicial review. Furthermore, the application was incompetent for seeking constitutional…