Musisi v Namakula & Anor
Musisi v Namakula & Anor (MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 303 OF 2016) [2016] UGHCCD 141 (20 October 2016)
The High Court cannot transfer an election petition that was filed in a court without jurisdiction, as jurisdiction is a fundamental legal requirement and not a mere technicality. The powers of the High Court to transfer cases under Section 18(1) of the Civil Procedure Act and Section 218 of the Magistrates Courts’ Act are limited to matters that were properly and legally filed in a court clothed with jurisdiction. Since the Chief Magistrate’s Court lacked jurisdiction to hear election petitions for LCIII Chairpersons under Section 138(1) of the Local Government Act, the petition was a nullit…
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- Jurisdiction Of Courts
- Transfer Of Cases
- Election Petitions Lciii
- Procedural Errors
- Powers Of High Court